Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

all such receipts and expenditures for
the preceding year, which statement
shall be appended to and published
with the financial statement of such
county,"
Sec. 8. Section 8. Chapter 1877.
Laws of 1917, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 8. Clerk-Appointment of-Du-
ties and Compensation. Such board
of poor and hospital commissioners
shall appoint a clerk, to serve during
the pleasure of such board, and fix
his compensation, the same to be paid
out of the county poor fund. Such
clerk shall keep a record of all the
doings of the board, preserve all docu-
ments relating to its business, keep
an account of all receipts and ex-
penditures, the names and addresses
of all persons to whom relief has
been granted, with the amount of
such relief, investigate the condi-
ton and needs of all persons by or
for whom application is made for
relief, and shall also investigate the
need for allowance to mothers for the
support of dependent children, the
need for treatment of persons afflict-
ed with tuberculosis and of INDECENT
persons requesting care in the Min
nesota General Hospital, when appli-
cation has been made therefor, and
report to the board thereon. The
board may authorize such clerk to
grant temporary relief in cases of
emergency, without previous action
by the board, but it shall by proper
resolution limit the amount of such
temporary relief to be so granted.
Such clerk shall perform all of the
duties and services, both as to such
hospital and to the matter of the poor,
as shall be prescribed by said board.
The board may appoint such other
assistants as may be necessary to dis
charge it's duties"
Sec. 4. Section 4, Chapter 1877,
Laws of 1917 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 4. Taxes-How levied-Taxes
shall be levied by said board for the
support of the poor, including allow
ances to mothers for the support of
dependent children and for said hospi-
tai as follows: On or before the first
day of October in each year said
board shall determine, by separate
resolutions duly passed, the amount
of taxes to be levied for the ensuing
year for the support of the poor, in
GLIDING allowances to mothers for the
support of dependent children in such
county, the maintenance of the poor
house and other buildings provided for
the care of the poor includ-
ing the erection of any building or
| the making of any improvements
for such purpose, and for the
care, support, maintenance and
operation of said hospital, including
the construction or repair of any
buildings therefor. The adoption of
such resolution shall constitute levy
on the taxable property in such coun-
ty to the full amount named therein,
provided, however, that the tax SO
levied for said hospital purposes shall
not exceed five-tenths of one mill
(5.10 of S.0OD upon the said taxable
property in said county. On or before
the fifth day of October in each year
said board shall file a certified copy
of each of said resolutions with the
county auditor of such county, who
shall thereupon enter the amount
upon the tax list, and thereafter pro-
coed to the assessing and collecting of
such tax in the same manner as viii
lage or corporation taxes. Such taxes
when collected shall be placed in, or
credited to the hospital fund and to
the poor fund, respectively. All allow
ances to mothers for the support of
dependent children in such counties
shall henceforth be paid from the poor
fund of such counties. Provided
further, that in each of such coun-
ties the Board of Poor and Hospital
Commissioners is hereby authorized
and directed to levy against the tax
able property in it's county, by resolu-
ton as above provided, in the year
1881, in addition to other authorized
levies, an amount equal to the aggre-
gate sum paid to mothers for the sup
port of dependent children from the
revenue fund of such county during
the years 1928, 1929, 1880 and 1881,
said levy to provide that the collec-
ton thereof shall be equally spread
over period of three years, and that
the proceeds thereof, when collect
ed, shall be, by the auditor of such
county, transferred to the revenue
fund of such county,
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage.
Approved March IA, 1881.