Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03
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AN ACT to amend Section eight of Chapter
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes, as
amended BY chapter two hundred and sixty,
and eighty-fiye, as amended by Chapters
nine and one hundred and forty-six of the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty.
seven, as amended by Chapter two hundred
and fifty ak of the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine, as amended by
Chapter sixty of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety one, as amended by
Chapter three hundred aud twenty-s'x OF the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety.
seven, relating to Dependent Soldiers and
Sailors and their families
Section eight of chapter twenty-four of the
revised statutes, as amended by chapter two
hundred and sixty-nine of the public laws of
by chapters nine and one hundred and forty.
six of the public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty seven as amended by chapter two hun
dred and fifty six OF the public laws of eighteen
hundred and eighfy-nine, as amended by chap
ter sixty. of the public laws Of eighteen hun
dred and ninety one, as amended by chapter
three hundred and twenty-six of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninsty-seven. is
hereby further amended by inserting after the
word from " in fourth line of said section as
amended, the words all enltstments in also
by inserting after the word " service" IN the
fourth line of said section as amended the
words whether in his own proper name or
an assumed name, so that said section, as
amended, shall read ns follows:
Section 8. No soldier OF sailor who served
by enlistment in the army or navy OF the
lHitEu StItGs, IN the war OF ciHntefn Uuulftu
and sixty-one, and who has received an honor
able discharge from all enlistments In said
service, whether I'm his own proper name or an
assumed name, and who has or may become
dependent upon any town, shall be considered
pauper, or be subject to Acknowledgement for
that cause; but the time during which said
soldier or sailor Is dependent, shall not be
included In the period OF residence necessary
to change his settlement; and overseers of the
poor shall not have authority to remove to, or
support in, the poor house. any such depend
ent soldier or sailor or his family; the word
family here used shall be held to include the
soldier or sailor, his wife, his unmarried
minor children living with him and dependent
upon hin for support, and such other unmar-
ried children of his dependent upon him for
support, who by reason of mental incipacity
or physical disability are unable to provide
for themselves: but the town of his settlement
shall support them ut his own home in the
town of his settlement or residence, or in such
suitable place other than tho poor house. as the
oyerseers of the town OF his settlement may
deem right and proper. IN case OF a violation
OF this act the overseers of the poor shall be
subject 10 a fine of twenty-five dollars. And
for every day they allow them to remain in
such poor house. after reasonable notice, they
shall be subject to a further fine of five dollars
per day, to be recovered by complaint or in
dictment. This section shall not be so con-
sirue,l as TO deprive overseers OF the poor OF
any right to remove and support such depend
ent soldier or sailor and his family in the town
of his settlement, as herein provided
Improved March 81.