American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-11

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Cumstancns, afford little promise Of cure hy
human power In such cases, the disease Of
the mind will probably continue daging il,
conueXi0u with the body.
Laws which regulate tIs subject arc ona ct
cd in other countries; ami, if your mcnoriaIisls
be correctly Informed, are also enacted in some
OF the States of the Union, viz: laws which
bind each county Of the State to maintain its
own paupols. Such enactment by your ho-
norahIe body Will stiew an equitable regard for
the rights OF every section Of the State; and
VIII leave every county at liberty To accom-
pilsh its humane intentions without imposition.
In other states, liberal provision by one ser-
ton tor the support Of its own paupGgs, has in
Vlted lmpOSiLiOus from other sections, and such
has been, and, without legislative enactment,
will continue to be, tie annually increasing
impositi0ns upon HaitiHorc city and CoUnty.-
Charity, that noble moral attribute, assimi-
lates the creature to his Creator; but even cha
rity does not require the iorgctfuness Of JUS
tico in the relations between man and man.
Your memorialSts have thus presented tactS
to your honorable body; and will not further
occupy your time by elaborate argument; but,
IN conclusion, most respectfully pray that your
honorable body will enact such law or laws as
will give TO the trustees for the poor OF Balli-
more city and county, the power TO charge to
the county or counties To which any paupeG
or paupers in, or hereafter to be in, the Aims
house of Baltimore city and county, may
rightlulIy belong, slxty-five dollars annually
for each of said paupers- provision being
made in said law or laws to enable said trus-
tees to recover, by legal process, said annual
charge; or i'said trustees may choose to return
said pauper or paupeIs to the county or coun-
ties to which they may righttully belong, TO
enable them TO do so at the cost and charge of
said county or countless said costs to be recov-
cradle by legal process-at the same time re-
serving TO SAID county or counties tho privi-
lege, after due and legal notice by said tTus-
tees, of the presence of said pauper or paupers
in said Aims house, to send for them and take
them away; said county or counties being held
legally responsible TO said trus ecs of said Aims
house for all expenses for the maintenance of
said pauper or paupers between the time Of the
serving Of the notice aforesaid and their reno
val.
Your memorialiss do not wish to be under
stood az desiring TO have the provisions Of such
enactment restricted to the trustees for the
poor OF Baltimore city and county; but leave it
to your honorable cody TO decide whether such
provisions shall not extend to the trustees for
inc poor III All l!G counties Oi inc state. orr
memoraists also leave it to your honorable
body to decide in the act for the enactment OF
which they pray, what shall constitute Legal
residence and legal notice
/ Your memorllists most respectfully ask the
/ early attention Of yolr honorable body to the
subject Of their prayer.
7 And your me.noriaIists, as in duty bound,
will ever pray, Sc.
/ ResOtred by The Mayor and City Council NJ
Baltimore, That copy Of the N mortal Of The
Mayor and City Council to the senate and
house of delegates of Maryland, praying for the
enactment Of law in r9lltion to pauPers in
the Aims house, not legal residents Of Balti-
more city or of Baltimore county, he signed by
the Mayor and the President Of each branch,
and forwarded Immediately to the senators and
delegates from Baltimore city and Baltimore
county in the General Assembly; AID that
they be, and hereby are respectfully requested
! to present the same, and to use their most re l.
Gus efforts 10 procure the speedy passage of
sach enactment.