St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07


officer Of said town, city OF village to convey
soysp GSSs " He saa Ssan ZEE
paid from the town, city or village poor fund.
as oyeffe es e The sad peos house shall re-
vided, that the said overseer shall not be re-
CURED to receive any person who may DO
suffering from any contagious or infectious
disease. The said overseer shall have author
ity to discharge any inmate of the said poor
inmate Is capable of self support, or when
ever he shall ascertain that any inmate has
not legal residence in the county, or when
ever the officer by whom such person was
committed shall issue an order for his dls-
charge. The Overseer may, if he shall deem
It necessary, furnish transportation TO any
discharged inmate to the place from which
he came, at the expense of the county.
SEC 8. Care of nonresident paupers-!n
all cases where any town, city or village in
any such county shall expend any money In
the removal, support. maintenance or burial
Of any person who has any relative charge
able with his or her support, or who has
legal settlement in any other county, town,
charged by law with the support Of such
poor person, the said town, city or village
shall be entitled to and may recover from
such relative or from such county, town, city
or village the same amount and in the same
SEC SEC o. Taxes. how ievied..T he
annual town meeting and the com
mon council of each incorporated city o.
tenn of caring for the poor, shall levy or
cause to be levied each year tax upon the
real and personal property in said town, city
or village respectively of such sum as shall
the poor; provided. that the said levy shall
not be less than one ~ mill upon each dol
lar of the assessed valuation, unless there
shall be in the poor fund Of said town, city
or village not less than fifty (5O) dollars
above the amount of orders outstanding at
the time when such levy is made. The sey-
eral town clerks and the several city or vii
lage clerks or recorders shall certify the facts
to the county auditor.
SEC. 10. Duties of the County Auditor
The county auditor OF every county having
the town system of caring for the poor shall.
at the time of making the grand tax dupl1-
Gates of the county, assess and levy upon the
taxable property of each town and each IN
cOrporated city or village in such county the
sums levied for the support and relief Of the
poor: provided, that in case the proper OIL
GERS of any town, city or village shall neg
lect to make levy for the support and rel1ef
of the poor, ana to notify the county auditor
as herein prescribed, then it shall be the duty
OF the said county auditor to make an assess.
ment upon the said town, city or village OF
one a. mill on each dollar OF the valuation
tor That purpose.
SEC. Ii. Duties Of the County Treasurer
The county treasurer shall refund to the
treasurer Of each town and each incorpor-
ated city and village in such county the
amount of poor funds collected from such
towns. cities and villages.
SEC. -. County Poor Fund-HOw DIS
posed of-Any balance of the county poor
fund remaining in the county treasury when
the town system of caring for the poor goes
into effect. may be used fol. maintaining q
county poorhouse, or transferred into the
county revenue fund, as the board OF county
commissioners shall direct.
SEC. Is. Steps to be taken before changing
the system of caring for the poor-Whenever
the county commissioners of any county In
this state shall vote to consider the question
of changing the system Of caring for the poor
in said county from the county system to the
town system, or from the town system to the
county SYSTEM or whenever one fourth Cd
of the legal voters of any county. as shown
by the registration at the last preceding gem
eral election, shall petition for such change
of system, it shall be the duty of the county
commissioners Of the said county, or the
county auditor, by their direction, to lay the
question before the state board OF correc-
tons and charities at regular meeting OF
that-board, stating the principal reasons for
or against the proposed change. 1t shall be
the duty of the state board OF tons and
charities, thereupon, to present to the sald
board of county commissioners, in writing,
without delay such advice as they may deem
necessary and proper and no final action shall
be taken by any board OF county commission
ers respecting such change OF the system OF
caring for the poor until the advice OF the
state board of corrections and charities has
been received. If majority Of the members
of the said board of county commissioners
shall concur in favor of the proposed change,
by yea and nay vote, the question shall be
at the next following general election in this
state. II the question be whether the town
system shall be adopted, the ballots used at
said election shall have written or printed, or
partly written and partly printed thereon the
the poor. Yes-no.' II the question be
whether the county system shall be adopted,
the ballots used at said election shall have
written or printed. or partly written and.
partly printed For the COUNTY system Of
caring for the poor, Yes-No," and each
elector voting on said question shall erase.
mark across or scratch out, one of said words, J
Yes or No. on said ballot and leave The other
on, the same when deposited in the
b be counted TED except those having ' one
only of said words, yes or no, thereon. The
votes cast upon the question thus submitted,
shall be canyassed and returned in the same
majority shall be found to have voted in
favor of the said change, the same shall take
effect as soon as funds shall become availa-
BILE in the treasures of the several towns,
cities and villages in said county for the sup
port and care Of the poor in accordance
with this act.
SEC. IA. Notice of Election to Be Given
It is hereby made the duty of the county
auditor of such county, at least thirty (3U)
days prior to the said general election, to no.
tify the several town clerks and the recorders
or clerks of the several incorporated cities
and villages in such county, to insert para
graph in the notice Of the said general cleo
ton, setting forth that the question Of chang
ing the system of caring for the Door from the
county system to the town system, or from
case may be, viii devoted upon at the said
general election; Provided, however, that
any failure of any town clerk, or any city OF
village recorder, to give such notice shall
canvass of the votes cas- upon such PROPOSE
ton.
SEC. Is. Repeating Clause-Tnls act shall
not be construed to repeal or modify any
special laws heretofore passed regulating
the care Of the poor in Hennepin, Ramsey
or Dakota counties, unless such counties
shall hereafter change their system of caring
for the poor, in accordance with this act.
All counties in this state which are now
under the town system of caring for the poor
shall SO continue, unless the said system
shall hereafter be changed, in accordance
with the provisions of this act but in all
such counties the care Of the poor shall be
regulated by this act in all cases where the
speclal laws relatlng 70 lne care OF the poor
in such counties are inconsistent with this
act; and all acts or parts of acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 16. When to Take Efect-This act
shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved April %, 1889.
2s.
81. F. No. 770.-AN ACT to amend sections
sixteen G6) and fifty-four (54). of chan
ter one hundred and forty-fve 1451,
of the General Laws of the year one thou.
sand eight hundred and eighty-f1ve entitled
IAN act to provide for the Incorporation of
villages and to define their duties and
powers, and repeal certain laws in relation
thereto"
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
0f Minnesota.