Overseers of South Huntingdon v. Overseers of East Huntingdon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
CERTIORARI to the quarter sessions of Westmoreland county. Henry Caufman, a poor person, came out of South Pluntingdon township into East Huntingdon township, and fell sick, and died before he could be removed to South Huntingdon, and notice given to the overseers of said township.
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CERTIORARI to the quarter sessions of Westmoreland county. Henry Caufman, a poor person, came out of South Pluntingdon township into East Huntingdon township, and fell sick, and died before he could be removed to South Huntingdon, and notice given to the overseers of said township. And the overseers of East Huntingdon took measures for relieving and maintaining said Caufman, a poor person, and had him decently buried; and afterwards,finding that he had last gained a legal settlement, in South Huntingdon, gave notice to the overseers of said South Huntingdon of the above facts, and that, the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
Our act for the support and employment of the poor provides for the relief of every poor person who has a settlement in any district. The first and fifth sections provide for the relief of such poor person who has no settlement in the district, until he can be removed to the place where he has a legal settlement: of course, if he have no legal settlement he is to be assisted where he first becomes helpless so as to require support.
The act in its several provisions gives directions as to the duties of the overseers on particular occasions:…
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