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the tenor aud effect as required in the act
concerning apprentices.

the teuOr auu eject as required IN the act
concerning apprentices.
Sec 6. When any nonresident, or any
other person not coming within the defni-
ton Of a pauper, shall fall sick in any
county in this territory, not having money
or property to pay his board, nursing or
medical aid, it shall be the duty of the
commissioners Of the proper county, on
complaint being made, to give or order to
be given, such assistance 10 such poor per-
son as they may deem just and necessary
and if said sick person shall die, then the
said commissioners shall give or order to
be given to such person decent burial
and the said commissioners shall make
such allowance for board, nursing, medical
aid, or burial expenses, as they shall deem
just and equitable, and order the same to
be paid out of the comfy treasury. ..
Sec. I. When the application is made
by any pauper to the board of county COM
missioners of any county in this territory,
for relief, it shall be necessary for said
commissioners to require of said pauper
satisfactory evidence that he has been
resident of said county for twelve months,
Immediately preceding the day upon which
such application was made.
Sec. 8. When application is made by
any pauper to the board county commissi-
oners as aforesaid, it shall appear to the
satisfaction Of said board that the person
so applying for relief has resided in said
county agreeably to the provisions Of the
foregoing section of this act, he shall be
entitled to all the relief provided by this
act; but if on the contrary it shall appear
-to]the satisfaction Of said board, that such
pauper has not been a resident Of said
county agreeably to the provisions of sew
enth section, they shall proceed to remove
from their county, at the expense Of said
county, such pauper to the county where
such pauper may have his residence, or
may, if they think best, issue a notice di-,
rected to some constable Of the county
which notice said constable shall serve
forthwith on said pauper, requiring him to
depart forthwith from the county, and af-
ter so serving said notice by reading the
same to said pauper, said constable shall,
within Eve days thereafter, return the same
to the said clerk Of the board Of county
commissioners, issuing the same, noting
the time and manner Of service.
Sec. Q. After service of such notice as
aforesaid, no pauper shall be entitled to re-
lief from such county, unless the county
commissioners shall deem it absolutely nee
essary. - gag
Sec. 10. The board of county commits
sioners Of any county in this territory may,
II they think proper, cause to be built or
provided in their respective counties, work.
houses for the accommodation and employ
ment Of such paupers, as may from time TO
time become a county charge and said
work-house and paupers shall be under
such rules and regulations as said board Of
commissioners may deem proper and just.
Sec. IL. If any person shall bring and
leave any pauper in any county in this ter
ritory, wherein such pauper is not lawfully
settled, knowing him to be panper, he
shall forfeit and pay the sum Of one hun
dred dollars for every such offence, to be
sued for and recovered by, and to the nse
Of such county, in civil action before any
court having Jurisdiction Of the same.
Passed May l, 1854. F7a'- ~ isa'
certify the foregoing Is true copy Of
the original act. ra.llel ..l
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