remove the pauper so brought or enticed, to their county or township, and there support him, and pay the expense of such notice and of the support of such pauper; or they shall within the said time, by a written instrument under their hands, notify the County Superintendents from whom such notice was received, or either of them, that they deny the allegation of such improper enticing or removal, or that their township is liable for the support of such pauper.

neglect to re

(1506.) SEC. 41. If there shall be a neglect to take and re- consequence of move such pauper, and also to notify such denial, within the move l'auper. time above prescribed, the said County Superintendents and Directors respectively, whose duty it was so to do, their successors, and their respective counties or townships, shall be deemed to have acquiesced in the allegations contained in such first notice, and shall be forever precluded from contesting the same; and their counties and townships respectively, shall be liable for the expense of the support of such pauper, which may be sued for and recovered, from time to time, by the County Superintendents incurring the said expenses, in actions against the Superintendents of the Poor of the county, or the Directors of the Poor of the township, as the case may be, so liable for such expenses.

perintendents to

consequen ce of

(1507.) SEC. 42. Upon the service of any such notice of What time Sudenial, the County Superintendents upon whom the same may commence suit; be served, shall, within three months, commence a suit against neglect. the Directors of the Poor of the township, or the County Superintendents of the Poor of the county to whom the first notice was directed, or against their successors in office, for the expenses incurred in the support of such pauper, and shall prosecute the same to effect; if they neglect to do so, they, their successors, and their county, shall be forever precluded from all claim against the county or township to whose officers such first notice was directed, or any of their officers, for any expense that may have been, or may be incurred for the support of such pauper.

neglect to render

action.

(1508.) SEC. 43. Every County Superintendent who shall Forfeiture for neglect to render any account, or statement, to the Board of account; liable to Commissioners as herein required, or to pay over any moneys within the time prescribed by law, shall forfeit two hundred and fifty dollars, to be sued for and recovered by, and in the name of the County Treasurer. The Superintendents shall also be liable to an action, either jointly or severally, by the County Treasurer, for all moneys which shall be in their hands

Paupers into this

after the time the same should have been paid over according to law, with interest thereon, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, from the time when the same should have been paid over.

Persons bringing (1509.) SEC. 44. Any person who shall bring or remove, or State to forfeit cause to be brought or removed, any poor or indigent person,

fifty dollars; lia

forfeiture.

ble in addition to from any place without this State, into any county or township within it, and there leave or attempt to leave such person, with intent to make such county or township chargeable with the support of such paupers, shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace of the county into which such pauper shall be brought, to be sued for and recovered by, and in the name of the Superintendents of the County Poor of said county, or by the Directors of the Poor of the township into which such pauper shall be brought, and, moreover, shall be obliged to convey such pauper out of the State, or support him at his own expense; and it shall be lawful for the Justice before whom such person shall be convicted for a violation of the provisions of this section, to require of such person satisfactory security that he will, within a reasonable time, to be named by the Justice, transport such pauper out of the State, or indemnify the township or county for all charges and expenses which may be incurred in the support of such pauper; and if such person shall refuse to give such security when so required, it shall be the duty of the Justice to commit him to the common jail of the county, for a term not exceeding three months.

Penalties to be

paid to County Treasurer.

Directors in certain cases to collect penalties.

To be allowed costs in certain

(1510.) SEC. 45. All penalties imposed under the provisions. of this or the preceding chapter, when recovered, shall be paid to the County Treasurer; if not paid by the persons collecting the same, when demanded by the County Treasurer, he may maintain an action therefor in his name of office.

(1511.) SEC. 46. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of any Director of the Poor, either upon complaint, or otherwise, that a penalty has been incurred by the violation of any provisions of the law of this State, which such Director is required by law to collect, it shall be his duty immediately to commence a suit for such penalty, and to prosecute the same diligently to effect.

(1512.) SEC. 47. In auditing the accounts of the Directors cases, and pay of the Poor, by the Township Boards, allowance shall be made to them for all costs to which they may have been subjected, or which may have been recovered against them, in any suit

for attending suits.

brought by them pursuant to law; and they shall also be allowed the same daily pay, for attending to any such suit, as is allowed them for the performance of their official duties.

credited in ac

(1513.) SEC. 48. Such allowances may be credited to them, A11owances in their accounts for moneys collected for penalties, and may counts. be deducted from such moneys; and the balance of such penalties shall be paid over to their successors in office, or to the County Treasurer, as directed by law, in respect to such penalties.

Township charge.

etc., exempt

Keeper from Ser

(1514.) SEC. 49. If there be not sufficient moneys in their when to be hands to satisfy such allowances, the same shall be paid as other township charges. (1515.) SEC. 50. Every Poor House, Alms House, or other Poor Houses, place provided by any city, township or county, for the recep- from taxation; tion and support of the poor, and all real and personal property vice in Militia. whatever, belonging to or connected with the same, shall be exempt from all assessment and taxation, levied either by the State, or by any county, township, city or village; and the keeper of every Poor House, Alms House, or other place provided as aforesaid, shall be exempt from all service in the militia, from serving on juries, and from all assessment for labor on the highways.

etc., out of Poor

(1516.) SEC. 51. In those counties where County Poor Houses Support of Idiots, may be established, the Superintendents may provide for the House. support of paupers that may be idiots, or lunatics, out of such Poor House, in such manner as shall best promote the interests of the county, and conduce to the comfort and recovery of such paupers.

to be Educated;

paid.

(1517.) SEC. 52. The Superintendents of the Poor of each Certain Paupers county, or the Directors of the Poor of each township liable expense of, how for the support of its own poor, are hereby required to cause the paupers of such county or township respectively, who may be over five and under sixteen years of age, under their charge, to be taught and educated, in the same manner as other children are taught in the primary schools of this State, at least one-fourth part of the time the said paupers shall so remain under their charge; and the expense therefor shall be paid in the same manner as other contingent expenses are paid for the support of said paupers.

to make annual

(1518.) SEC. 53. It shall be the duty of the Superintendents Superintendents of the Poor of each county in this State, on or before the Report; what to twentieth day of December in each year, to report to the Secretary of State, in such form as he shall direct, the number of

contain.

Township Clerk

to Report to

missioners; what

paupers that have been relieved or supported in such county the preceding year, distinguishing the number of county paupers from the number of township paupers, if any; the whole expense of such support, specifying the amount paid for transportation of paupers, and any other items which do not compose any part of the actual expense of maintaining the paupers, and the allowances made to the Superintendents, Directors, Justices, keepers and officers; the actual value of the labor of the paupers maintained, and the estimated amount saved in the expense of their support in consequence of their labor.

(1519.) SEC. 54. It shall be the duty of the clerk of every Board of Com township in those counties where all the poor are not a county to contain. charge, to report to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, within fifteen days after the accounts of the Directors of the Poor have been settled by the Township Board, in each year, an abstract of all such accounts for the preceding year, which shall exhibit the number of paupers that have been relieved or supported in such township the preceding year, specifying the number of county paupers, and of township paupers, the whole expense of such support, and specifying the allowance made to Directors, Justices, constables, or other officers, and any other items which shall not comprise any part of the actual expense of maintaining the paupers. Abstract to be The said abstract shall be delivered by the Clerk of the perintendents. Board of Commissioners to the County Superintendents, to be included by them in their report aforesaid.

delivered to Su

Forfeiture for

Neglect; Duty

State,

(1520.) SEC. 55. Any Superintendent or County Clerk, or of Secretary of Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, who shall neglect or refuse to make such reports, abstracts or copies aforesaid, or who shall willfully make any false report, abstract or copy, shall forfeit one hundred dollars, to be recovered by the Prosecuting Attorney of the County, in the name of the People of this State, and to be paid into the County Treasury. The Secretary of State shall give notice to the Prosecuting Attorney of the County, of every such neglect or misconduct; and it shall be the duty of the Prosecuting Attorney, on receiving such notice, or in any way receiving satisfactory information of such neglect or misconduct, to prosecute for the recovery of such penalties.

Duty of Secretary of State.

(1521.) SEC. 56. The Secretary of State shall annually lay before the Legislature, during the first month of its session, an abstract of the said returns and reports.

TITLE XIV.

CHAPTER XLI.

OF THE DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, AND AND ASYLUMS THEREFOR.