The Newtown bee., 1878-06-20
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ta any tuah ii UUs stale H7 nh-ffiAli fhall oh hr msui of fho srlrrunru ut such town nnglptfnr r- fuse tu ggl9Ta such igGigeni plsun uut If such 4 town tdFhu pHce fNnn,Wlisnre lla came, he shall
 firlrit Hfi pIy tn tif tasp lnwlinA Rfrh lnalltnt palspn siali hayq .7ss lelf. tg@suil ofsytnty dnTfars, aud if suekintH.nt pers0n ahall have been s9 brought undlnit n Fle town with the
 ntemisnn tie rart of tho prrAon nn bringing aud tleAylng him, uiesllainR hhn io h so lSs.3sialfsmd lafs O Il ase i mkfli rgen le r my sp4lnse Q Qleh town. such psl'ssi So bringing or isaxslG or lrausinyg to bs ai hhRht hnu.ieff sui1i inilipent person shah forfeit md my tothe town in sgiirh Such pepaon alAl have been bfppsht aud len the sum 0f nnn hnudrel anllarT. and all tho eSpenses snel town shall De at ia the nlasfi fiefacA of such lnaigett peraun; saih sum and exp ns.snlqyhe rr0yared by said town ip the action Of debt or In any art!nu of thoeaRe, ,
 soc 10. Each town through it's selcehnonr shhl furu'sh necessary support to all state pat- phls thcreiti anl sha be reimbursed by the state iahrnnr at tho rato provided in section thirteen or ths act. AsDan as tle salocinQn ascsrtaip the faf thnt tl6pnuper ia a atto ptUper some one of them shnll forward to the compfrollcra statement cuni ning the thcts as tllny may 0 known ny the gel ctmon, to tho llanle of tho paapar as to tho tlnie he egnln intothe agt0 and into The town to where heso cainc frnm at tn tn cx irilses then nee R.rlly nsurred in maintaining ann; as to the tim when ai expeise Do an; which statement EhRl be signed Ild sworn to by some one of said s,ertInen. At tho end of siS months after such paupor came into tn sate. or WAS discharged from the prison or workholse. one of the selectmen of said town shall send nAtotheeomptroller an account I of the whole disbursements made by said town on account pf'sHia panper which account shall be sworn th by the selcctinen signing the same.
 See 20 Tho comptroller if satisfied as to the truth of tho substantial facts of the statements, land the rcasonableness of the expenditures on ac . nnt of such pappcr, shall reimburse said town tI" smm so expended. llut if said comptroller shall Hut be satisfied he may F. lcCt FtCh claim and saI town may present tbr same for further iny's. tig&tuu tu such ,Ommittrrs as the general asA,m- | hly may app fint for such purpose If said com. mtt'r shall determine in favor of such claim. it shall thnp be paia by said "pmptrolrr, together with Inc cost of travel au1 t runrc of necessary witprsscs and q sum not X ee,! ng twenty-iiyu dollars for r0unscl fee,
 S'r 2l. All state pauprrS after the period of six months, as provided in section three of this act gha b, s.llt bach tu tue town where they resided when thcy applied for relief and said last men toned towu4hall thereafter be chargcabr for their support until they shall have gained q settlement in some other town: provided said paUpcrS shall hgve had Il re+i'lnre therein for a period of six months or more prior to the time when they ap. piled fr relief; DutIsdl paupsr shall mol, have hal such residrucesin said town for the period aresai and -n:l havehad sliel residence In any 'n,h r town jn the state. said town ill which they have last had residence six m nthS or more shall ciarnrHbp tn their support. Aud if said paul p'r sinai! not hGy g rnniinuuus residence in any town in this st,lt" for period of at least six months then the town ill which they resided at the time iey appe,l for rel ef shall be cargeabe with thrir srpporV until they shah have gained ecttnmeut in suIna other town i'll accordance with thr provisions nt this act
 Sec--22. Tn comp roller may from time to time contract with any person for not more than five wars for tho relic! "n supPurt of sllrh indiGcnt rS''il5 at rate not eXrcrdmg the sum specified in iha thirteenth section of this act, and the tractor shall be entitled to receive at the end of every siA months tn amount then due ou such rontrr't and the conptroll'r may remove any >tate panpcr trnm any town, and place him with such conf raator: a ilst any dtHlaids arising nn- der sait contract. anl druw orders OH the state treasurer for the payment thereof.
 Sac g. Whom the comptroller shall make such contract he sGall take nf sl h contractor sufficient bonds with surety, fut the faithful perturmance of such, coz tract. all tAat suUh paupeIs shall De treated wit lHlnGnty alm Shall have aalffcielt supply of tuotE aIIl decent nld comfortable cloth ing gild all ntees sarY laetcalaid 'd attenlanec. Sec 24. When, any person sh. b"Conr poor and unable tn support himself or herself and fam fly, and shall have relatives ill the degree of hS- band, !athcr and mother grandfather or Erandnlo- thG", children or grandchildren, who are abl'' t provide such sulp9rt it. shall be provided by them; anl if they sh4ll neglect to gproHiie itste seiectinan of thGstoMl, oPany of such relatiyes, may brug apetiti4n thefei6rt6t the superioreourt Of the county in wLlch such poor person resides, against any of such relatives of ability; which court may OrdC1tthe respondent to contribute to such support from the time of serving such peti- tOn. such sum as may be reasonable and neCessa- " and may issue execution quarterly for the same which, when collected, shall be paid to said select men for that purpose; and when such petition s brought by the sclectmCn, the court or any judge thereof in vacation may require the respondent to become bound with sufficient surety to such town tn abide such judgment as may be rendered on such petition.
 Scc 9. Such respondent may at any time there after prefer his petition to said court against such seleetnaen to be ree ged rom such tribution; andi said coltft shaffind that he fs reQuirea to contribute to an amount beyond his ability, it may ain direct how much, ifanything, he shall con tribute therefor and the remainder of said support shall be furnished by said town. 'A Sec. 26. 4Tgle estate of any man dying without issue. leaving a widow shall be liable for the sup port of the widow during her widowio d, 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 D" ''iven. 1T descend shall so far as the estate extend be liable to contribltt"tn support her during her wi low. in proportion to the NTue of sucA estate, to be r. t'orcrcd of such person in the mal pre- scribed ill the tWenty-tOurth section of this act. E Seea2T AlIofchapter two title fifteen. of the general statutes revision Of 1sI in, hiding parts one, two and three, excepting such portions there of as were repealed by the acts passed at the May sesson3of the general assembly, 1875 g section ten ofchapter four, title eight of said statutes: chap ter twenty-five of Sni1 session laws of 1875 entitled "an act in alteration of an act entitled an act pro- viding for the support of paupers;' also chapter ninetyhree of the act of said session of 1875 eni tied 'an act relating to paupers:'' also chapter seventyseven of the session laws of 1876. entitled "an act concerning thesupport of paupers:" also sections four, six and seven of chapter one hun dred and fort yseven of the session laws of lS77en titled an act to provide for the insane poor: and all of chapter one hundred and fifty-four of said session laws of 1877 entitled "an act reducing the price to be paid by the state for the support of in digent and insane persons excepting sections sey- ca and ten of said last mentioned get, are hereby repealed: but such repeal shall not revive or put in fer any Of the prior statutes which have been before repealed. And this act shall not affect any suit or proceeding now pending and shall not af- feet any existeng contracts for the support of pau pers. or any right of action now existing under and by virtue of the statutes hereby repealed
 Approved March 20, 1878.
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