Overseers of the Poor of Milan v. Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Mandamus. An alternative mandamus was issued in this case, directing the supervisors of the county of Dutchess to a{j¿ t0 the tax to be laid upon the town of Redhook, and to cause the samo to be levied, the sum of $323,79, awarded by the general sessions of that county, to be paid by the overseers of the poor of Redhook to the overseers of the poor of Milan, as the costs and expenses of an appeal prosecuted by Milan against Redhook, in reference to an order of removal of a…
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Mandamus. An alternative mandamus was issued in this case, directing the supervisors of the county of Dutchess to a{j¿ t0 the tax to be laid upon the town of Redhook, and to cause the samo to be levied, the sum of $323,79, awarded by the general sessions of that county, to be paid by the overseers of the poor of Redhook to the overseers of the poor of Milan, as the costs and expenses of an appeal prosecuted by Milan against Redhook, in reference to an order of removal of a pauper, or that they shew cause, &c. The supervisors made a return to the alternative writ, in which they state, that in…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Savage, Ch. J.
The provisions of the revised statutes in reference to the duties of supervisors, on applications to them, to cause monies to be levied, awarded against overseers of the poor, &c. are as follows; “ If judgment be rendered for any debt, damages or costs, against the board of supervisors of a county, against the county superintendents of the poor of any county, against any town, or the supervisor thereof, or the overseers thereof, on account of the liability of such county or town, and such judgment be not suspended by writ of error or otherwise, or be not paid and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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