Matter of Grout v. Finegan

Crane, Ch. J.

In 1931 the Legislature of this State undertook to provide a means of support for the unemployed and those in want. It passed an act, chapter 798 of the Laws of 1931, entitled, “ An act to relieve the people of the state from the hardships and suffering caused by unemployment, * * creating a temporary emergency relief administration. It was passed solely for an emergency in unemployment which was defined as the period between the 1st day of November, 1931, and the 1st day of June, 1932. Section 28 of the act read: “ The administration shall be dissolved and cease to function at…