Sec. 9.
The council of any city may make such provision as they shall deem expedient for the support and relief of poor persons residing in the city; and for that purpose may provide by ordinance for the election or appointment of a director of the poor for the city, and may prescribe his duties and vest him with such authority as may be proper for the exercise of his duties.
History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3115 ;-- CL 1915, 3029 ;-- CL 1929, 1953 ;-- CL 1948, 91.9