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Each

County

own poor.

transportation of such pauper from this Territory, or may provide for his relief.

SEC. 5. If any person shall become chargeable in any county to care for its in which he did not reside at the commencement of the ninety days aforesaid, he shall be cared for by the county commissioners of the county where he may be found. And it shall be the duty of the county clerk of said county to send notice by mail to the county clerk of the county in which such person has his permanent residence, that said person has become chargeable as a pauper, and requesting the authorities of said last named county, to remove said pauper forthwith, and to pay the expenses incurred by reason of the care aforesaid. If any such pauper, by reason of sickness or disease, or through neglect of the proper authorities aforesaid to remove him, or if, through any cause, he cannot be removed, then the county taking charge of such pauper may, by civil action, sue for, and recover from the county to which such pauper belongs, the sum expended for [and] on behalf of such pauper, and in taking care of the same.

paupers, or

public charge, forbidden.

Importat'n of SEC. 6. If any person shall bring and leave, or cause to be brought persons likely and left, any pauper or paupers in any county in this Territory, to become a wherein such pauper or paupers do not lawfully reside, or shall bring and leave, or cause to be brought and left, in any county in this Territory, any persons who from any disability will become chargeable upon said county, with intent to make such pauper or paupers a county charge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, nor less than twenty-five dollars.

Penalty.

County, town,

or city author

porting pau

SEC. 7. The county, town, or city, authorities of any county, ities prohibit town or city in this Territory, are hereby prohibited from either ed from trans- directly or indirectly transporting any pauper into any other per into other county of this Territory, except as provided in this act; Provided, county. That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the transportaProviso. tion of any pauper out of this Territory, through any county

Money or property of elee

of.

thereof.

SEC. 8. If at the time of, or after, the death of any person in mosynary, any county of this Territory, in whose behalf money shall have how disposed been expended by said county, it shall appear that he died possessed of money or property not exceeding one hundred dollars in value, the county commissioners of said county shall take possession of said money and property, and shall immediately thereafter cause the relatives of such deceased person, if known, to be notified of the amount expended by said county in his behalf, and also of the possession and description of said money and property; and if said relatives pay the amount so expended, said money and property shall be delivered to the relative or relatives making such payment; but if they refuse or fail to pay said amount within a reasonable time, then said commissioners shall sell said property, or cause the same to be sold.

Surplus, after

ses, posed of.

dis

SEC. 9. If the amount realized from such sale shall be more how is than sufficient to pay the expenses incurred by said county, the county commmissioners thereof, shall, after deducting the amount of such expenses, pay such debts of said deceased person that may be due residents of this Territory, as would have a prior claim if

said property had been administered upon in the probate court of said county; the residue, if any, together with the amount of expenses aforesaid, shall be paid by said commissioners into the county treasury of said county.

SEC. 10. If any person, required under section two of this act, Irrelevant. to support any relative therein mentioned, shall appeal from a judgment rendered thereunder, the appeal bond in such case shall, in addition to the usual conditions of such bonds, be conditioned that the principal therein will, if said judgment is affirmed, pay all expenses incurred by said county in behalf of such relative between the rendition of such judgment and the affirmation thereof.

sioners

SEC. 11. The board of county commissioners of any county co commisin this Territory may, if they deem it best for the interests of the provide workcounty, cause to be built or provided in their respective counties, houses. work-houses for the accommodation and employment of such persons as may from time to time become a county charge, and such work-houses and paupers, shall be under such rules and regulations. as the county commissioners may deem just and proper.

SEC. 12. All money collected under the provisions of this act, shall be paid into the treasury of the proper county for the use of said county.

Money collectinto

ed to be paid county

treasury.

SEC. 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and In force. after its passage.

Approved, December 11th, 1875.

CHAPTER 94.

Probate courts terms of

Probate court to keep scal.

Court shall be open, when.

Judgments, manner of en

PROBATE COURTS.

AN ACT to Provide for Regular Terms of the Probate Courts, and for Other Purposes.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the
Territory of Wyoming :

SECTION 1. The judge of the probate court of each county shall attend at his office on the second Monday of January, April, July and October, and then and there hold a term of said court for the transaction of such business as the laws of this Territory may require to be performed during term time, and may continue each term from day to day, until all the business therein pending shall be disposed of.

SEC. 2. The several probate courts of this Territory shall each provide and keep a seal, and all process required to be issued shall bear date when issued, and shall be signed by the judge of such court, and be attested with the seal thereof.

SEC. 3. The probate court of each county shall be open at all reasonable hours of each day, for the transaction of business within its jurisdiction, and may, at any time, hear and determine all matters not required by law to be determined during term time.

SEC. 4. Orders or judgments for the payment of money may forcement. be enforced by execution, in the same manner as judgments for the payment of money in the district courts of this Territory.

Processes, mode of execution.

Judge of pro

bate shall not

att'y, when.

SEC. 5. Executions, warrants, and other process, issued by a judge of probate, shall be executed by the sheriff of the county in which such process may be issued, in the same manner, with the same powers, responsibilities, and fees, as if issued from the district court.

SEC. 6. No judge of probate shall be counsel or attorney in be counsel or any civil action for, or against, any executor, administrator, guardian, minor, trustee, or any other person over whom or whose accounts he would by law have jurisdiction, whether such accounts relate to the business of the estate or not.

Co. commissloners to pro

SEC. 7. The county commissioners of each county shall provide book-cas- vide suitable cases for books and papers in the office of the probate judge, the expense of which shall be paid by the county.

es.

Authority of SEC. 8. The several judges of probate in this Territory shall probate judges have full power and authority to administer oaths and affirmations

in all cases where the same are required to be administered. They are also authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments of writing, and solemnize marriages.

SEC. 9. All proceedings in the probate courts shall be upon application of a party, verbal or written, and when verbal, entered in the records of the court, and when written they shall be filed. SEC. 10. All other powers and duties of the probate courts, or judges thereof, shall be as prescribed by law.

SEC. 11. Each judge of probate shall keep his office at the Judges, duties county seat of his county, for the purpose of attending to the duties of, ete. of his office as may be required by law, and upon failure or refusal so to do after due and personal notice, such office shall be declared vacant, and a special election may be ordered by the board of county commissioners to fill such vacancy.

repealed.

SEC. 12. All acts, and parts of acts, so far as they conflict with Conflict'g acts the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 13.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and In force. after its passage.

Approved, 27th November, 1871.

CHAPTER 95.

Books, maps,

etc., to be de The librarian.

posited with

In force.

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

AN ACT Relating to the Custody of Public Documents and for Other Purposes.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Terri tory of Wyoming:

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of all officers and persons who now have, or may hereafter receive, any books, maps, charts, or other documents designed for the use of the Territory of Wyoming, to deposit the same immediately on receipt thereof with the Territorial librarian, to be by him placed in the Territorial library.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, December 9, 1873.

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