Town of Marshfield v. Town of Calais
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from an order of removal of certain paupers, made Feb. -21, 1843, by two justices, pursuant to the statute. The appeal having been duly entered in court, the appellees filed a motion to dismiss the same, assigning as a reason that, though true it was that the order was made Feb. 21, 1843, yet that the paupers named in the order of removal had never been in fact removed, and no copy of the. order of removal had ever been delivered to any overseer of the poor of the…
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Appeal from an order of removal of certain paupers, made Feb. -21, 1843, by two justices, pursuant to the statute. The appeal having been duly entered in court, the appellees filed a motion to dismiss the same, assigning as a reason that, though true it was that the order was made Feb. 21, 1843, yet that the paupers named in the order of removal had never been in fact removed, and no copy of the. order of removal had ever been delivered to any overseer of the poor of the town of Calais, but that the order “ had been suffered to die a natural death.” The appellants filed a motion that the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
In this case the town of Calais appealed, and two motions are before us, — one to dismiss the appeal, the other to quash the order. The order of removal is the adjudication of the *601justices, determining the séltlement of the pauper, which, if unappealed from, is conclusive as to the settlement. Something farther, however, is requisite on the part of the town making the order; they must cause the same to be executed. They are also required to cause a true and attested copy of the order to be left with the overseer of the poor of the town,…
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