The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-10

otherwise as may be necessary, for
all penalties given by law to such
town or for it's use, and for which no
other officer is especially directed to
prosecute, and no person shall be dis
qualified from being a juror in . suit
by or against a town by reason Of his
being a. inhabitant Of such town.
Sac. 10. The justice Of the peace
Of each town shall be ex office over
seer Of the poor. In counties in
which poor houses or farms are estab.
lished the care of the poor shall be
under the charge Of the board OF su.
pervisors ~ provided by law.
SEC. ~. The town clerk Of cash
town in the state shall have the Gus.
tody OF all the records, books, and
papers Of the town and shall file all
certificates Of oaths aud other papers
required by law to be 6led 10 his Office
and shall have power to administer
the oath of Office to all town officers;
and it is hereby made the duty Of the
town clerk to administer all oaths
which may be required in the tran.
%saction Of any township business in
the town where he may be clerk; pro.
vided, that nothing herein shall be so
construed as to deprive any other
person qualified by law from admin
istering said oaths.
SEQ 4s. The town clerk shall
transcribe in the book Of records Of
his town the minutes CT the proceed.
ings Of every town meeting held there
in, and he shall enter in his book
every order or direction, and all rules
and regulations Of any such town
meeting.
SEC. 40. The town clerk shall
within ten QO days after any town.
ship meeting at which any action was
had for raising money deliver to the
county clerk a certified copy or copies
of all entries of votes for the raising
Of such money, and it shall be the
duty Of the county clerk to lay all
such matters before the board of sup
ervisors at their next meeting.
SEC. 80. Certified copies Of all
papers filed in the Office of the town
clerk, and the books Of record, shall
be evidence in all courts in like man
ncr as the original.
SEC. 81. In each town the town
clerk the assessor, and the justice Of
the peace shall constitute the town
board and such town board shall ex.
anime the accounts of the overseers
of highways for moneys received ana
disbursed by them, and shall require
all officers to account to such board
for any and all such moneys received
and disbursed by such officers in their
official capacity, and such board shall
examine and audit all charges and
claims against the town, and the COM.
r%ensatiOn of all town officers. In case
OF the absence Of either or any of said
officers, or their failure to attend any
meeting Of the board the two attend.
ing may appoint any qualified ~elector
to act with them in the place of the
absentee, and the appointec shall act
only for such meeting in the place of
such absentee as a member Of such
board.
SFc -. The board shall at the
town clerks office for the purpose of
examining and auditing the town &C.
counts three times in each year as
follows: On the Tuesday next proceed
ing the annual town meeting, and on
the Tuesday next preceding each of
the regular meetings Of the board of
supervisors Of the county, and at such
other times as the interest Of the
town may required.
SEC. 53. The accounts so audited,
and those rejected, if any, shall be
delivered with the certificates of the
auditors, or a majority of them, to
the town clerk, to be by him kept on
file for the inspection of all persons;
they shall also be produced by the
town clerk at the next annual town
meeting, and shall be there publicly
read by him.
Sec, 81. Orders for the payment
Of money shall be drawn on the town