The Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Sherburne v. The Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Norwich
New York Supreme Court
IN ERROR, on certiorari to the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of the county of Chenango* The paupers, George G. King and his wife and children, were removed from the town of Norwich to the town of Sherburne, by the order of two justices; and on an appeal from this order by the overseers of Sherburne, it was affirmed by the Court of Sessions.
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IN ERROR, on certiorari to the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of the county of Chenango* The paupers, George G. King and his wife and children, were removed from the town of Norwich to the town of Sherburne, by the order of two justices; and on an appeal from this order by the overseers of Sherburne, it was affirmed by the Court of Sessions. The pauper, King, had previously acquired a settlement in the town of Bloomfield, in the county of 'Ontario, by the purchase of a freehold estate. In the winter of 1816, he. removed to Sherburne ; and in March following, was duly elected a…
1Per curiam
The only question is, whether the pauper had, within the spirit and meaning of the statute, executed any public annual office or charge, in the town of Sherburne^ during one whole year. (Act for the relief and settlement of the poor, sess. 36, c, 78* s. 2 1 NR, h. 279.)
*189Under the circumstances of this case, we are of opinion, that in the true sense of the statute, King cannot be considered as executing the office of constable in the town of Sherburne, after he removed his family, and went to reside in Norwich. The year was, therefore, not complete, and his last legal settlement was in…
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