Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
Approved March IA, 1881.
CHAPTER Cos. r. No. 2S1.

OF Cnapter l01 LAWS Ol lSId, Teidt'
ing to the creation of board of poor
and hospital commissioners In Ger.
tain counties, extending the powers
and duties of said board providing
for the payment of mothers pen.
siOns from the poor fund in such
counties, and authorizing the levy
of taxes to reimburse the revenue
fund of such counties for certain
past expenditures.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter 1S1
Laws of 1917 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 1. Appointment Of board OF
poor and hospital commissioners.
Qualifications. In all counties in this
state containing not less than eighty
congressional townships, and having
an assessed valuation of not less than
twenty million dollars, and not ex-
ceeding fifty million dollars, there
shall be appointed, as herein pro-
vided, a board of poor and hospital
commissioners, consisting of five
members, who shall be electors of said
county. Such board shall be ap-
pointed by the board of county COM
missioners of such county, with the
approval of a judge of the district
court of the judicial district in which
such county Is located, by resolution
in writing duly adopted by said board
of county commissioners, and filed in
the office of the county auditor of
such county. No member of the board
of county commissioners shall be
eligible to such appointment. The
terms of two of the members Of the
first board so appointed shall expire
on the first Monday in January of the
second year after their appointment
and the terms of three members of the
first board so appointed shall expire
on the first Monday in January OF
the third year after their appoint
ment. Upon the expiration of such
first terms their successors shall be
appointed in like manner for terms
of three years each. Vacancies shall
be filled by like appointment for the
unexpired terms. All appointments,
including those to fill vacancies and
those for regular terms, shall be by
resolution and approved by judge
of the said district court, as afore-
said. Such board of poor and hospi-
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it's members to be president, and
one of it's members to be vice presi-
dent, each to serve for one year, and
until their successors are elected
and qualified. Such board shall also
appoint a clerk, as hereinafter pro-
vided. Such election of president and
vice president shall be by the vote of
majority of the members of said
board, which vote shall be duly re-
corded in the minutes and proceed
ings of said board. And the appoint
ment of said clerk shall also be duly
entered in the minutes, records and
proceedings of said board. A certified
copy of such minutes and records of
said board, showing the election of
said officers and the appointment of
said clerk, shall be filed in the Of
flee of the county auditor. Said board
shall also adopt bylaws and make all
necessary rules and regulations for its
conduct and government, including
the times and places for holding its
meetings, and may amend such by
laws, rules and regulations at any
time at legal meeting of the board.
The members of said board shall re-
ceive no compensation for their serv-
ices, but shall receive their actual
expenses, the same to be audited by
the board of Poor and Hospital Com
missioners and paid from the poor
fund of said county. The board of
county commissioners of the coun-
ty shall provide a suitable room in the
court house of such county for the
meetings and use of such board of
poor and hospital commissioners"
Sec. 2. Section of Chapter 1877
Laws of 1917 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Powers. Duties. Such board
of poor and hospital commissioners
shall have all the powers and duties
relative to the care of the poor which,
in counties having the county sys-
tenn, appertain to the county board,
including the duty of investigating the
need for allowance to mothers for the
support of dependent children, the
duties imposed on the county board
with reference to the care and treat
ment of persons afflicted with tuber-
culosis, and also including the duties
imposed on the county board relat-
ing to the treatment of INDECENT per-
sons in the Minnesota General Hospi-
tai. All moneys arising from the
labor of poor persons in its
care, or from the produce of
the poor farm shall be paid to the
board and by it into the county treas
ury to the credit of the poor fund. No
money shall be paid from such fund
except on vouchers of the board,
signed by its president or vice presi-
dent, and countersigned by its clerk.
On the first Monday of January,
April, July and October of each year,
the board shall file with the county
auditor an itemized statement of
it's receipts and expenditures for the
preceding three months. Said board
shall have full, complete and exclusive
charge and control of the poor of
such county, and the handling, use,
paying out and expanding of all
moneys for poor purposes In such
county, including the poor fund there
ing a county hospital, or in which
there shall be established or pro-
vided a county hospital under the
laws of this state, such board shall
have the full, complete and exclusive
control, care, management, mainte-
nance and operation of such hospital
anu SIEdu operate the same DIS d GULL
ty hospital. Said board shall provide
such bylaws, rules and regulations in
reference to such hospital, as to the
control, management, maintenance
and operation thereof, as it shall
deem necessary, proper or desirable.
1t shall fix the rates to be charged all
patients cared for in such hospital,
Including the rates to be charged
against the county for paupers or
poor persons cared for at the request
of such county. It shall appoint a
superintendent of such hospital, who
shall hold office at the pleasure Of
said board, fix his salary, and pre-
scribe his powers, duties and re-
sponsibilities. It shall have the pow
er to employ and pay such other as
sistants, servants, physicians, sur
geons, nurses and other employees
as may be necessary or desirable for
the maintenance and operation of
such hospital. The amounts due, or
to become due, from patients and
others who may be served by said
hospital, shall be collected by and