The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1913-06-06
Emerson Branch. K. G. MASTERTON, Mgr.


the poor within their respective town.
ships.
Suits in favor of or against overseers
shall be in name of township.
Applications for relief must be made
to the township overseers'
4 County commissioner are not to have
original jurisdiction.
Legal residence of poor to be deter
mined by the overseers of the poor ac-
cording to Chap. 1873. Laws of 1907, SUBJ
ject to appeal to county commissioners
who may brtng action in district court to
determine such legal residence when the
question is between two or more town
ships. While action is pending, relief is
provided by the township where the
application was first filed, which relief
is to be finally paid by the township los
ing the action.
Overseers of the poor shall have over
sight of the poor and that the poor are
properly cared for. Shall look after
medical attendance, etc. Where there
is a country physician, he shall be called
IN cases of sickness.
Overseers shall investigate the circum-
stances Of the poor as to legal residence,
health, occupation, ability to labor, age
and nationality of all members of family
names, ages and occupations of their
parents, brothers. sisters, sons and
daughters, and ascertain if relatives are
able or willing to assist in support, also
find cause Of poverty.
Temporary aid may be given, but be-
fore permanent aid, shall see if distress
can be relieved by means other than
township funds.
Persons applying for aid who are able
to work, or If any members Of the family
are so able, the overeers shall insist that
these shall seek employment and refuse
aid until he is satisfied they are seeking
work. The overseers shall use effort to
secure employment for these.
If the poor have relatives in the town
ship, before giving aid second time. it is
the duty of the overseers to call upon
these for aid either with material relief
or by furnishing employment.
II any able bodied person, applying
for relief, refuses to work, overseer may
refuse aid, except by admission to- poor
farm, il there is such, where he shall be
compelled to labor. If no poor farm,
then such poor person may be prosecut-
ed as vagrant.
When aid is rendered to the amount
of S15, oyerseer must report case to
county board. The county board may
refuse further aid or may increase OF de-
crease the allowance. The county board
may also grant relief by majority vote
where it has been refused by the town
ship board. And the township must
pay 25 per cent and the county rs per
cent Of the amount of relief given.
In all cases the township and county
pay the costs of keeping the poor in the
foregoing proportion.
Complete records in detail must be
kept and rendered in duplicate to the
county board before paying its share of
the expenses.
I Poor persons, who are refused aid by
the overseers, have the right to appeal
to the county board and the township
must abide by that decision.
IT the overseer cannot establish the
Illegal residence of the poor person, then
he shall grant aid.
| Upon complaint Of overseer, any JUS
tice may issue warrent to cause any
township charge or one likely to be-
come such. to be sent at the expense of
the county to the place where he be-
longs.
i Any overseer in North Dakota, re-
Iceiving such poor person and feeling
sggrieved may appeal to the district
court for decision as to legal residence.
Otherwise such overseer must receive
the poor person and render relief.
j Overseers must make reports and
settlements every quartet with the couu-
|ty board.
i Persons not residentsbut sick or in
J distress must be relieved and dead per-
lsons buried il without money OF friends.
(but funeral must not cost moro than o16.
! Ovssssers receive q day for days
| lnscesssrily occupied in duty.
\ Blsnin are to b printed and prepared