Town of Barnet v. Town of Concord
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an appeal taken by the overseers of Concord from an Order of removal oí Abigail Emerson, Sally Emerson, Eludiera Emerson, and Darius Emerson, town paupers, made by two justices of the peace in and for said county of Caledonia.
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This was an appeal taken by the overseers of Concord from an Order of removal oí Abigail Emerson, Sally Emerson, Eludiera Emerson, and Darius Emerson, town paupers, made by two justices of the peace in and for said county of Caledonia. The appellants filed a motion to quash the proceedings of the justices, and alleged several causes; to wit: 1st. Because the justices making said order of removal did not examine the said paupers touching their ability and last place of legal settlement, nor for any other purpose. 2d. Because the said justices had not alleged in their-order of removal that they…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court. — In this case it appears there was a motion to quash the proceedings, which was overruled ; that an issue was joined, which was tried by the court. On the trial it appeared in evidence that John S, Emerson, who was the husband of Abigail Emerson, one of the paupers removed, and father of the others, removed into the town of Concord when the act was in force in relation to warning out persons to prevent their gaining a settlement, resided there over a year, and thereby gained a settlement for himself and family in Concord. In 1813 he removed to…
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