The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09

&, = :SS 81! ): sl!lsss II s6eh e69nty. shall!
county poor house and to designate some
ofiicer OF said town, city or village to convey
any poor person to the said county poor
house, the expense of such conveyance to be
The overseer Of the said Door house e shah re
celve and care for such poor persons, pro-
vlded, that the said overseer shall not be re-
qu1red to receive any person who may be
disease: The said ovcrsecr shall have author
ity to discharge any inmate Of the said poor
house v h never, in his Judgment, the said
II m tie Is capable Of self support, or when
not legal residence in the county or when
ever the officer by whom such person was
committed shall issue all Oruer tor his dis
charge. The overseer may. if he shall deem
discharged inmate to the place from which
ne came, at the expense of the county.
SEC 3. Care of non resident pauners.-In
al cases where any town, city or village IN
the removal, support. maintenance or burial
OF any person who has any relative charge
able with his or her suprer:, or who has
legal settlement in any other count; town,
charged by law with the support of such
poor person, the said town, city or village
shail De entitled to and may recover from
such relative or from such county town, city
manner as is provided by law for o mites to
recover under like circumstances.
e,s sne; r" :osS how ,on ev'edThe
! mon council of each Incorporated city or
village in every county having the town sys-
| tenn OF caring for the poor, shall levy or
cause eau, n 10 te Levied each year lux upon the
>or village respectively of such sum as shall
seem necessary for the support and relief Of
| the poor; provided. that the said levy shall
| not be less than one {D 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 ('M dollars
above the amount OF orders outstanding ct
the time when such levy is made. The sew
| ernl 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.
ut the time of making the grand tax dupli-
Gates OF the county. assess and levy upon The
taxable property of each town and each in
corpora'ed city or village in such county the
sums levied for the support and relief OF the
! poor: provided, that III ease The proper OIL
! GERS OF any town. city or village shall neg
| lcct to make levy for The support and relief
OF the poor, ana to notify :he county auditor
! as herein prescribed then it shall lie the duty
| OF the said county auditor 10 make nn assess
| ment upon the said town, city o: village OF
|
| for that purpose.
SEC. i. Duties of the Comfy treasurer
me county treasurer shall refund 10 the
treasurer OF each town and each incorpor-
| alcu city and village in Such county til,
| amount CT poor funds collected from such
towns, cities and villages.
SEC. l.. County Poor Fu"d--Now Dis
posed of-Any balance CT the county poor
| tuna remaining i'll the county treasury vii III
| the town system of caring for the poor goes
! into effect may be used for maintaining !.
county poorh"use, or transferred into The
! county revenue fund, az the board Of county
| commissioners shall direct
| SEC. l3 steps u be taken before changing
the system OF caring for the pu&'r-W h:neyer
the county commissioners If anv county in
| this state shall vote t. consider the question
OF changing the system Of caring for the poor
| III said county from the county system to The
| town system, or from the town system to the
| county system: or whenever one fOlrth %
| of.the legal voters OF any county, us show II
by the registration at the las, preceding gen
eral election, Shall petition Tor such change
| Of system. it shall be The duty Of The county
| commissioners of tho said county, or the
| county audit r. by their direction, to lay the
! question before the state board of correc-
! lions and charities ut a regular meeting Of
| That board stating the princi pal reasons for
or against the proposed change. 1t shall lie
| the duty OF the state bOaitl If corrections and
| charities, ;here'Pon. to present 10 the said
DoAlu of county commissioners. in writing,
| without delay. such advice as they may 4 ,cm
| necessary and pToperaDd no final action sh III
| be taken by any board OF county tGmiliS>io:l-
ers respecting such change Of the system of
| caring for the poor until The advice of The
| slate board OF corrections and charities ha,
been received. If RI majority of the members
| Ut the said beard of county comm sSiunerS
! shall concur in favor Of the proposed change,
by i yea and nay vote, the que ,,ior shall be
submitted to the lesa! VOTERS Lf said county
| al the next following general election in this
| state. II the question be whether the town
| system shall be adopted. the ballots used ut
| said election shall have written or pt.nled or
partly written and partly printed thereon the
' poo $ 'HS@ fifth n: OF cGns f Ss
! whether the county system shall DC adopted,
the ballots us, ID nj said election Shall have
! written or printed, OR la7;l, written and
| partly printed: For the county system of
caring for the poor, Yes ,;o,'' and each
| e!cctor voting on said question she'll erase,
| mark across Or scratch ou.. ore of sal words.
Yes or No. on said ballot and leave the o:Eer
ballot box. and no ballots shall
! lie. counted except those having one
! only of said words, yes OF no. thereon The
| votes east upon the question thus submitted.
| manner as votes for county officers. and if a
| majority shall he found 10 have voted in
favor of the said change. The same shall take
effect as soon as fund, shall become availa.
bic i'll the treasures Of the several towns
cities and villages in said county FOR the sup
port and care of tie poor in accordance
| with this act.
SEC. ii. Notice of Election to Be Given
1t is hereby made the d"ty Of the county
| auditor OF such county, al least thirty (:} J
| days PRIOR to the sad general election to no
thy the several town clerk 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 clyc-
| ton, setting forth that the question of chang
| ing the system of caring for the poor from the
county system TO the town SYSTEM or from
| the town system to the county SYSTEM as the
| case may be, Will be voted upon ut the said
| any failure Of any town clerk, Or my city or
| village recorder, to give such nctice snail
not invalidaie such election. or prohibit the
canvass Of the votes cas- upon such PROPOSE
ton.
SEC. Is. Repeating Clause-Tn,s act shall
not be construed to repeal or modify any
| special laws heretofore passed regulating
| the care of the poor in Iennepin, Ramsey
| or Dakota counties, unless such counties
shall hereafter change their system of caring
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, ill., 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 eases where the
special laws relating to the 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. Is. When to Take Etfect-This net
shall take effect and be in force from aud
after its passage.
Approved April %, 1880.
rs.
II. F. No. 77O.-AN ACT to amend sec. ions
sixteen (16) and fifty-four t54). of chap
ter one hundred and forty-tve (I45),