Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-05-14
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President o: the Senate.
II, 1853.
No 2l1
AN ACT.
For the relief of the Poor.


Sec. l. BE it enacted By the General As
sen'6(y Of the State Of Ohio, That any person
or persons, other than those hereinafter provi-
ded for, residing one year in any township in
this State, without being warned by the trus-
tees of said township to depart the same, or
three years after being so warned, without be-
ing again warned as aforesaid, shall be consid-
cred as having gained legal settlement in
such township. Every indented servant or
apprentice, legally brought into this State,
shall obtain legal settlement in the township
where such servant, or apprentice, first served
his or her master or mistress three years, and
every married woman during coverture and
after her husbands death, shall be considered
legally settled in the place where he was le.
gally settled; but if he shall have, or shall
have had, no legal settlement, then she shall
be considered as settled in the place where
she was last legally settled before marriage.
Sec 2. That nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to enable any black or mulatto
person to gain a legal settlement in this State
Provided that nothing in this section shall be
so construed as to prevent the directors of any
county or city inhrmary in their discretion
IRON admitting any black or muiatto person
into said intrmarv. -
Sec 8. That the trustees, upon receiving
information, that any person has come within
the limits of their township, to reside, who will
be likely to become township charge, shall
issue their warrant or order to any consta-
BILE OF the township, commanding such consta-
Die to warn such person forthwith to depart
the township, by reading such warrant or Or
der, of the trustees of the township, in his or
her presence and hearing or by leaving an at
tested copy, at bis or her last place of resi-
dence, and IL shall be the duty of such cousta-
Die reading such warrant or order, to make
Immediate service thereof, in manner above di-
rected. and to certify on the back of such war.
rant that he read the same in the presence
or hearing of the person therein named, or left
an attested copy thereof at his or her last
place OF residence, as the case may be, which
warrant the said constable shall immedlatelv
lodge with the clerk of the township, VINO shall
record the same, and the certificate of the con-
stable endorsed thereon, within three days
thereafter, in The book containing the records
of the township
Sec. 4. That upon complaint being made,
or Information given, to the trustees of a town
ship, IN any county having county poor
house, that any inhabitant of such township,
having legal settlement therein, is in a suf-
ferlng condition and requires public assistance
or support, said trustees shall inquire INTO the
condition and necessities of such person, and
II satisfied that such person ought to be re-
lieved at public expense, they shall make out
an order to the directors of the poor house, to
receive and provide for such person. and shall
accompany said order with the statement re.
q1lred by the act to authorize the establish
ment of poor houses.
Sec. 5. That when the Trustees of any
township, in any county, having no county In
firmary, shall be satisfied that any person r.
such township is in a suffering condition, and
ought to be relieved at the expense of such
township they shall afford such relief, at the
expense of their township, as in their opiaion,
the necessities of such person may require
And when more than temporary relief is re-
qured, the trustees shall set up notification
in three public places in their township. spec.
lying some time and place, at which they will
attend Tor the purpose of receiving proposals.,
for the maintenance of such person, which no.
sihsaIiOn shall be posted up at leas, seven