The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-07-25
.dets postponed for consideration.
AN ACT for the further relief and sur

AN AZ IOr the Iuftnef relleI anu sup.
port, employment and removal Of the poor.
SIC. 1. REasnaa d BY The Senate and House
sswsbIsd, That al poor and INDECENT persons,
having. no lawful settlement within this State,
shall be relieved and supported by the County
In which they were respectively residents on the
fifteenth lay Of March last, or in which they
may actually become needy Of being aided in
their maintenance, in case they were not thus
needy on the day aforesaid.
SEC. 2. Be IL further Enacted That the Justices
Of the Court Of Sessions, in each county, shall
have the care and oversight Of all the poor per-
sons before mentioned, in their respective Coun.
ties and the power, duties aud dire cticns If
said justices as to such poor persons, shall be
the same with those ofthe cverseers Of the poor
Of and in towns, and the provisions Of law in rela-
ton to the poor Of towns and their children, shall
30 far as the same can apply. have force and ef-
feet, in respect to the poor in the several Coun-
ties, who have no lawful settlement IN tins State
~-mutatis mufaDdis
SEC. 3. 81 . funter Enacted, That suitable
sums OF money to defray e charges Of re-
leiying or supporting such poor persons, shall be
raised. assessed and collected in the same way
and manner, within the several counties as is BY
law provided and required to be raised to meet
And defray other county charges.
SIC. 4. BE H/urfher saaO d, That all actions
and suits Instituted against the Inhabitants Of
any county for causes in this act mentioned shall
be commenced and pursued IN come Court Of the
County sued; and service shall be made BY
leaving an attested copy Of the writ with either
the County Attorney or County Treasurer, or one
Of the Justices Of the Court Of Sessions thereof:
md il shall be no sufficient challenge to juror
smpanne lad to try such actions, nor objection
60 any Judge sitting in such trials, OF to any wit
ness calle to testify or deposs therein, that they
Ore habitants Of such county aud in all ether
particulars, the sams proceedings shall be had,
a. when counties are sued for any other causes
Of action Prorided, heweoes, That no action or
suit shall be sustained, till after the fifteenth day
sf March next, for causes ia this act nsntionsd,
Accruipg prior to that time.
SEC. s. Be IL further enacted, That Il shall be
lawful for the County Attorney, or any Agent au-
therised By the Justices ofthe Sessions, to make
tender to the Cverseers Of the Poor Of any town
to the Sessions Justices Of another county, Or TO
any individual, that may have demand or claim
against county for the support or relief Of any
poor persons described in this act and ia case
the creditor or plaintiff shall refuse the sum ten
dered. and costs, (f any and shall in due course
Of law, recover \ sum in damages no larger than
this sum rendered and the interest thereon after
the time Of tender the county sued shall recov.
er its lawful cost accruing thcreafterwards.
SIC. g. BE u further enacted, Tnat no county
Shall be obliged 10 pay more than one dollar by
tn week for the board ofany county psuper, nor
p,ore than twenty dollars ~ the year for cloth
ing hiu, aud in thar proportion for shorter time
IN Senate, June "a. 1920.
The further consider alton hereof postponed till
the next session Of the present Legislature, and
ordered 10 be printed IN such newspapers as pub
lish the laws Of the State.