The Historical Development of the Poor Law of Connecticut |
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... Judge Samuel O. Prentice , of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors , for help with legal problems ; to Mr. Charles P. Kellogg , secretary of the State Board of Charities , for much valuable informa- tion and assistance , and above ...
... Judge Samuel O. Prentice , of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors , for help with legal problems ; to Mr. Charles P. Kellogg , secretary of the State Board of Charities , for much valuable informa- tion and assistance , and above ...
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... judge to be most fit for the maintenance and employment of such persons and families for the ease of the country . " This gave the court authority to secure the removal of unsettled persons to the towns where they could most easily be ...
... judge to be most fit for the maintenance and employment of such persons and families for the ease of the country . " This gave the court authority to secure the removal of unsettled persons to the towns where they could most easily be ...
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... judges substituted , with two sessions a year in each county . It was composed of the deputy governor and four assistants , annually appointed by the general court . Three constituted a quorum . Revision 1821 , 149 ( note ) . 11673 , 57 ...
... judges substituted , with two sessions a year in each county . It was composed of the deputy governor and four assistants , annually appointed by the general court . Three constituted a quorum . Revision 1821 , 149 ( note ) . 11673 , 57 ...
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... Judge Sherman W. Adams , in Memorial Hist . Hart . Co. , i , 110 , declares that from 1666 to 1698 the county courts were composed of one assistant and 3 or 4 commissioners . These were appointed as magistrates in towns where there was ...
... Judge Sherman W. Adams , in Memorial Hist . Hart . Co. , i , 110 , declares that from 1666 to 1698 the county courts were composed of one assistant and 3 or 4 commissioners . These were appointed as magistrates in towns where there was ...
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... judge meet from time to time for the relief and supply of any of the poor belonging to their town , so far as five pounds will extend ; and if more be needful , the said selectmen or overseers , or the major part of them , shall with ...
... judge meet from time to time for the relief and supply of any of the poor belonging to their town , so far as five pounds will extend ; and if more be needful , the said selectmen or overseers , or the major part of them , shall with ...
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