Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-17
AK CERTIFICATES To THE SEVERAL TOWNS,
CyrIEA AND VILLAGES.

First ward " -
Second ward ............ .............. 81 ~
Third ward ......-,............ 13z -
Fourth ward. ...........,........... III ~
Pulaski ......................-. ......'' - ~
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All OF which is respectfully submitted.
DAVID K. JACOBS,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ith
day OF January, 1901. THos. GlBBoS,
Clerk Circuit Court, Iowa Co., Wis.
The following report of the district
attorney was read and referred 10 the
committee GU district attorneys ac
counts.
To the County Board OF the County of Iowa,
State of Wisconsin,
GENTLEMEN The report of Samuel W.
Reese. as DISTRICT Attorney of said county, re-
spectfully shows
That ne was appointed District Attorney of
the said county by the Governor of this state,
on the Bird day of December, A. d. 1900 TO I'LL
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
Mr.. Levi w. Pollard
That as such District Attorney, he has
collected from Ed. Swanson, guardianot
Olaf Swanson, for money paid by the
county to the state for the maintenance
of said ward in the Mendoza Asylum up
to the first day OF September, A. ID. 1900,
That he also collected from W. K. Cox
as guardian OF John l.. Cox, on account
Of the money paid by the said county 10
the state for the maintenance OF John l..
Cox at the Mendoza State Asylum up to
the first day Of September, A. ID. 1900,
the sum of 40 90
That / have also collected from II.
Cartwright for money paid by the county
to the state for maintenance OF his wife
in the Mendoza State Asylum up 10 the
3lst day of september, A. ID. 1900, the
sum OF .........'''''...''' s'.''''''.''" ~" Cd
1886 SO
That have paid over to the County Treasnr
er the said sum of 1896 SO, aud have takun his
receipt therefor, which IL hereto attached.
That the above sum of money Is all the money
that have collected, belonging to the county
and said District Attorney. L most respect
fully call attention of the County Board TO sec
ton 55t2 of the Statutes of 1895, which provides
that on the 10Th day of October, Ill each year,
the president and secretary of the Board of
Control shall Tile with the County CLERK, a
statement with the name ,f every inmate In
either of the state Hospitals for the insane,
in the Industrial School for boys or IN the
Home for Feeble Minded at any time during the
fiscal year. ending on the ID h day OF Septem
Der, next preceding, Tor whoss support, III
whole or in part the county Is legally charg-
able, the length of time for which such support
is charged, and the amount due from the county
for such support, OF such inma to- stating separ-
ately the amount due for b ard and clothing.
Such statements should be aud should have
been laid before the County Board at each
annual November session.
1t appears from the proceedings OF the
County Board for the last twenty years, that
| SAID statements were not laid before the County
Board aud 40 action whatever by the County
Board was ever taken such statements.
Section GO, oi the Statutes OF ls9Z Is as FOL
lows: The several District Attorneys under
the direction OF their respective County Boards,
shall, III the name OF the county, sue Tor anu
collect from the property OF any patient main
tanned at the hospital, AT the cost OF the county
! or from any person legally bound to support
| such patient the amount chafgen TO such
| county for such support
F1oiu the reading OF the above section of the
statutes II appears clearly that ths District Az
| iorucy has not the power to collect the Salu
money paid by the county To the state Tor the
| support of the insane from the county, in the
State Hos pitfalls, only by direction of the County
| Board a ud such direction should be matter o
| record III the proceedings OF the County Board
= 1t seems that the county has lost a great
| deal ot money 10y reason OF neglect lake tol
| instance tile case of John Richards, OF Llnten
| for whose support in the State Asylum The
| county paid the state nearly 500 and VINO has
| been an inmate of the Iowa County Asy lun
| for nearly fourteen years at an expense OF abou
| $50 o. per year This man hai quite an estate
and he was, aud IL, under guardianship, yet
| not one dollar has been collected by the county
| on account of the said money pad Tor his sup
| port to tho STATE, or for his support at the
| County Asylum.
There are many similar cases too numereu.
| to meutIon -,
| | desire to call the attention of the County
| Board to the provisions of Sections l3U2, Loo
| and i.li OF the statutes of 1898. section LOU
| proyl les that "the father, mother and Chi ldren
| being of sutlicient ability, of any poor person
| who IL blind, old, Lame, impotrnt or decrepit, 81
as to be unable to MAINTAIN himself snail a
| their own charge, relieve ana MAINTAIN suci
| Door person, in such manner as the Cominis
| sioncrs of the Poor of the county, where sucl
| person may be, and upon the failure or any suct
| relations To do so, the commission OF the p9oi
| of such county shall apply 10 the County judge
| of the county wherein such poor person may
be, for an order to compel such relief.
| Then such section prescribes the mode OF pro
| ceediugs before the County Judge III orucf t'
.hf
Sad Section 1903 prescribes the order of liza
| bilities as follows: The father shall first b'
| required to maintaI. such poor person, II 81
sufficient ability ana If there be no such, ther
the children, if any II sufficient ability. il
| there be none OF such, then the mother. II o.
| sufficient ability.
| There is no auestio on but husband is liable
| for the support OF his wife and for the support
of his minors, IN the county Asylum, without any
! order from the County Judge, ana an action
| could be maintained against nm Tor tue
| amount, but father, mother or children are moi
| liable for tue support nt adult persons, except
| as above stated, WITHOUT hrst obtaining an
! order from the County Judge therefor,
| There are quite number OF patients at our
| County Asylum and some of them nave beer
there for number of years, that their relations
| a re- liable and of sufficient ability for theii
! support Furthe time such patients have been
/ in the County Asylum without obtaining such
| order from the Count! Judge, the county vii
| lose the amount due tSr the keeping OF such
The order OF the County Judge, ordering those
! Liable To pay for the keeping of those patients
! ia the County Asylum, only operates as To the
| future expense OF such keeping OF such patients
| and not 70 the past, and until the county pro
cures such orders, the amount due to the
county. for such keeping, will be entirely lost
| There are quite a number OF patients IN the
| County ASYLUM, vino are under a general guar
| d.au, auI the guardians hHVe property belong
| ing tn such wards ia such cases II seems that
Il H. duly OF the Trustees OF the County Asylum
/ to file a b Il IN the County Curt for tine keep
! ing OF such patients, and have the SAID court
/ pass upon aud certify the same, aud 1t seem.
/ that under Section &elb. of the Statutes oil
! lsgS. that untii the County Judge cerntigs tbs
\ said acc ints that "a guardian OF an iusauf
/ patient Whu Is IN the County Asylum Is not
! bound eud cannot be compelled "a pay thu
same.
An Of which Is respectfully submitted.
SAMUEL " REESE,
District Attorney.
| The schedule of claims hleu against
/ the county was presented and referred
/ to committee on general claims.
Ou motion Of Mr., Paulsou, the board
adjourned till 9 y. IN. to morrow.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 90 a m.
Board called to order by the chair
man Rnl,p4lled members all present