The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31
WIN, A. WATSON.
Piece Continued.
Dvsn's Mills, ". Va.

doctor. i. no. given in full in either Of
DR.. Csmdea's graa. works; but the
above is the document itself. In DR..
Camden. article in Jour paper If Dec.
20, 1869, hc said something about going
to "sce sick womon," "sho was very
poor,"-butd docs no. say tina, sho was a
paupcr-"ehr lived in Jane Lew" &c.
i hope be does no. mean to say that she
had my better right to be pail for get
ting .ick there than il she had lived any
where else. Now hero is all tue trouble
the woman did no, pay him down for hi,
going to see her; 80 you eau soc where
tho doctors greatest pain is-itis inthcir
pockets. l wonder il the store-keePers
have not Como bad debt they would iiko
to got cut Of the County? Tho Coun y
is just as equally bound pay all oftheir
bad debts rs to pay those Of tho doctors.
But the Law dues not give 10 tho doctors
the power to say who shall DO put upon
the pauper list. The Legislature, III its
wisdom, provided how any and every
person may be put upon the County and
for th. benefit Of the learned doctor, !
will give thu mode, SO that hc may be re-
licved from the conceived duties
which he thinks dcrolves upon him. lie
complained ofknonins too much Of the
late Csde. / think he ought to know a
little more than he docs, or quit in,truct-
ing other people a, to their duties under
the law. think can give him some
information that will relieve bis mind.
The 46th chapter Of section lst says
"An Oversccr of til. Poer Of ,hall DO an
nually elected by the voters Of every
Township" &c., so you sec that no is not
a County officer. The Gtl, section says
ON application by or on behalf Of any
person who is unable to maiptain himself,
Or by or on behalfo Of the family Of any
person when he is unable TO maintain it.
and tie family is unable to maintain IL
self, such person or family. if he or they
have q legal; settlement in the County.
shall be provided for or assisted Us his or
their necessities may require, under tic
order and direction cfMe 0rerse.rs Of tic
7ornship in ,rhieh such settlement may
Je," &c. so you can see at a glance who
is assuming tho power in this matter, the
Supervisors or tie doctors. Tie law
says tile Oroisser Of tho Poor OF tho
Township in which the p.upcr has a lie.
gal settlement shall b The man to sec
that the paupcrs arc properly taken care
Of. DR.. Camden as good as says that the
law is mistaken. Tue doctors are the
lneu above oil others who should aud do
know who ought to be put upon Tie pau.
per list, and when they want any medi.
cal attention. The S.h section says
"the Ovcrseer Of every township shall
have decently inte,ch the remains Of such
persons as die therein. who ut the time Of
their death may not have possessed pro.
perry enough 10 dcfray tho expense Of
such burial" The S2ud section Of tho
same chapter says that the word Over
seer" is to bc construed as il followed i'm.
modiatcly BY the words "of the Poor"
Tho doctors cont care 50 much about the
Over,eers having the paupors' burial TO
attend to; as j! would 30 out oftheir
line of business. Somebody else eau do
that as cheap Us they can. We are glad
that we have found some law that the
doctors sanba. change. But, Mr.. Doc
tor, you must take the law altogether. II
you change ono part you mus! change it
all. Ifnot. you must not change any.
Ii you will be Orerscer Of the Poor, you
must be ii in full. Then wo shall not lie
at the trouble Of eleeting any; for you
seem TO be very willing 10 perform ali tho
duties which under tho late code dcr,lv.
ed upon him. Will lie DR.. tell VIA.
the Urcrseer is elected for, according TO
bis views2 lie said something about The
Overseer uftlie Poor In Wiley Town.
slip living within one mile OF rauper
10 Sheridan Township; and by that sin.
full ordinance be could not employ doc.
tor. The law says tile 4ninc thing. The
OSersecr in one Township has no right
or power to order assistance to any per.
son or pauper in any other TornlLip, to
be paid for by the County. The doctor
COMPLAINS that Collins Ives 12 miles
froui Weston. don't think The voters
Of sheridan Township thought they would
offend tdi, greu! mai. or they would not
have elected Collins: 90. Dr., do forgive
them this tiine-next year tell them the
danger they ore In, aud hope IL will be
all right. Mr.. Camden said something
about what snail fees he would receive
andet the sinful ordinance. BE started
OF with great ityls, but before lie got
down to The lowest he lost Ills fraction.
Lie runs ii 10 ons.si1teenth part Of inie
aud makes II come to three cents. II The
doctor had not undertaken 10 learn The
Supervisors tho law in respect to their
duties, and to show 10 what lie would get
at fifty cents per mile, we would net
have known but what lie did know the
law about esetsbOdy's business; and
would have .bought that lie understood
fractions. The doctor puts the ID mind
Of a little story Uncv upon time nian
had a son wliom lis regarded as below
pr; and the old gentleman, on going to
u party one evening, was beset BY llis
Doy to SO With him. The obi geutlvuluI