The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

and when allowed by the board, an order
shall be given therefor upon the treas
urer of said county, and said order shall
be paid by the county treasurer out of
the county poor fund.
Sec. 4. Said board of poor commission
ers shall appoint, clerk to serve during
the pleasure of the board, and said board
shall fix the compensation of such clerk,
which shall not exceed one hundred and
twenty-five dollars ($125.O0 per month,
and which shall be paid by the county
treasurer out Of the county poor fund,
upon the order of said board.
Said board shall provide Itself. with a
shall be paid out of the county poor
fund, If such office shall not be in a
building owEGd by said county.
Sec. 8. Said board Of poor commission
ers of SUCH county Shall have the ex-
elusive care and control of any poor
farm, aims house, or other place where
the poor of said county are cared for
by said county, together with the APP
purtenances belonging thereto. and all
personal property connected Herewith,
or used thereon, belonging to said coun--
ty. 1t shall be the duty Of the board
to keep such poor farm, aims house. or
other place where such poor are cared
for by the county in proper repair and
properly furnished and equipped.
Said board shall appoint an overseer
of the poor, who shall have the super
vision and care of any poor farm, aims
house, or other place where the poor are
cared for by said county, subject to the
direction of said board, and said over
seer of the poor shall have the care Of
the poor who are supported by said
the direction n" Of said said Board. The board
shall prescribe the duties of such over
seer of the poor, and shall fix his COM
pensation, which shall be paid by the
county treasurer, out Of the county poor
fund, upon the order of said board.
The board may authorize the overseer
Of the poor to employ such servants at
such poor farm, aims house or other
place where the poor of such county are
cared for by the county, as shall be
necessary, but the number and compen-
sation of such servants shall at all times
be under the control of said board.
Sec. 6. After the appointment Of the
board of poor commissioners In any
this act, said board Of poor commission
ers shall have the care of the poor of
said county, and the disbursement of
the poor fund of said county, to the eX-
clusion Of the board of county commits
siOnerS. and other officers of such cOun-
ty; and said board of poor commissioners
shall execute. to the exclusion of the
board of county commissioners, or other
Office RS, all laws of tie state applicable
to said county, relative to the care and
transportation Of the poor and the man
agem ent of any poor farm, aims house.
or other place where the poor of said
county are cared for by said county,
except as such laws are modified by this
act, or are inconsistent herewith.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
of said board to keep an accurate rec
ord of all the doings of said board, in
books provided for that purpose. He
board all vouchers and other papers and
documents relating TO the business of
the said board, and all vouchers accounts
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 for that purpose.
of all receipt and expenditures of said
board, and the names and addresses OF
all persons to whom relief has been
granted by said board, with the amount
and date thereof. He shall investigate
the condition and needs Of all persons
who shall apply, or for whom applica-
ton shall be made to said board for re-
lief, and shall report to said board the
results of such investigation; and said
board may authorize said clerk to grant
temporary relief in case Of emergency,
to any poor person in need thereof, but
said board shall, by resolution, limit the
amount of relief that may be extended by
such clerk to any person without the
previous action of the board.
Sec. 8. The board shall cause the poor
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.
All money arising from the sale Of any
product of the labor of any poor al
the poor farm, aims house, or Other
place where such poor are kept by such
county, or from the sale Of any. pro-
shall be paid by said board into the
county treasury, and shall be placed by
the county treasurer to the credit OF
the poor rund or said county.
Sec. y. On or before the first day OF
October of each year said board of poo1
commissioners, shall by resolution, duly
determine the amount Of tax that shall
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 buildings or improve
ments, for the ensuing calendar year
and the adoption of sub resolution sna1
constitute a levy on the taxable prop
erty of said county of the amount there
in named, but the amount so levied fol
all purposes for any one year, except
for the erection or repair OF any build.
ing or buildings. shall not exceed ar
amount equal to six-ten1hs 6-1O) OF one
mill on each dollar of the assessed val
uat1on of the property in the county.
On or before the fifth day of October
Of each year, said board shall file in the
Office of the county auditor a copy Of
said resolution, certified by the CLERK
of said board, and thereupon the county
auditor shall enter the amount of such
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 il
said county.
The taxes so levied and collected. to.
gether with the amounts paid into the
county treasury by said board, as here.
inbefore provided, shall constitute the
county poor fund of said county.
No money shall be paid out Of sale
county poor fund except upon the order
of said board Of poor commissioners, anc
all orders on said county poor fund shall
be signed by the president or vice-pres
ident of said board, and countersigned by
it's 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
general revenue fund Of said county. tc
balance the shortage in said poor fund
and the amount SO placed to the credit
Of the orders which shall be paid out OF
the general revenue fund of the county
pursuant to the provisions of the next
section of this act shall not thereafter
be paid from the county poor fund into
the general revenue fund.
Sec. 10. If upon the appointment of 6
board of poor commissioners in any coun-
ty, pursuant to this act, there shall moi
be money in the county poor fund OF
said county with which to pay the orders
of said board of poor commissioners
then the orders which shall be issued by
said board upon the county treasury
shall be paid by said county treasurer
cut of the general revenue fund of said
county until such time as there shall be
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
such orders
Sec II. Said board of poor commits
sioners shall appoint a county physician
and prescribe his duties and fix his com
pensation, which shall be paid out OF
the county poor fund. After the ap-
pointment of board Of poor commission
ers in any county, pursuant to this act,