 That every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause, shall be supported by the father, grandfather, mother, grandmother, children, grandchildren, brothers or...  Laws - Page 138by Illinois - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Illinois - Illinois - 1845 - 749 pages
...purchase farm for poor-house establishment. SECTION I. Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or other unavoidable cause, shall be supported by the father, grand-father, mother, grand-mother, children, grand-children, brothers... | |
 | Nebraska - Session laws - 1859
...House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause, shall be supported by the father, grand father, mother, grand mother, children, grand children, brothers... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847
...person appointed as aforesaid, diligently to inquire after all such persons as are unable to earn a livelihood, in consequence of any bodily infirmity,...householders in the district of sufficient ability to provide for them. And any person to whom the care of such poor person shall be committed, shall execute... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889
...commissioners' court, " diligently to inquire after all persons unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or other unavoidable...householders in the district, of sufficient ability to provide for them." The same section also requires the execution of a bond, by the person to whose care... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868
...plaintiff. A pauper, under our statute, is a poor person, destitute of pecuniary means, and unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause." And for the defendant : " That although they may believe from the evidence that defendant brought the person... | |
 | Illinois - 1877
...makes it the duty of the just ices diligently to inquire after all such persons as are unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity,...householders, in the district, of sufficient ability to provide for them. Nothing is sald about a lowest bidder. It is further made the duty of the commissioners... | |
 | Nebraska, Guy Ashton Brown - Law - 1881 - 806 pages
...CHAPTER 67.— PAUPERS.» SECTION. 1. [Support.] — Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause, shall be supported by the father, grandfather, mother, grandmother, children, grandchildren, brothers... | |
 | Illinois, Elijah Middlebrook Haines - 1883 - 587 pages
...shall have the care and oversight of all such persons in their town or precinct as are unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or other unavoidable cause, and as An Illegitimate child retain! the settlement which hU mother had at bis birth until be gains one... | |
 | Nebraska - Session laws - 1883
...amended to read as follows: 5i0-ii* " SECTION 1. Every poor person who shall be unable ^at. s72to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause, Penalt for re. shall be supported by the father, grand-father, mother, f™£* to 8Upgrand-mother,... | |
 | Nebraska - Law - 1883
...as follows: 5*10—11. Comp. SECTION 1. Every poor person who shall be unable **<&•< »72to earn a livelihood in consequence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other unavoidable cause, Penalt,fo, K shall lie supported by the father, grand-father, mother, Pu0sr'tng to 8upgrand-mother,... | |
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