Overseers of the Poor of Delaware Township v. Overseers of the Poor of Anthony Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 6, July T., 1895, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Northumberland Co., May T., 1894, No. 1, affirming order of removal of pauper. Appeal from order of two justices removing John Derr and his wife Lucy, paupers, from Delaware township, Northumberland county, to Anthony township, Montour county.
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Appeal, No. 6, July T., 1895, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Northumberland Co., May T., 1894, No. 1, affirming order of removal of pauper. Appeal from order of two justices removing John Derr and his wife Lucy, paupers, from Delaware township, Northumberland county, to Anthony township, Montour county. SavedG-E, P. J., filed the following opinion : “ The Anthony Overseers contend that John Derr lost an admitted settlement by birth in their township (a) by payment of taxes for two years successively in Delaware township; (5) by similar payment of taxes in Turbut township, Northumberland…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
This case turns on a single point. In 1894 John Derr and Lucy his wife became paupers, and an order was made by two justices of the peace removing them bo Anthony township, which was the place of the birth of John Derr. The overseers of that township alleged that since coming of full age John Derr had acquired a settlement in Turbut township by residence and payment of taxes for two consecutive years. The residence was not disputed, and the payment of taxes for the years 1887 and 1888 was clearly shown; but ib was contended that the payment of taxes for 1887 was…
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