The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday, February II, 1915.
COUNTY PooRHoUsE BILL
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them at any time.


the county almshouse shall have pow
er to engage necessary assistance or
labor only as authorized by the couL
ty supervisor of the poor.
Sec. IL. The cost of maintaining
the county almshouse of Bennington
county shall together with the ex-
penses incurred under the lease, and
all other expenses incurred under
and by virtue of the provisions OF
this act, be apportioned among the
towns of such county in proportion
to the number of inmates from each
town.
Sec. 10. The county supervisor of
the poor shall, on or before the tenth
of each month, submit to the county
auditor vouchers showing the ex-
penses of the preceding month. The
county auditor shall audit the same
and apportion the expenses as here
inbefore 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.
Sec. IA In the event of the failure
certified by the county auditor as
herein provided, the same may be
recovered by the county supervisor
of the poor in an action against such
town, to be brought before any JUS
tice of the peace together with the
further sum of five dollars as pen
atty for each days delay.
Sec. Is. If the county auditor be-
lieves that the county almBhouse is
extravagantly or unwisely managed,
it shall be his duty TO complain to the
county court of such county which
shall thereupon appoint three COM
missioners to investigate the said al
legged 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.
Sec. 16. The county auditor shall
be paid five dollars per day and his
necessary expenses for time actually
spent in the performance of his dut-
les
Sec. H. The town poor houses of
the county of Bennington are hereby
abolished and it shall hereafter be
unlawful for any town OF such coun-
ty to keep it's poor in town house.
Sec. Is. The town poormaster OF
any town in the county of Benning
town, may, In his discretion, assign
any pauper in his care to the county
almshouse, and, il such pauper does
not consent to such assignment, the
town shall thereby be relieved from
liability for the support OF such pau
per until such time as said pauper
shall so consent.
Sec. 10. The necessary expenses
for the removal of pauper TO the
county almshouse shall be borne by
the town liable for said pauper's sup
port.
Sec. 90 AT each general election
in the county of Bennington there
shall be submitted to the voters OF
such county for use at such election.
ballot similar To that provided for
in section 4 of this act, and in the
event, at any such election, of plur-
atty against the county system CT
caring for the poor, such system shall
be abandoned and such lease shah
be terminated from the first day of
March next ensuing; but so long as
such vote shall favor the county sys-
TEN such lease shall be biennially re.
newed by said selectmen and said as
sistant judges of the county court
Of such county.
Sec. 81 Sections and OF this
act shall become effective provided
the town of Bennington at its annual
meeting held OH the first Tuesday OF
March. 1916, votes to lease its town
farm and buildings thereon to the
county of Bennington, as provided in
section OF this act. and the other
sections hereof shall become effective
provided majority of the voters of
the county of Bennington, at the gen.
eral election to be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday in
November. 1916. vote to adopt coun-
ty system of caring for the poor.
Sec %. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. o. This act shall take effect |