No. 178. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act to compel the supervisors of the unincorporated district of the Northern Liberties, in the county of Philadelphia, to give security, and for other purposes, approved the twenty-first day of April, 1841. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Statement of ac Berwick hydrauit shall be the duty of the board of managers of the company, entitled Nescopeck bridge lic company, "the president, managers and company for erecting a bridge over the company, and separated. river Susquehanna, at the falls of Nescopeck," to make out a full, true and correct statement of all the receipts and expenditures by them, of or on account of the hydraulic works, so as to exhibit the full costs of said hydraulic works; and they shall deliver the same to the trustees, counts. who shall be hereafter elected, of said hydraulic works; and the said trustees shall thereupon issue certificates of stock, in shares of twenty- Stock certificates. five dollars each, equal in amount to the cost of said works, and deliver the said certificates to the persons then entitled to the same; and thereafter the certificates for stock in the two companies shall be kept separate; and hereafter, at the next and all subsequent elections for officers of the said incorporation, entitled "the president, managers and company for erecting a bridge over the river Susquehanna, at the falls of Nescopeck," each stockholder shall be entitled to vote one vote for each and Ratio of votes. every share of stock bona fide held by him, her or them, in like manner as the stockholders whose stock is connected with the hydraulic works are entitled to vote for trustees, by virtue of an act of this legislature, approved the 21st day of February, A. D. 1844; and so much of any law as is hereby altered and supplied by this act, be and the same is hereby repealed. JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, WILLIAM BIGLER,' Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. DAVID R. PORTER. No. 179. AN ACT To provide for the erection of a house for the employment and support of the poor SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly Commissioners. Lewis Schmidt, Michael D. Eberhard, John S. Gibons, Casper Kleckmet, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That ner, John Ritter, Martin Ritter, Charles Foster, Charles Burkhalter, Philip Knappenburger, Daniel Bastian, Solomon Fogel, John Lichtenwalder, Conrad Knerr, John Weida, Benjamin Bare, Jesse Grim, David Follweiler, Tobias Schmidt, Asa Krames, Michael Harter, Benjamin Breinig, George Levan, Peter Troxel, Solomon Knauss, Charles Ritter, John Peter, Jacob Erdman and Henry Yager, be and hereby are appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be, or a majority of them, Purchase real es- hundred and forty five, to determine upon and purchase such real estate on or before the first day of January, Anno Domini, one thousand eight as they shall deem necessary for the accommodation of the poor of Lehigh county; and it shall be lawful for said commissioners, or a majority of them, to take conveyances therefor, in the name and for the use of the corporation mentioned in the third section of this act; and they shall certify their proceedings therein, under their hands and seals to the clerk of the court of quarter sessions of Lehigh county, to Election of directors shall elect three reputable citizens of the said county, to be directors be filed in his office; and at the next general election the qualified elec tate. tors. Classification of irectors. hs. of the poor and of the house of employment for the county of Lehigh, for the ensuing year; and the judges of the election of said county shall immediately, on receiving the returns from the several election districts, and casting up the number of votes therein, or within three days thereafter, certify under their hands and seals, the names of the persons so elected directors, to the clerk of the court of quarter sessions of the said county, who shall file the said certificate in his office, and forthwith give notice in writing to the said directors of their being elected; and the said directors shall meet at the court house in the said county, on the first Monday of November next, ensuing their election, and divide themselves by lot, into three classes-the place of the first to be vacated at the expiration of the first year; of the second at the expiration of the second year; and the third at the expiration of the third year; so that those who shall be chosen after the first election, and in the mode above described, may serve for three years, and one-third may be chosen annually. SECTION 2. Every director elected in the manner aforesaid, or appointed as hereinafter directed, shall, within ten days after he is notified of said election or appointment, and before he enters on the duties of said office, take an oath or affirmation before any justice of the peace of said county, who is hereby authorized to administer the same; that he will discharge the duties of director of the poor for said county, truly, faithfully and impartially, to the best of his knowledge and ability; lty for refu- and in case of neglect or refusal to take the said oath or affirmation within the time aforesaid, and perform the duties aforesaid, he shall for feit and pay the sum of ten dollars for the use of the poor of said county, which fine shall be recovered by the directors for the time being, as debts of the same amount are or shall be by law recoverable; and the directors qualified as aforesaid, are hereby authorized to administer oaths or affirmations in any case where it shall be necessary, in relation to the duties of their office. Name. SECTION 3. The said directors and their successors, shall forever hereafter, in the name and in fact, be one body politic and corporate in law, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, relative to the poor of the county of Lehigh, and shall have perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, by the name, style and title of "the directors of the poor and of the house of employment for the county of Lehigh," and by that name shall and may receive, take and hold any Powers and prilands, tenements and hereditaments, not exceeding the yearly value of vileges. ten thousand dollars; and any goods and chattels whatsoever, of the gift, alienation or bequest, of any person or persons whatsoever; to purchase, take and hold any lands and tenements within their county, in fee simple or otherwise, and erect thereon suitable buildings for the reception, use and accommodation of the poor of said county; to provide all things necessary for the reception, lodging, maintenance and employ ment of said poor; to appoint a treasurer annually, who shall give bond Officers and with sufficient surety for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, agents, duties, and at the expiration thereof that he will well and truly pay and deliver &c. over to his successor in office, all moneys, bonds, notes, books, accounts and other papers, to the said corporation belonging, which shall then be remaining in his hands, custody and possession; and the said directors shall employ and at pleasure remove a steward or stewards, and require of him or them an oath or affirmation, and such security for the faithful performance of his or their duties, as the board of directors shall deem expedient; and to appoint a matron or matrons, physician or physicians, surgeon or surgeons, and all other attendants that may be necessary for the said poor respectively; and at pleasure remove, and to bind out as apprentices, so that such apprenticeship may expire, if males, at or before the age of twenty-one years-if females, at or before the age of eighteen years: Provided, That no child shall be be bound out for a longer time than until he arrives to the age of eighteen years, unless he be bound out to a trade other than a farmer: And provided, In all cases the person to whom they are bound be required to give the child at least three months schooling in each year: Provided also, That no child shall be bound without the limits of the state, or at a greater distance than fifty miles from the poor house; and the said directors shall exercise and enjoy all such other powers, now vested in the overseers of the poor, as are not herein granted or supplied; and the said directors are hereby empowered to use one common seal, in all business relating to the said corporation, and the same at their pleasure to alter and renew. SECTION 4. The said directors shall on or before the first day of Estimate of buildJanuary, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, furnish to the ings, &c. county commissioners, an estimate of the probable expense of purchasing the lands, erecting the buildings and furnishing the same and maintaining the poor for one year; whereupon said commissioners shall and they are hereby authorized to increase the county tax by one-fourth Tax. of the sum necessary for the purpose aforesaid, and shall procure on loan or credit of the taxes herein directed to be levied, the remaining Loan. three-fourths thereof, to be paid in instalments, with interest, out of the county taxes: Provided always, That if such loan cannot be made, Proviso. the whole amount of the sum necessary for the purpose aforesaid, or Tax. Estimate of expense for supporting poor house. Accounts. such part thereof as may be deemed proper, shall immediately be added to the county tax, to be paid by the county treasurer to the directors aforesaid, on orders drawn in their favor by the county commissioners, as the same may be found necessary. SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of the said directors on or before the first day of November, in each and every year, to furnish the commissioners of said county, with an estimate of the probable expense of the poor and poor house for one year; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners to assess and cause to be collected, the amount of said estimate, which shall be paid to said directors by the county treasurer, on warrants drawn in their favor by the county commissioners, as the same may be found necessary; and the said directors shall, at least once in every year, render an account of all moneys by them received and expended, to the auditors appointed to audit and settle the county accounts, subject to the same penalties, rules and regulations, as are by law directed, respecting the accounts of the county commissioners; and Quarter sessions. shall, at least once in every year, lay before the court of quarter sessions and grand jury of said county, a list of the number, ages and sexes of the persons maintained and employed in the said house of employment, or supported or assisted by them elsewhere, and of the children by them Apprenticeship. bound out to apprenticeship as aforesaid, with the names of their masters or mistresses, and their trade, occupation or calling; and shall, at all times, when thereunto required, submit to the inspection and free examination of such visitors as shall, from time to time, be appointed by the court of quarter sessions of the said county, all their books and accounts, together with the rents, interests, and moneys payable and receivable by the said corporation; and also an account of all sales, purchases, donations, devises and bequests, as shall have been made by them or to them. Visitors. Admission of poor. SECTION 6. As soon as the said buildings shall be erected, and all necessary accommodations provided therein, notices shall be sent, signed by any two of the said directors, to the overseers of the several townships and borough of the said county of Lehigh, requiring them, forthwith, to bring the poor of their respective townships and borough, to the said house of employment; which order, the said overseers are hereby enjoined and required to comply with, or otherwise to forfeit the costs of all future maintenance, except in cases when by sickness or any other sufficient cause, any poor person cannot be removed, in which case, the said overseers shall represent the same to the nearest justice of the peace, who being satisfied of the truth thereof, shall certify the same to the said directors; and at the same time, issue an order under his hand and seal, to the said overseers, directing them to maintain such poor until such time as he or she may be in a situation to be removed, and then convey the said pauper and deliver him or her to the steward or keeper of the said house of employment, together with the said order; and the Temporary relief. charge and expense of such temporary relief and of such removal, shall be paid by the said directors, at a reasonable allowance. Provision and employment of the poor. SECTION 7. The said directors shall, from time to time, receive, provide for and employ, according to the true intent and meaning of this act, all such poor and indigent persons as shall be entitled to relief, or as shall have gained a legal settlement in the said county of Lehigh, and shall be sent there by an order or warrant for that purpose, under the hands and seals of any two justices of the peace, directed to any constable of the said county of Lehigh, or to the overseers of the proper Out-door relief. township in any other county of this commonwealth; and the said directors are hereby authorized, when they shall deem it proper and convenient to do so, to permit any poor person or persons to be main- Rules. SECTION 8. The said directors or any two of them, who shall be a quorum, in all cases to do business, shall have full power to make and Quorum. ordain all such ordinances, rules and regulations, as they shall think proper, convenient and necessary, for the direction, government, and support of the poor and house of employment aforesaid, and of the revenues thereunto belonging, and of all such persons as shall come under their cognizance: Provided, The same be not repugnant to this law or any of the other laws of this state or of the United States: And provided, Proviso. also, That the same shall not have any force or effect until they shall have been submitted to the court of common pleas, for the time being, of the county of Lehigh, and shall have received the approbation of the same. SECTION 9. A quorum of said directors shall and they are hereby Monthly meetenjoined and required to meet at the said house of employment, at least ings. once in every month, and visit the apartments and see that the poor are comfortably supported, and hear all complaints and redress, or cause to be redressed all grievances that may happen by the neglect or misconduct of any person or persons in their employment or otherwise. SECTION 10. The said directors shall, each of them, receive for their Pay. service, annually, the sum of twenty dollars to defray the expenses of their necessary attendance on the duties of their office. SECTION 11. In case any vacancy or vacancies should happen by Vacancy. death, resignation, removal out of the county or otherwise, the remaining directors or director, together with the court of quarter sessions of the said county, shall appoint a suitable citizen or citizens, to fill such vacancy or vacancies until the next general election, when a director or directors shall be elected for the unexpired term of said vacancy or vacancies. SECTION 12. The commissioners of said county of Lehigh, are here- Commissioners of by directed to pay to each of the commissioners named in the first Lehigh county. section of this act, the sum of one dollar per day for each and every day he shall necessarily spend in performing the duties prescribed by the first section of this act; and also to pay each of the directors a reasonable compensation for their services during the term they are employed in erecting any building or buildings aforesaid: Provided, Proviso. The same shall not include the annual sum allowed them by this act exceed fifty dollars for any one year. SECTION 13. All claims and demands in relation to the poor in the aforesaid county, existing at the time of this act being carried into effect, shall have full force and effect, as if this act had not been passed; and when the same shall have been duly adjusted and settled, all moneys remaining in the hands of the overseers, as well as the uncollected taxes levied for the support of the poor in the said townships and borough in said county of Lehigh, shall be paid over to the supervisors of the highways of the respective townships and borough, to be by them applied towards repairing the roads therein. Claims. SECTION 14. As soon as the poor of the county of Lehigh shall be Overseers abolremoved to the house of employment of the said county, and the out- ished. standing debts and taxes collected and paid over, the office of overseer of the poor within the said county shall from thenceforth be abolished. SECTION 15. The powers conferred and the duties imposed on the overseers of the poor in and by an act to empower the overseers and |