People Ex Rel. May v. . Maynard
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court- in the fourth judicial department, entered September 15, 1899, dismissing a writ of certiorari and the proceedings thereon. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court- in the fourth judicial department, entered September 15, 1899, dismissing a writ of certiorari and the proceedings thereon. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. By their continuous residence in the town of Newport for more than one year prior to coming to the. city of Little Falls, while wholly self-sustaining, John Sweet and family gained a settlement in the town of Newport within the provisions of the Poor Law (L. 1896, ch. 225, § 40). The overseer of the poor of the city of Little Falls was required…
1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.
For more than one year immediately preceding July 1st, 1896, John Sweet, a person of full age, resided with his wife and five infant children in the town of Newport, county of Herkimer, and supported himself and family without aid from the public. In July, 1896, they removed to the city of Little Falls, in the same county, where they have resided eyer since. In November, 1896, said Sweet, in behalf of himself and his family as poor persons, applied for relief to the overseer of the poor of the city of Little Falls, who, within ten days thereafter, gave written notice to the overseer of the…
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