The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

| shall be given therefor upon the treas
, urer Of said county and said order shall
Sec: d. Said board Of poor commission
ers shall appoint a clerk to serve during
the pleasure Of the board, and said board
| shall fix the compensation OF such clerk.
! winch shall not exceed one hundred and
end Wb5ch S doar g a2aoe o. month
J treasurer out Of the county poor fund,
| upon the order of said board.
Said board shall provide itself with a
fund, if such Office - shall all not be IN RVVa
building owned by said county.
| ers of such county shall have the ex-
elusive care and control Of any poor
farm, aims house. or other place where
by said county ,N together 1 wi With the ap -
! purtenances belonging thereto. and all
personal property connected Herewith,
be tss daty e e2 s shs
! to keep such poor farm, aims house. or
other. place where such poor are. cared
property furnished and p eauippe edp@i Sn0
Said board shall appoint an overseer
OF the poor, who shall have the super
house, or. other place where the poor are
! cared for by said county, subject to the
direction of said board, and said over
| the poor who are supported by said
the direction Of said board Board: The board
q the peo and aa Of x Ss eo
| pensation, which shall be paid by the
J county treasurer, out of the county poor
me order OF SAID noard
| OF the poor to employ such servants. at
| such poor farm, aims. house or other
cared for by the county, o as shall be
| necessary, but the number and compen-
satio 'do OF such ', servants shall at all times
| Sec. 6. After the appointment OF the
| board Of poor commissioners In any
county, pursuant to the provisions Of
ers shall have the care Of the poor of
! said county, and the disbursement Of
the poor fund OF said county,, to the ex-
sioners, and other officers Of such coun-
| ty; and said board Of poor commissioners
shall execute. to the exclusion Of the
to said county, relative to the care and
TRANSFORMATION Of the poor, and the man.
oher place wRere the poor of sad
county are cared for by said county
except as such laws are modified by this
| Sec. 7. It shall be the duty Of the clerk
OF said board to keep an accurate rec
ord Of all the doings Of said board, in
board all vouchers and other papers and
d fSe 81 tsa Eslatng TO the business OF
and bills for the payment of which Or
ders on the poor fund have been issued
| and shall countersign all orders for the
| payment of money out Of said poor fund
and, shall keep an accurate account, in
books to be provided tor that purpose
If all receipt and expenditures of said
all persons to, whom relief has been
| granted by said board with the amount
and date. thereof: He shall investigate
who shall apply, or FOR whom appiica:
| ton shall be made to said board for re-
lief, and shall report to said board the
! board may authorize said clerk to grant
| temporary relief in case of emergency
to any poor person in need thereof, but
amount of relief that may be extended by
previous ACTION of the board.
! who are cared for by the county to per
| form such labor or service as they are
| able to perform, taking into consideration
! their physical condition, at the poor farm
! aims house, or other place where they
are kept by said county.
AZ money arising from the sale OF any
product naor of f. the labor Of any poor
! place where such poor are kept by such
county, or from the sale of any pro-
duefs Of such 3 poor farm or alms house
/
| county treasury. and shall be placed by
| the county treasurer to the credit OF
| the poor rund OF said county. % IT,
sec.~5Y. On or before the first day OF
| october OF each year said board OF poor
| commissioners, shall by" resolution, duly
the Of tax ITS af eha
| be levied upon the taxable property OF
said county for the support of the poor
and the maintenance Of the poor farm
or aims house of said county, or other
place where the poor of said county
are cared for by said county, and the
erection %. OF any any buildings or improve
and the adoption of sub resolution sna1
constitute a levy on the taxable prop
erty of said county Of the amount there
al purposes for any one year, except
FOR the erection or repair Of any build
Ing or buildings. shall not exceed an
amount equal to sfx-tenIhs (6-1O) OF one
mil! on each dollar of the assessed val
uation of the property in the county.
On n or or before the fifth day, Of Octobe,
| ONCE OF the county auditor copy OF
said resolution, certified by the clerk
OF Sald b opa1' ana thereupon the county
levy on the tax lists of said county, as
other levies of taxes are entered there
on, and the taxes so levied shall be col
lected as, other taxes are collected in
said county.
The taxes SO levied and collected, to.
gether with the amounts paid into the
inbefore provided, shall constitute the
county poor fund Of said county.
No money shall be paid out. Of said
Of said board Of poor commissioners, and
all orders on said county poor fund shall
be signed by the president or vice-pres.
its clerk.
| If upon the appointment of a board
OF poor commissioners of any county
pursuant to this act. the county poor
fund Of such county is overdrawn, ther
the county treasurer shall place to the
credit of said fund enough out Of the
| balance the shortage in said poor fund
| and the amount SO placed to the credit
Of the county poor fund. and the amount
s fand of the out
pursuant to the provisions Of the next
section Of this. act shall not thereafter
the general revenue fund.
Sec; 10. If upon the appointment of g
board OF poor commissioners in any coun-
ty, pursuant TO- this act, there shall not
be money in the county poor fund OF
said county with which to pay the orders
f OF sa ia board Of poor Hommissioners
said board upon the county treasury
shall be paid by said county treasurer
cut Of the general revenue fund Of said
money in said county poor fund with
! which to pay such orders, and thereafter
said board Of poor commissioners shall
| not Issue any orders for the payment OF
| money in excess Of the amount in said
county poor fund at the time Of issuing
| euch orders.
! Sec. II. Said board of poor commits
| sioners shall appoint a county physician
4 and prescribe his duties and fix his com
pensation, which shall be paid out OF
pointment of a board Of poor commission
ers in any county, pursuant to this act,
| the county commissioners for said coun-
ty shall not a appoint county physician
for said county.
| The board Of poor commissioners may
employ such clerks and servants as shall
he necessary to execute the provisions of
this act. ts
| Sec. II. On the first Monday of Jan