any profit, emolument or reward for, or on account of any goods, merchandise, or personal property found, furnished or provided by any person or persons other than such commissioner, for the use of the poor of said town. Every violation of the provisions of this section, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment.

§ 6. The said commissioner of the poor shall receive an annual salary of two hundred and fifty dollars. Any vacancy occurring in said office shall be filled in the same manner as a vacancy in the office of justice of the peace. (As amended by chapter 22 of the Laws of 1890, and by chapter 329 of the Laws of 1915.)

Town of Herkimer, Herkimer County.

AN ACT to secure the better application of funds for the relief of the poor in the town of Herkimer in the county of Herkimer.

Chapter 181, Laws of 1883.

Section 1. The supervisor of the town of Herkimer shall, on the first Monday in May next, appoint four freeholders of said town, two of whom shall belong to each of the two political parties casting the largest vote at the last general election in said town, who shall constitute a board of alms of said town, and be known as the "board of alms of the town of Herkimer." The board of alms so appointed shall meet on the second Monday in May in each year at the town room, and by a majority vote appoint a freeholder of said town, to be known as the overseer of the poor of said town, and who shall hold his office for one year. The town clerk shall attend all meetings and keep the minutes of their proceedings, which shall be recorded in the books of record of said town. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 2. At the time of their appointment the said supervisor shall designate one of the persons so appointed by him to hold, and who shall hold his office for one year; another to hold and who shall hold his office for two years; another to hold and who shall hold his office for three years; another to hold and who shall hold his office for four years. The supervisor shall thereafter annually on

the first Monday in May at the town room appoint one member of the said board of alms who shall be a freeholder of said town and shall hold his office for four years and until his successor shall be appointed. Vacancies in the office shall be filled for the unexpired term, and shall be from the same political party as the outgoing members. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 3. The said board of alms shall have control of the funds. applicable to the relief of the poor in said town, and the disposition of the same. A majority of said board shall constitute a quorum to do business. Said board of alms shall have power to procure, by rent or purchase, suitable grounds and buildings for a town almshouse, but no purchase shall be made unless specially authorized by a vote of the electors of the town at an annual town meeting, nor at a cost exceeding five thousand dollars.

§ 4. The overseer of the poor appointed by the said board of alms shall hold his office for one year from the second Monday in May of each year, and no longer unless reappointed. The board of alms of said town shall determine his compensation for all such services rendered by him as such overseer which shall not exceed four hundred dollars per annum. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 5. The board of alms of said town shall appoint a treasurer of the poor funds of said town, and take such security for the faithful performance of his duties, and to account and pay over the funds intrusted to him, as they shall deem adequate and shall approve, and they shall determine his compensation, which shail not exceed fifty dollars per annum. The said treasurer shall hold his office for one year and until his successor is appointed. The said board shall keep a record of all proceedings and shall adopt all needful rules as to their meetings and as to the management and dispensation of the funds for the relief of the poor under their control, and for the government of the treasurer and overseer of the poor.

§ 6. All moneys appropriated for the relief of the poor of said town shall be paid over to the treasurer of the poor fund of said

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town, and all payments and disbursements shall be made by him the order of the overseer of the poor or such other person as the board of alms may direct; and said treasurer shall not loan any moneys that may come into his hands, nor shall he use them for any other purpose than is provided for by this act. Any interest which may accrue on said fund shall be credited to said town.

§ 7. The board of alms may cause to be purchased all or any needful supplies for the relief of the poor, in such quantities as they may deem best, but not to exceed a supply for one year; and they may contract for such supplies, including medical and surgical services, to be delivered or rendered from time to time, as the same may be required or called for, but such contract shall not extend beyond thirty days after the annual town meeting next ensuing the time when such contract shall be made. Said board may also furnish relief to the poor in said town chargeable to the county or to any other town, and receive compensation therefor from the county or town to which such poor is chargeable.

§ 8. The board of alms shall audit and allow all charges and expenses incurred under their direction for the relief of the poor chargeable to the town of Herkimer, including the expense and compensation of officers, and shall report the same through the supervisor to the board of supervisors of the county at their annual meeting in each year, which shall cause the same to be inserted in the tax-list and raised as other town charges are directed to be raised. All charges and expenses for the support of the poor, chargeable to the county or to any other town of the county, shail be audited in the same manner that the charges for the support of the poor, chargeable to the county, are required by law to be audited and allowed.

§ 9. The duties of the office of overseer of the poor of the town of Herkimer are hereby transferred to the overseer of the poor to be appointed by the said board of alms, and to be administered under the direction of said board of alms to take effect as soon as said overseer has been appointed. The said overseer so appointed shall from time to time perform all the duties devolved upon the overseer of the poor of said town heretofore elected in and for

said town; subject, however, to the direction of the board of alms and shall keep the vouchers, registers and accounts and charges required by law of overseers of the poor. He shall report to the board of alms quarterly and shall cause such report to be printed at least once in two newspapers of the village most nearly representing the two leading political parties, the names of all persons furnished and the amount to each person and family. And shall prepare annually a statement showing the names of all persons and families who have received relief and the amount to each person and family. No overseer of the poor shall be elected in said town of Herkimer after the passage of this act and the office of existing overseer of the poor shall become vacated by the present incumbent upon an appointment of an overseer of the poor, as provided in the first section of this act. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 10. The board of alms may audit and allow for their own services a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars to be apportioned among them as a majority may direct to be deemed expenses of administering the poor fund and to be raised as provided in section eight of this act. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 11. Nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as in any way to interfere with the power of the board of supervisors in relation to auditing the poor accounts of the county.

Town of Moriah, Essex County.

AN ACT providing for the appointment of a commissioner of charities, in and for the town of Moriah, in the county of Essex, and repealing chapter sixty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled "An act to secure the better application of funds to relieve the poor in the town of Moriah, in the county of Essex."

Chapter 202, Laws of 1915.

Section 1. The town board of the town of Moriah, in the county of Essex, shall meet within twenty days after this act takes effect, at the town clerk's office in said town, and appoint by a majority vote a commissioner of charities in and for said town.

§ 2. Except as provided by this act, the said commissioner of charities shall have and exercise the same powers, discharge the same duties, to the exclusion of any other officer, as the overseer of the poor of a town, and shall be subject to the same obligations and limitations.

§ 3. It shall be the duty of the said commissioner of charities to visit the poor of said town at their several places of abode and examine into their circumstances, and ascertain to what extent they are or may be in need and entitled to permanent, or temporary relief, or medical attendance.

The town board shall provide, for the use of said commissioner, office room, furniture, and necessary books of account and record, which office shall be open all week days at such hours as he may designate.

§ 4. Every application for relief shall be made to the commissioner of charities, who shall in all cases make a written order granting relief, or denying the same, briefly stating his reason therefor. Such order shall be in duplicate, one of which shall be delivered to the applicant. The commissioner shall insert in said order, if relief is granted, the person's name as drawee, on whom the applicant desires the order drawn, and shall specify the article or articles, and quantity thereof, and such orders shall not be transferable. All applications and duplicate orders shall be preserved, and shall be open for public inspection, and at the end of each month all such applications and duplicate orders shall be filed with the town clerk. No disbursement shall be made by the commissioner in behalf of any one family during a year in excess of fifty dollars without the approval of the town board.

§ 5. The commissioner of charities, at the first regular meeting of the town board in each month, shall under oath report in detail to said town board all expenditures, temporary relief, medical attendance and allowance made by him as such commissioner during the month preceding, which report shall specify the name and abode of each person relieved, the amount of the order, for what, and upon whom the order was drawn.