The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-18

Office, and shall hold Office from March
!, 1917, TO March /, 1919.
Section s. The county supervisor
shall be elected By the voters OF such
county at the general election held on
the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day In November, 1918, and at each
general election thereafter and shall
hold Office for the term of two years
beginning the first day Of March next
ensuing, and vacancies in such office
shall be filled, for the unexpired term,
by the assistant judges of Bennington
county court.
Section 9, The county supervisor
shall, before entering upon the duties
Of his office, enter into a bond in the
sum of three thousand dollars, with
sufficient surety before the clerk Of
the county of Bennington, conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his
duties.
Section 10. The county supervisor
Of the poor shall engage a superin-
tendent of the county almshouse at a
salary not exceeding sixty dollars per
month and his board and matron at
salary not exceeding thirty dollars
per month and her board; and shall
have power to remove either of them
at any time.
Section IL. The superintendent Of
the county almshouse shall have power
to engage necessary assistance or lab
or only as authorized by the county
supervisor of the poor
Section r. The cost of maintaining
the county almshouse of Bennington
county shall, together with the expens-
es incurred under the lease, and all
other expenses incurred and by virtue
of the provisions of this act, be appor-
toned among the towns Of such county
in proportion to the number of inmates
from each town.
Section 13. The county supervisor
of the poor shall, on or before the
tenth of each month, submit to the
county auditor vouchers showing the
expenses Of the preceding month. The
county auditor shall audit the same
and apportion the expenses as herein
before provided and shall at once
notify the treasurer of each town and
the county supervisor of the poor of
the amount due from each town; and
said treasurer shall within ten days
thereafter forward to said county
supervisor Of the poor his check, draft
or order upon the treasury Of such
town for the amount so found due
from such town.
Section ID. In the event of the fail
ure of any town TO pay the amount so
certified by the county auditor as here
in provided, the same may be recover
ed by the county supervisor of the
poor in an action against such town, to
be brought before any justice of the
peace together with the further sum of
five dollars as penalty for each days
delay.
Section Is. If the county auditor
believes that the county almshouse is
extravagantly or unwisely managed, it
shall be his duty to complain TO the
county court Of such county which
shall thereupon appoint three commits
sioners to investigate the said alleged
abuses and report to said court. And
said court, upon the report of said
commissioners, shall have power,
either in term time, or during the re-
cesses Of said court, to remove the
county supervisor of the poor and ap-
point new county supervisor Of the
poor for the unexpired term of office.
Section 16 The county auditor shall
be paid five dollars per day and his
necessary expenses for time actually
spent in the performance Of his duties.
Section II. The town poor houses
Of the county Of Bennington are here
by abolished and it shall hereafter be
unlawful for any town of such county
to keep its poor in town house.
Section IS. The town poormaster Of
any town in the county Of Bennington,
may, in his discretion, assign any pau
per in his care TO the county aims
house, and If such pauper does not
consent to such assignment, the town
shall thereby be relieved from liability
for the support Of such pauper until
such time as said pauper shall con-
sent.
Section 49, The necessary expenses
for the removal Of pauper TO the
county almshouse shall be borne by the
town liable for said pauper's support.
Section 20. At each general cleo
tion in the county Of Bennington there
shall be submitted tothe voters Of such
county for use at such election, a bal