Rock Island County v. Arp

In the county of Rock Island the duty of providing for the poor rests upon the county. George B. Henry was a resident of Hampton township in said county, and became ill and needed medical attendance. He made application to the supervisor and overseer of the poor for county aid. The supervisor made an investigation and determined that county aid should be rendered him, and authorized Dr. August H. Arp to give him medical treatment. Henry had a home and family in Hampton township, but, before the supervisor gave this direction to Dr. Arp, Henry had been removed to the residence of his mother in…