Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-13
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF CONNEC EICUT.
PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION OF THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY, 1878.
Published by Authority
 House Bill No. 6:]
CHAPTER xCrv.

Sec: IT. When any person having settle ment In any town in this State shall go to re- side In some other town, and before he shall pave gained settlement in the town to which he has gone, he or any of his family shall be- come chargeable, the selectmen, after giving notice to the town to which said pauper be- longs to remove him and his family, and on failure of such town to make such removal may apply to any justice of the peace, who shall issue his warrant, directed to either con- stable of said town where said pauper is, con- manding such constable to remove such pau l per to the town where he has his settlement. Said constable shall execute such warrant, and the lawful fees for the service of the same shall be paid by the town to which said pau per belongs.
 Sec. IS. Every person who shall bring into sand leave, or cause to be- brought and left in any town ID this State, any indigent person who IS not an inhabitant of such town, and who shall become chargeable within one wear after having been SO brought and left in such town, shall on demand of the selectmen there of, remove such indigent person out of such town to the town from whence he came {; and | Ii such person SO bringing and leaving or cans ing to be brought and left such indigent person into any town ln this State as aforesaid shall on demand of the selectmen of such town neg leet or refuse to remove such indigent person out of such town to the place from whence he came, he shall forfeit and pay to the town in which such indigent person shall have been left, the sum of seventy dollars and if such Indlgent person shall have been so brought and left in such town, with the intent on the part of the person so bringing and leaving him. or causing him to be so brought and left, to make him chargeable or any expense to such town. such person SD bringing and leaving, CT cauS- ing to de so brought S1d left such indigent person, shall forfeit and pay to the town in which such person shall have been brought and left, the sum of one hundred dollars, and all the expenses such town shall be at in the maintenance of such indigent person; said sum and expenses may be recovered by said town in the action of debt, or in any action of the case.
 Sec. 19. Each town through it's selectmen shall furnish necessary support to all State paupers therein, and shall be reimbursed by the State therefor, at the rate provided in sec- tion thirteen of this act As soon as the se- lectmen ascertain the fact that the pauper is a State pauper some enc of them shall forward to the comptroller statement containing the facts as they may be known by the selectmen, as to the name of the pauper as to the time he came into the State and into the town; as to the expense then necessarily incurred in maintaining him as to the time when said eX- pense began which statement shall be signed and sworn to by some one of said selectmen. At the end of six months after such pauper came into the State, or was discharged from the prison or workhouse one of the selectmen of said town shall send to the comptroller an account Of the whole disbursements made by said town on account of said pauper, which account shall be sworn to by the selectman signing the same.
 Sec. 20. The comptroller, if satisfied as to Of he rINSfa fio1f of f1nc cfofn ments, and the reasonableness of the expendi- lures on account of such pauper, shall reim- purse said town the sum so expended. But Ii said Comptroller shall not be satisfied he may reject such claim and said town may pre- sent the same for further investigation to such committee as the General Assembly may ap- point for such purpose. If said committee shall determine in favor of such claim. it shall then be paid by said comptroller, together with the cost of travel and attendance of nec- essary witnesses, and sum not exceeding twenty five dollars for counsel fees
 Sec. 21. All State paupers after the period of six months, as provided in section three of this act, shall be sent to the town where they re- when they applied for relief, and said last sided mentioned town shall thereafter be chargeable for their support until they have gained set clement in some other town, provided, said paupers shall have gained a residence therein for period of six months or more prior to the time when they have applied for relief; but if said pauper shall not have had such residence in said town for the period aforesaid and shall have had such residence in any other town, in the State said town in which they have last had said residence six months or more shall be chargeable with their support. And if such pauper shall not have continu- ous residence in any town in this State for a period of at least six months, then the town in which they resided at the time they applied for relief shall be chargeable with their support until they shall have gained settlement in some other town in accordance with the pro- visions of this act
 Sec. g. The comptroller may from time to time contract with any person for not more than five years for the relief and support of such indigent persons at rate not exceeding the sum specified in the thirteenth section of this act, and the contractor shall be entitled to receive at the end of every six months the amount then due on such contract and the comptroller may remove any State pauper from any town, and place him with such con tractor; adjust any demands arising under said contract, and draw orders on the State treasurer for the payment thereof.
 Sec. g. When the comptroller shall make such contract, he shall take of such contractor sufficient bonds, with surety, for the faithful OI SuCu COutTdCG, duu GHdL SUCH paupers shall be treated with humanity, and shall have sufficient supply of food, and de- cent and comfortable clothing, and all necessa- " medical aid and attendance.
 Sec. 23. When any person shall become poor and unable to support himself or herself and family, and shall have relatives in the degree of husband, father or mother, grandfather or grandmother, children, who are able to provide such support, it shall be provided by them and if they shall neglect to provide it, the se- lectmen of the town, or any of such relatives, may bring a petition therefor to the superior court of the county in which such poor person resides, against any of such relatives of ability; which court may order the respondent to con- tribute to such support from the time of serv- ing such petition, such sum as may be reason able and necessary, and may issue execution quarterly for the same, which, when collected, shall be paid to said selectmen for that pur- pose and when such petition is brought by the selectmen. the court or any judgment thereof in vacation may require the respondent to become bound with sufficient surety to such town to abide such judgment as may be rem dered on such petition.
 Sec. 24. Such respondent may at any time | thereafter prefer his petition to said court against such selectmen to be relieved from such contribution and if said court shall find I that he is required to contribute to an amount beyond his ability, it may again direct how | much, if anything, he shall contribute therefor, and the remainder of said support shall be fur nished by said town.
 l Sec. 26. The estate of any man dying with out issue, leaving widow, shall be liable for the support of the widow during widowhood, If she shall become poor and there shall be no person of sufficient ability liable to support
 her; and every person to whom any of such
 estate shall be given, or descend, shall, so far
 as the estate extends, be liable to contribute to
 support her during her widowhood, in propor-
 ton to the value of such estate, to be recover
 ed of such person in the manner prescribed in
 in the twenty fourth section of this act.
 | Sec. 27. All of chapter two title fifteen, of
 the generals statutes, revision of 1875, including
 parts one, two and three, excepting such DOT tions thereof as were repealed by the acts pass
 ed at the May session of the General Assembly,
 1875, section ten of chapter twenty five of said
 session laws or 1875, entitled Ian act in alter
 ation of an act entitled an act providing fol
 the support oi paupers ;" also chapter ninety three of the act of said session of 1875, enti
 tied ssan act relating to paupers . also chapter | aouaxfv covnn <,f fha oca1iOn laUc Of 12HR an