The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-03

such county to relieve and support the
persons acquiring the same. in case they
are poor and stand in need of relief, in
the manner following, namely:
1st. A married woman shall follow and
have the settlement of her husband, if he
has any within the State; otherwise, her
own at the time of marriage, if she then
FAD any, shall not be lost or suspended
by the marriage.
"a: Legitimate children shall follow
and have the settlement of their father,
II he has any within the State, until they
gain q settlement of their own; but if he
has none, they shall, in like manner, fol-
low and have the settlement of their
mother. if she has any.
ID. lllegitimate children shall follow
and have the settlement Of their mother
at the time of their birth, If she then has
any within the State; but neither legiti-
mate or illegitimnte children shall gain
settlement by birth in the County
where they may be born, if neither of
their parents then has o settlement
therein.
4th. Any person of the nge of twenty
one years, being q citizen of this or any
other of the United States, who has lived
for three successive years in any County,
and who has during that time maintained
himself and family, shall be held to have
acquired legal settlement therein.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners of each County
III this State to appoint, annually, one
or more persons who shall be known as
the Overseers of the Poor in the County.
1t shall be the duty of said Overseers to
look after and care for the INDECENT, old
and infirm, and all other destitute persons
within the limits of the County, and said
Overseers shall have authority to send
any poor person who may become q
charge upon the County, to the County
Poor House; subject to such conditions
as may be established by the County
Commissioners.
SEQ. 5. If the Overseers of the Poor
OF any County shall refuse or neglect to
provide for any poor person who shall
ask for relief, or who shall be reported to
them as needing and entitled to receive
relief, it shall be the duty of the County
Commissioners of said County, and they
shall buve the power, after investigation.
either upon the complaint of the perso II
asking relief, or upon the complaint of
any resident of said County, to commit
such person to the County Poor House. 7
SEQ. g. The Overseers of the Poor, in
their respective cities or Counties, shall
provide for the immediate comfort and
relief OF all persons residing or found
therein, having lawful settlements in
other places, when they fall into distress
and stand in need of Immediate relief,
and until they are removed to the city
or County Of their lawful settlement:
the expenses whereof, incurred within
three months next before notice is given
to the place to be charged, as also of
their removal, or burial, in case of their
death, may be recovered by the city or
County incurring the same, against city
or County liable therefor in an action at
law, to be instituted within two years
after the cause of action arises, but not
otherwise.
Sec. z. The Overseers of the Poor of
any city or County may send written
notification, stating the facts relating to
any person actually become chargeable
thereto, to one or more of the Overseers
of the city or County where his settle
nent is supposed to be, and requesting
them to remove him, which they may do
by written order directed to any person a
therein designated, who may execute the
same.
SEC. 8. If such removal is not effected
by the last mentioned Overseers within
oho HOptu uIter receiving the notice,
they shall, within the said one month,
send to one or more of the Overseers,
requesting such removal, written an
swer, signed by one or more of them,
stating therein their objections to the re-
movnl; and if they fail to do so, the
Overseers who requested the removal
may cnuse the pauper to be removed to
the city or County of his supposed set
tlement, by written order, directed to
any person therein designated, who may
execute the same; and the Overseers of
the city or County to which the panper
is 80 sent shall receive and provide for
Eim; and such city or County shall be
liable for the expenses Of his support
and removal, to be recovered in ON action
by the city or County incurring the
same, and shall be barred from contest.
ing the same question of settlement with
the plaintiff in such action.
SEQ. 8. The notification and answer
mentioned in the two preceding Sections
may be sent by mail; aud such notifica-
tion or answer, directed to the Overseel
of the Poor of the city or County in.
tended to he 80 notified or answered.
postage prepaid, shall be deemed suffi
cient notice or answer, and shall be con-