The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-27
LAWS OF OHIO-Published Officially.
AN ACT

AmeuQdlOry vi dll dCI eulllleu, all dCI lOl
the relief of the poor, passed March Ia,
1853.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, That any person
or persons, other than those hereinafter pro-
vided for, who shall reside one year in any
township in this state, shall be considered as
having gained legal settlement in such
township. Every indented servant or APP
prentice, legally brought into this state, shall
obtain legal settlement in the township
where such servant or apprentice shall serve
his or her master or mistress one year; and
every married woman, during coverture, or
after her husbands death, shall be considered
legally settled in the place where he was last
legally settled but if he shall have had no
legal settlement, then she shall be considered
as settled in the place where she was last
legally settled before marriage Provided,
that nothing in this section shall be so con-
strued as to release any township from its
legal obligations to support any person or
persons removing from such township, until
such person or persons shall have gained a
legal settlement in The township to which
such person or persons shall have removed
Provided further, that if any person or per-
sons shall become township charge, before
such person or persons shall have gained le-
gal settlement in any township to which any
such person or persons shall have removed +,
they shall not be considered as having gained
legal settlement in such township, during
the time that such person or persons shall
remain township charge.
Sec 2. That the trustees Of each town
ship shall afford relief or support to any per-
son or persons within their township, not
having a legal settlement in the same, when
such relief or support is needed; Provided,
that whenever the trustees of any township
shall be called upon to afford relief from the
township treasury, in any county having a
county infirmary, to any person or persons
who have no legal settlement in this state,
or whose place Of residence is unknown, it
shall be the duty of the trustees to make out
an order to the direcors of such county in
firmary, to receive and provide for such per-
son or persons so long as the said trustees
may direct; Provided, further, that whenev-
er the trustees of any township shall be call
ed upon to afford relief from the township
treasury, in any county having no county
lntirmary, to any person or persons, who have
no legal settlement i'll this state, or whose
place Of residence is unknown, it shall be
the duty of such trustees to Keep an accurate
account of all moneys so expended, and GER
tify such account, together with the vouch-
erS for the same, to the county commission
ers of the county, who shall cause the
amount so paid to be paid to the township,
out of the county treasury; Provided, fur
ther, that IN case any person or persons, be-
coming chargeabe to any township, as atore-
said, shall have no legal settlement within
this state the trustees may remove such per
son or persons to the state where he, she or
they have legal settlement; unless such
person or persons shall give sufficient securi-
/ ty to indemnify the said township.
Sec. g. That sections one, three and sew
Ell, of the act to which this is amendatory,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
F. G. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, pro tenn.
May lst, 1884.
i 1871 AN ACT
To provide for the distribution of Swans
Revised Statutes of Ohio
Sec. /. BE it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, That the secre
tary of state be, and he is hereby authorized
and directed to distribute in the same man
ner as the general laws are now distributed
Derby's new revised edition of Swans Stat
utes of Ohio, in the following manner: