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LAWS OF OHIO.
AN ACT.


AnendatOry Of an act entitled, an act for the
relief of the poor, passed March 18th 1854.
SEC. /. Be It enacted by the GeLersl As
sembly of the State of Ohio, That any person
or persons, other than those hereinafter provi-
ded for, who shall reside one year in any town.
ship in this State shall be considered as having
gained legal settlement in such township
Every indented servant or apprentice, legally
brought into this State, shall obtain legal set.
Element 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 II lie
shall have had no legal settlement, then she
shall be considered as settled in the place
where she was last legally settled before marri-
age; Provided, that nothing in this section shall
be SO construed 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 le-
gal settlement in the township 10 which such
person or persons shall have removed Provi-
ded, further, that if any person or persons
shall become township charge, before such
person OF persons shall, gained legal set
Element in any township to which any such per.
son or persons shall have removed, they shall
not be considered as having gained legal set
Element in such township, during the time that
such person or persons shall remain township
charge.
Sec. 2. That the trustees of each township
shall afford relief or support TO any person OF
persons within their township, not having a lie.
gal settlement in the same, when such relief OF
support is needed; Provided, that whereas the
trustees of any township shall be called upon
TO afford relief from The township treasury in
any county having county In6rmary, to any
person or persons, who have nolegal settlement
in this State, or whose place ofresidence is un'
known it shall be the duty of the trustees tc
make out an order to the directors OF such
county in6rmary, TO receive and provide fol
such person or persons so long as the said trus.
tees may direct: Provided, further, that when
ever the trustees Of any township shall be call
ed upon TO afford relief from the township
treasury, in any county having no county mfr
tmarY, TO any person or persons. who have M
legal settlement in this state, or whose place o
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Of such trustees to keep an accurate account
of all monies expended, and certify such account
, together with the vouchers for the same, to th,
county commissioners of the county, who shal
cause the amount to be paid to the township
out of the county treasury Provided further
that in case any person Of persons, becoming
cbargeable to any township, as aforesaid. shal
have no LEGAL settlement within this State tn
trustees may remove such person or persons h
the State where he, she or they have legs
settlement unless such person or persons shal
give sufficient security TO indemnify the sal
8 township.
r SEC. 8. That sections one, three, and sevel
ef the act to which this is amendatory, be, an
the same are hereby repealed.
F. G. LEBLOND,
q Speaker of the House If Representatives.
ROBERT LEE.
!. President of the Senate, pro tenn.
May 1, 1854.