PREFACE
During the past five years relief in most
states has been aoministered in part unoer the
poor relief laws ano in part unoer emergency re¬
lief legislation. The rapio increase in legisla¬
tion of the latter type ano in the amount of funds
0 is8urseo through emergency agencies has given
this emergency legislation a temporary importance
which has tenoeo to overshadow the poor laws 0|-
gesteo in this report.
However, the poor relief laws here summarizeo
are those upon which the states woulo have to rely
if their provis ions for emergency relief were dis¬
continued and no steps were taken to enact fur¬
ther legislation in the general relief field. be¬
cause some states st ill retain the ir emergency re¬
lief systems the laws here oigesteo do not always
provide a complete picture of the legislative ba¬
sis for relief to the resioual load (i.e., the re¬
lief loao not a ided bycategorical assistance aid
to depenoent ch i lore n , bl i no assistance, old age
assistance and veteran relief).
Until 1931 the only provisions in the states
for the care of the resioual rel ief load were con¬
tained in the poor laws. These laws often with
relatively little change have been on the statute
books of some of the states since colonial oays.
In a few states the poor laws have been revised
more nearly to meet present day needs.
With the depression came emergency or unem¬
ployment relief. The practical effect of the en¬
actment of emergency legislation was to render
the poor laws inoperative in a great many juris¬
dictions. The burden of unemployment was too
great a loao to be adequately carried by local
units operating under provisions of the poor laws.
Moreover, it was undesirable to classify as pau¬
pers large numbers of people who neeoeo public
charity through no fault of their own.
the emergency relief legislation in most
states is theoretically separate a no 0 i st i nct from
the system of poor relief; ano the poor laws are
still legally in effect. however, the present
perioo is one of transition; some states have re¬
tained the emergency aspects of their program
while others have mergeo their emergency organi¬
zations into permanent agencies, ano still others
have reverteo to their older poor relief systems
upon the liquidation of their emergency relief
administrations. beca use of this transitory stage
the digesting of these state poor laws has been
exceedingly difficult.
Local responsibility has always been a char¬
acteristic of the poor law. ithas been estimated
that there are between thirteen and fourteen thou¬
sand administrative units responsible for grant¬
ing poor relief in the united States , a no the num¬
ber of persons engaged in this administration of
course greatly exceeos the number of units. the
administration of these laws is only a part-time
function for a vast majority of these officials,
who vary in type from local overseers of the poor
and county commissi oners totra i n£0 social workers
employed by county ano state welfare boaros. That
only 7 states participate financially is further
evidence that the ioea of local responsibility is
firmly im8e00e0 in our poor relief system.
in the presentation of the material, the cap¬
tions use 0 are for the most part self-explanatory.
The column "Effect on Status" has been incluoeo
to inoicate what, if any, rights of citizenship
are affecteo by the receiving of poor relief.
Under "Financial Provis ions" the column "Political
Unit Financing Relief" shows what political unit
is initially responsible for financing the relief
granted. The column "Provis ions for Reimbursement"
i nd icates towhat extent the unit with initial re¬
sponsibility may be reimbursed by another unit
legally responsible. ThE third suboi v isi on "source
of Funds" shows the unit and the source utilizeo
by that unit to finance the relief granted.
In making this o igest the compilers have fol¬
lowed as closely as possible the terminology useo
in the particular statutes analyzed. Thisplan is
followed because any attempt to gain uniformity
woulo materially increase the possibility of error
in interpretation.
Prepared by Robert C. Lowe and Staff
Legal Research Section
Unoer the Supervision of
a. Ross Eckler, Coordinator of Special Inquiries
Division of Social Research
Z) 1 j A
State and Citat ion
nature of
Law
Social Conditions
Citizenship
'■
r rocedure for
Determining
eligibility
Type Of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
L08S
removal
Direct
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibili ty
political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of FUNDS
ALABAMA
Const.Sec.88;Code
(l 928 ),Secs .2787—
2806(44),2033; code
(1928 Supp. ),sec.
2806(31 ),6755s
General Act6 (1932),
p.273; general Acts
(1935), NO. 332.
Mandatory
Poor persons unable to maintain themselves;
relatives of sufficient ability liable for sup¬
port; idiot or insane person having no estate
or person willing to become his guardian;
per80n8 bringing others into state who are like¬
ly to become public charges, must post bono for
support of such person; estate of pauper liable
for amount of aid granted.
for commitment to county home
Pauper without sufficient means of support who
by reason of sickness, infirmity, decrep1tude,
old age, drunkenness, pregnancy or other cause
is likely to become a public charge, either
permanently or temporarily, or such person
lives in a state of squalor likely to induce
disease.
no provision.
Bona fioe resident of county for 6
months prior to application. \j
no provision.
Poor shall be pre¬
vented from moving
from one county to
another. if found
in county where he
has no settlement,
pauper may be re¬
moved back to county
where he has a set¬
tlement, but if sick
or oisabled, must be
provioed for until
removed.
Director of county
department of public
welfare 1nve6t1 gates
application for ad¬
mission to and dis¬
charge from county
ing care and treat¬
ment to indigents.
in emergency indi¬
vidual may be re¬
ceived in poorhouse
without formal exam¬
ination and
certification.
Care in almshouse 2/;
iurial; hospitaliza¬
tion; medical care
and treatment; ano
outs 1de relief. 3/
>1 rector of county
ioaro of Public wel-
are may cause super¬
intendent of poor-
40use to employ
inmates in labor
>roviding county
>hy6ician ha6 certi —
" 1 ed that such work
■ ill not be injuri0u6
to the inmate.
mj6t have paid poll
1ax for preceding
year before entitleo
to right to vote.
County
board of Public
welfare.
State
Boaro of Public
welfare. 4/
county with
grants-in-aid
from State.
in administering
funds State Depart¬
ment 8hall require
as condition to
granting aid that
shall bear a fixed
proportion of the
total amount, to be
determined by the
State Department.
County t
General fund.
Statei
General funo.
arizona
rev.code (1928),
774 ( 5,12,28), 1160,
2932, 812-818.
Rev.Code (1936 Supp.)
811, 1943, 1945,
1952.
mandatory
Indigent, sick, poor or disabled, or unable to
pay his subsistence, care or medical attention
no provision.
No provision.
no provision.
no provision.
Affidavit presented
to Chairman or
member of county
boaro of supervisors
by applicant or
person knowing the
fact6.
care in poorhou6e,
out-door relief,
letting of care by
contract, hospital¬
ization, surgical or
medical care,burial.
no provision.
no provision.
County Board of
Supervisors or
county board of
public
welfare. 5/
State
8oard of Public
Welfare.
county.
If powers delegated
to State Board, the
county must reimburse
the State for the
care of it8
re8idents.
county!
Property tax.
arkansas
Crawford and Moses
Digests 3495-6;
8155-8163. act6
(1935),act 26,321.
Mandatory
Poor, lame, blind, sick and other aged and
infirm persons unable to support themselves,
and have no sufficient estate of their own, and
not removed from another county for purp06e of
receiving relief. county not responsible for
support of pauper, if he refuse or neglect to
accept type of relief offered him.
no provision.
No provision. 6/
no pr0vi6i0n.
no provision. 7/
it is the duty of
every sheriff,
coroner, constable
and justice of the
peace to inform the
County Court of any
paupers. if court 16
satisfied poor
person is entitleo
to relief, it must
provide for such
person.
care in poorhouse.
if no p00rh0u6e the
care of paupers is
let out to the
lowest responsible
bidder. Nursing,
meoical aid and-
8urial expenses.
Temporary relief,
medical care, ano
burial to non¬
resident paupers.
Paupers may be
employed if county
Court deems it
expedient. 8/
no prov181 on.
County Court.
no provision.
couniy. 9/
no provision.
county!
General fund.
CALIFORNIA
Deering's Political
code (193 1 ), 37,367,
4224, 4408(20);
(1933 Supp. ), Deer¬
ing's codes ano
General Lawss Act
5815; Stats.(1935),
Ch.4I l(7),CH.652,
585.
Mandatory
Able-bodied indigent persons; incapacitated by
age, disease or accident and not supported by
no provision
State: Three years continuous
residence without receiving pub¬
lic or private relief, but time
spent in public institution or on
parole therefrom not counted.
County: Resident one year preced¬
ing application for relief. 10/
Remaining away
from State for
un interrupted
period of one
year immediately
preceding appli¬
cation except
when called
elsewhere for
labor or other
temporary
purpose.
county may incur
expenses to remove
non-residents to his
county or state of
legal settlement.1l/
Investigation of
application by
county board of
Supervisors or
through some
designated agency
care in poorhouse or
on poor farm.12/
Hospitalization,
burial .
wjrk may be requir¬
ed of an able-bodieoi
indigent as a
condition of relief.
State has power to
establish the
custody ano
restraint of paupers
for purpose of their
ma intenance.
County Board of
Supervisors. 13/
State Department
of social welfare
has power to
county.
no provision.
county!
Property of
poll tax.
institutions.
against property owned by recipient or later
acquired. Board of Supervisors may establish
policy as to the amount of property the
liable for his support and may be sued for the
same .
examine and make
reports on the
activities of
stat.e or county
institutions or
officers respon¬
sible for relief
or maintenance
of the poor, and
supervises the
keeping of poor¬
house rec0rd8. ■
1. County must also relieve, support or employ paupers founo in the county not entitleo to settlement.
2. State is livided into 4 districts within 2 or more counties enjoin in establishing a joint poorhouse.
3. County governing booy or Director of county Department of Public welfare empowered with the approval of the State Board of Public welfare to make other or further provisions for care of the poor.
4. Acts as agent of Federal government and shall cooperate with it; ano may administer relief when necessary.
5. County Board of Supervisors mu6T, upon request, or demand by the State Board of Public Welfare, assign and delegate to the Board of Public Welfare all or any of their powers with respect to the care and maintenance of the indigent, sick, and dependent poor. This provision does not extend to the operation of county poorhouses,
poor farms or hospitals.
6. no period specified but law states that every county shall relieve, maintain and support its own poor ano specifically provides that each county must care for indigent non-residents founo within the county.
7. Persons moving from one county to another for the purpose of shifting the charge to a county other than the one in which they last liveo, lose their right to relief.
6. if pauper pr0test6, he may not be employeo until doctor'8 certificate is obtained.
9. State Department of Public Welfare created, to have charge and control over the administration of unemployable persons in distress, and to cooperate with Federal Government (unemployable person defined ass one who is physically or mentally incapable of making a living at available employment).
10. if no such county residence then county where applicant last resided one year within 3 years preceding application is liable, if no such one year's residence, then the county in which he spent the longest period ouring the preceding 3 years is liable. Any county may give emergency relief to non-residents.
11. By agreement between counties, indigent persons may be provideo for in the county where found at the expense of the county where he has a settlement; State Department of Social Welfare determines responsibility for care in cases of oispute between counties.
12. The letting out of paupers to private individuals or institutions is prohibited.
13. City Common Councils may establish and operate poorhouses and supervise the same.
(
Administration
Settlement
Nature of
Procedure For
Direct
Supervisory
Political Unit
Provisions For
State ano Citation
Law
Social Conditions
Citizenship
Acquisition
l086
removal
Determining
Type Of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect On Status
resp0n8ibility
respons1b1l1ty
Financing
Reimbursement
Source of Fund*
A
Eliqibility
Rel1ef
COLORADO
fcoMP.LAwe (1921),
Manoatory
[very poor per60n unable to earn a livelihood
No provision.
Continuous residence in State one
no prov181 on.
if person becomes
All applicants wjst
Such relief as case
no prov181 on■
No per80n shall be
County Departmen
State Depart¬
counties,
no prov161 on•
coin ty 1
525, 921, 7204,
due to bodily infirmities, idiocy, lunacy, or
year immediately preceding becomini
chargeable in county
before any relief is
may require; burial;
deemed to have gained
of Public Wel¬
ment of Public
municipal!ties.
General fund;
7528, 8710, 8676,
other unavoidable cause who does not have legally
chargeable, during which year
where he ha8 no
granted be register¬
care in poorhouse,
residence for the
fare 2/ and City
Welfare. 3/
5 mill tax levy
8900-0919, 8907(3,
liable relative6 within the county able or
applicant must have been phy61cally
settlement, then
ed in "record of
where established;
urpose of voting or
counc1l8.
for erection
47),9032; (1932 SUPP),
willing to support him. amount pa 10 as aid
pre8ent in the state for 350 days,
county commissioners
county poor", by
care in infirmary,
olo office while
ano operation
to comp. Laws {1921),
recoverable from property or recipient; legally
ano mu8t have been self-support 1 no
where founo mu6t
complaint to county
outdoor relief and
cept at public
of poorhou6e-
524,8712,8910-8911;
.1 able relatives, or sufficient ability must
during such period or the husband,
notify county com¬
commissioners; aid
burial in cities of
expense at any poor-
cl tl EBi
laws (1933),Ch.37j
8upp0rt poor person, or pay penalty of $20 per
wife or minor child of a self-
missioners wher£
granteo after inves¬
first cla8s.
i0u8e or other
Property tax.
10(9),ch. 143; laws
(onth for support.
supporting person, unle88 appl1 can
he ha6 a settlement
tigation of appli¬
a6ylum.
of Extraordinary
has been a bona fide resident or
requesting removal
cant by county
Session (1933-34),
the husband, wife or minor child
ano payment of all
superintendent of
Ch. 15, 16),Laws
or a bona fide resident of the
expense.
poor and application
(1935,2nd Sp.sess. ),
State for 3 years preceding charge
approved by county
s.b. 1.
ability, during which time 6uch
commissioners.
resioent was physically present in
the State for 30 months. Residence
in county 6 months preceding
chargeability. \j
CONNECTICUT
Gen.Stats. (1930),
Mandatory
"ersons without sufficient estate for support
no prov161 on.
Foreigners only by vote of inhab¬
no prov1s1 on.
Removal to town of
appl1 cat ion for a 10
care in poorhouse or
no provision.
inmates of alms-
Selectmen of
State Public Wel¬
town.
t0wn6 providing
county and state
1693-1725, 1882,
and without capable legally obligated relatives;
itants or by majority vote of
settlement upon
made by poor person
in poorfarm, medical
i0u6e6 shall not
town who may
fare council
relief to paupers
General fund.
1907-1911, 1914,
poor person afflicted with tuberculosis; no
selectmen ano justice of peace ano
order of justice of
to selectmen of town
care ano h06pi tal 1-
vote at school meet¬
entrust direct
investigates and
settled in other
2628,- 2630, 6277;
inhabitants. Inhabitants of other
peace. foreigners
of his settlement,
zation. Temporary
ing of 6urrounoing
respons 1b 1l 1 ty
studies adm 1n18—
towns or to State
(1935 Supp.), Ch.
at public expen8e shall be deemed a pauper; town
States or territories by 4 years
or inhab1tant6 of
acting as 0verseer6
outdoor relief to
district unles6
paupers shall be
05, 86, 87, 98.
shall be reimbursed for amount of aid granted if
continuous self-supporting resi¬
other state6 in need
of the poor, who
per60ns in need of
resioent of district
or more aojoin-
relief and may
reimbursed by town
the estate of deceaseo pauper is sufficient.
oence in town or one year if owner
during first year of
makes investigation.
partial support,
prior to becoming
1ng towns may
i6sue orders
of settlement or by
of $500 worth of real estate, or
resioence may be
burial. 3/ Needy
inmate.
correcting
State as case may be.
as for foreigners - inhabitants of
sent back to resi¬
persons who have no
ing institutions.
abuse6 subject to
other t0wn6 by 4 years self-sup¬
dence or whence they
settlement in a town
appeal to
porting resioence or as for
came ■
shall be provided
governor, and
foreigners. 4/ marriage shall not
temporary relief and
cooperate and
effect the settlement of either
burial by the state,
aovise with
person.
or by town where
commissioner of
found until removed.
Welfare in
carrying out his
duties.
delaware
county. 6/
County;
Laws (1931 ),CH. 189,
manda tory
Any person withlegal resioence in State unable
no prov18 ion.
Legal residence in State.
no prov18 ion.
no provision.
britten application
Care in State Wel¬
Person shall be
'auper6 shall not
State Old Age
no provi6ion.
State shall reim¬
250; laws (1925),
to obtain employment or unable to work who has
setting forth fact8
fare Home, temporary
assigneo, if able,
enjoy right to vote.
Welfare Commis¬
burse county to the
'roperty tax.7/
CH.106,sec. 9(V 11 );
no property or income sufficient to provide the
of case attested to
outside relief,
to such work as will
3aupers who marry
sion.
extent of one-half
income tax and
Laws (I935),Ch. 12,
necessities of life, no permanent place of abode,
by 2 creditable wit¬
medical and surgical
tend to encourage
are discharged from
the amount expenoeo
funds, derived
Ch .124; Cons t . of
and no relatives or friends to care for him;
nesses and verified
treatment,
and interest them.
State Belfare Homes.
by the county.
from fines for
Delaware, Art. v,
indigent sick; if hu8band or wife de8ert8 the
under oath; aid
hospital1za t1 on,
owning or
Sec. 2.
other, property of de8erting spouse liable for
granted or rejected
burial.
operating
expenses of other, if of sufficient ability;
by written order of
gambling device8
relatives liable for 6upp0rt; if found to have
any member of the
in New Castle
property they shall be liable for expen6e8
State Old Age Wel¬
county in
incurred; in8ane, vicious, and th06e with crimi¬
fare commission or
addition.
nal records not admitted to infirmary.
by order of the com¬
state;
mission when in ses¬
General
sion after oiligent
Revenue fund.
inquiry into facts.
FLORIDA
County, City,
Comp.Laws (1927),
Mandatory in
>00r, needy ano 1 no 1 gent pers0n6; infirm and
no prov161 on.
no general provision. counties
no provision.
no provision.
no general provision.
no general
no provision.
<0 provision.
Board of County
State Board of
county,city or
no provision.
2153,2267,2373,2375,
counties
insane; in countie8 of over 155,000 who by
between 9,700 and 10,500 - one
in c01ntie6 between
provision. 8/
Commissioners,
Social Welfare.9/
town .
Town;
2904,2905,2985,3000,
over 155,000;
reason of age, infirmity or misfortune have
year in county ano 2 years in
9,700 ano 10,500 aid
County Welfare
General fund and
(1934 Supp.),2276
optional
claim8 upon the aid ano sympathy of 80ciety.
State. Counties of 155,000 ano
granted in discre¬
boards in coun¬
property taxes.
(1-23),2903; laws
el6ewhere.
over - one year re81dence in
tion of county board
ties having popu-
\0/
(1935),Ch.17477.
county .
of Charities upon
.ation of over
order approved by
155,000, City or
majori ty of board.
town council,
county board of
Charities in
counties having
population of
9,700 to 10,500.
1. non-residents who fall sick must be assisted and if they die must be buried.
2. with permission of state department t»0 or more counties may unite and form a oistrict department of public welfare; said county department shall mean the department of health and charity of the city and county of denver.
3. The State department must administer or supervise all forms of public assistance .including general home relief, outdoor and indoor care for persons in need; supervise county welfare departments; act as agent for Federal government in welfare matters.
4. Temporary relief granted to non-re6idents.
5. contracting for care of paupers specifically prohibited.
6. Cost apportioned according to number of inmates from each county.
7. Kent and Sussex counties are authorized to appropriate $15,000 and $18,000 respectively for hospitalization cost6.
8. All counties having a population of between 50,000 and 55,000 ano having an assessed valuation of more than $32,500,000 are authorized to issue and sell bonos for the purpose of instituting ano eQuiping a poor farm and are authorized to care for the indigent sick, maintain a county hospital ano to bury paupers. Counties having a
population between 9,700 ano 10,500 are authorized to create a county charit* fund to grant cash allowances not to exceed $5,000 in any one year, ano a "physician's fund" to provide for the indigent sick. all counties having a population of over 155,000 are authorized to furnish temporary relief, bury the indigent dea0 and pr0vi0e
hospitalization for the indigent 61ck.
9. Any of the agencies having direct responsibility may delegate this responsibility to the State Board of social Welfare or any of its agents.
10. Counties 9,700 - i0,500t Property tax sum not to exceed $5,000 annually for cash allowances or $6,000 annually for "physician's fund".
Counties 50,000 - 55,000; ao valorem tax not to exceed one mill for county relief; authorized to issue bonds not to exceed $200,000 for erecting poorhouse. bond6 to be retired by one mill property tax.
Counties 150,000 and over; Property tax not to exceed 3 mills.
Settlement
Administration
Financial Provisions
Procedure For
Direct
Supervisory
Political Unit
state and citation
nature of
Social Conditions
cltizenship
Acquisition
l0s6
Removal
Determining
Type of Relief
Work Requirement
Effect on Status
Responsibility
re8p0n6ibility
Financing
Provisions For
source of fund8
Law
Eligibility
Relief
Reimbursement
QC0W6IA
Laws (|922),p.I80;
Optional
Poor persons unable to maintain themselves by
no provision.
no pr0vi6i0n.
no provision.
no pr0vi8i0n.
Application to Com¬
care in p00rh0u8e
Oroinary or Oversees
Exempt from
County Oroinary
Division of Pub¬
County.
per80n removed from
County:
code (1933), 23«701,
labor without sufficient mean8, not subject to
missioner of Poor or
or poor farm, direct
of Poor may require
military duty.
or Commissioner
lic Welfare of
one county to
Property tax for
23: 2101-2106, 2201-
law6 relating to lunatics, deaf and dums.ioiots
the Ordinary for
relief in home6,
all paupers in coun¬
of Poor where
State Board of
another shall be
support of poor
2203, 86: 209, 92:
or blind. Father, mother, or child of indigent
hearing by ordinary
burial. Counties of
ty to labor, who
appointed. j/
control of
cared for by person
3715, 99: 101-107,
must support pauper if able; county may 6ue
with lea8t possible
150,000 may unite
are able to work on
eleemosynary
so doinq, or county
25 per cent of
23 : 2301-2310, Const.
financially liable per60n6 for amount of a1d
delay.
with cities or chari¬
poor farm.
institutions.
of hi 6 residence
State tax f.or a
sec. 6. 2-5402,
granted.
table organizations
re 1mbur8e8 county
year; ano
laws (1935), no.214.
in county in main¬
general fund.
taining institutions
or to contract for
care of paupers.
idaho
code (1932),30:706,
Hanoatory
Applicant must be sick, indigent, and in desti¬
no provision.
State, one year, county, 6 months.
no provision.
no provision.
written application
care in p00rh0u6e,
inmate6 of poor-
For purpose of
Board of County
<0 provision.
County.
no provision.
coun fy :
30:2802(8), 30:2901-
tute circumstances so that he would suffer
1/
made by indigent or
poor farm, hospital¬
house or county
voting no person
commi681 oners.
General fund.aJ
30:2910, 30:3301-30:
unless aided by county. applicant must declare
third person if indi¬
ization, medical
hospital who are
8hall be deemed to
3302, 33:402, laws
all property, real ano personal, owned by him in
gent is ill to pro¬
care, care by
capable ano able to
have gaineo or lost
(1935), Chs. 15, 16.
his application.
bate judge, clerk of
work must be pro¬
a residence while
boaro of county com¬
outdoor relief.
vided employment.
kept at any alms¬
missioners, or any
house at public
justice of peace in
expen8e.
precinct who must
1
immediately inves¬
tigate ano, if sat¬
isfied, must certify
to Board of County
Commissioners which
is eligible, in case
Board of County Com¬
missioners 18 not in
6essi0n, officer to
whom application is
made may grant reliei
(for immediate
hece661t1e6 of the
applicant) 3/
illinois
county (under
Smith-Huro Rev.Stat.
■anoatory
Poor person unable to earn livelihood due to
no provision.
County or town; resioent for 12
no provision.
Pauper may be removei
Application made to
care in the poor-
Shall be suitably
no pauper shall by
>tate Department
County; town¬
towns reimburse
Towns:
(1935),CH. 23: 5F,
booily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or other un¬
months immediately preceding time
to town or city of
overseer of poor or
house or poor farm;
employed by over¬
virtue of abode in
t0wn6hip system );
>f Public Welfare
ship; cities
counties for support
General fund and
32,71, 1 54e; ch.34:
avoidable cause, not supporteo by relatives;
of becoming chargeable.
legal settlement.
County Bureau of
contract care where
seer of poor.
county poorhouse,
town supervisors
over 500,000
of such poor belong¬
property tax.
25; ch.34: 67a-i,
relatives of sufficient ability liable for sup¬
Public welfare
ho p00rh0u6e e6ta8—
asylum, or h06pital,
a6 ex officio
population.
ing to town that are
citie8 over
107a—s; Ch. 107:
port, except only parent or child if indigency
containing a sworn
„ 1 shed; temporary
be deemed a resident
overseers of poor
supported in county
500,000:
1-44; ch.127: 54;
caused by intemperance or bad habits; feeble-
6tatement of his
outdoor relief;
or legal voter in
or appointive
p00rh0u8e.
Bond issue and
CH. 139 : 59(4);
condition, and
4e0ical aid; emer¬
the town, city,
towns re 1mburse town
property tax.
Laws (1935 2nd ex. ),
poorhouse or poor farm.
applicant must sub¬
gency care or removal
village, election
in towns of 4,000
caring for paupers
count 1es:
S.B. 6, 8, 9.
mit to an examinatioi
for sick non-res 1-
district or precinct
or over.
having settlement in
general fund and
by overseer of poor
oents; burial.
in which institution
County (not under
other town.
property tax.
as to inability to
is located.
township system);
support himself.
overseers of
poor. Cities over
500,000; over¬
seers of poor and
County Bureau of
Public welfare.
1. Laws (1935), No. 214 empowered county authority having charge of roads and revenues to create a county Board of Public Welfare in counties of 200,000 and over ano provide funds to such Boards from county treasury. The purpose of the Board is to administer all forms of public relief i-ncluding pauper relief and perform such welfare
services that may be agreed upon with county and state officials; any two or more counties may combine their b0ar06 of public welfare.
2. Emergency relief to those without settlement.
3. Claims against county for poor relief not allowed unless bo certified.
4. county commissioners authorized to levy a poll tax not exceeding $2 on all per60n6 in county subject thereto and also an ad valorem tax not exceeding one-fourth of one per cent on all taxable property for erection ano maintenance of county hospital.
state and cl tation
Nature of
Law
Social Conditions
Citizenship
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
eligibility
Type of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Direct
Responsibility
Supervisory
RESP0N6IBILIty
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of FUNDS
INDIANA
Balowin'6 Ino. Stat.
(1934), sec. 13321-
13326, 13360;
13362-13364;
nay (1935 Supp.),
Ch. 84; laws (1935
i8t spec. Sess .),
Ch.. 3.
nan da tory
Applicant in good health and where personal
efforts fail to provide one or more of the
following, light, adequate food, water, fuel,
nece88ary clothing, nece68ary shelter, h0u8eh0lc
necessities, poor and in oi6tres6 ano without
frienos or money so that he is likely to 8uffer;
relatives livi.ng in t0wi6h1p of recipient liable
for his support.
no provision.
Uninterrupted residence of one
year in township; if supported by
governmental agency during f1r6t
6 months of such re8idence, time
our ino such 6 months which he is
60 supported, eliminated from the
calculations.
Acquisition of
new settlement
in state; wilful
and uninterrupt¬
ed absence from
t0wn6hip for
one year.
non-resident may be
returneo to place
of settlement upon
complaint of over¬
seer of poor to
justice of peace.
appeal of such
order allowed to
Circuit Court of
county.
claim for relief
made to overseer of
poor, investigation
made of applicant's
family ano relatives
care in county poor
a6ylum, a poor farm;
contract with
chargeable institu¬
tions; temporary
Required to labor
as a condition
precedent to grant
of aid, if able-
bodieo. refu6al by
applicant to seek
or accept work not
to effect family
or dependents right
to relief.
no provision.
t0wn6hip trus¬
tees as ex
officio over¬
seers of the
poor. 2/
Department of
Public Ielfare.
County .
townbhiP6 reimburses
counties for amounts
Towns:
Property tax.
County:
poor relief
bonds; general
fund.
and abili ty to work
or as6ist upon the
results of which aid
6hall be given or
rejecteo. Appeal
allowed to board of
County Commissioners
upon refu8al to
grant relief by
overseer.
IQBA
cooe (1935),
4005-4030, 5215,
5297-5347, 5362,
5771, 388, 6742.
nan da tory
Applicant has no property, exempt or otherwise,
and unable because of physical or mental dis¬
abilities, to earn a living by labor; pregnant
or suffering from some malady or deformity that
can probably be improved or cureo by proper
treatment; relatives liable for either total or
partial support; needy pers0n6 of some means
may be aioed if conducive to their interest ano
in the public interest; property of deserting
spouse or parent may beseized to support the
granted may be recovered from the estate of
relatives or pauper.
No provision.
continuous resioence in county for
one year without being warned to
depart. After having been warned
to depart, settlement acquired by
re8idence for one year after fil¬
ing affidavit stating person is no
lonqer a pauper and intends to
acquire a settlfment; but any
or in institution 8upp0rte0 by
public or private funds shall not
acquire settlement unless settle¬
ment has been acquired before
being so 8upp0rted.
Removal from
State for more
than one year
or acquisition
of settlement in
some other
county or State.
may be removed to
State or county
from which he came
upon petition of
said county to
district or
superior court of
that county.
Application to
board of Supervisors,
0ver6eers of poor,or
tru6tee6 of town¬
ship; application to
tru6tee6 or over¬
seers of Poor must
be approved or
rejected by the
Boaro of Supervisors
Admission to county
home only on written
order of a trustee
or member of boaro
of Supervisors.
Complaint made by
resident of public
Care in county home
or county farm; ou t-
ooor relief; cash
allowance not
exceeding $2 per
week; medical
attendance ano
dental services;
annual allowance not
exceeding actual
cost of maintenance;
contract care by
l0we6t responsible
bidder; hospitaliza¬
tion; burial;
temporary relief
to non—resident6.
Hay require
able-bodied
person to labor
on streets or
highways as a
condition to
granting relief.
Period when
supported in
public or private
institutions or
when supported
outside institution
at public expense
not to count in
acquisition of
settlement.
township trus¬
tees or county
0ver8eers of
Poor, County
Board of
Supervisors,
city council.
no prov161 on .
county,
f1r6t-class
ci ties.
countie6 granting
another county
shall be reimbursed
for cost of such
aid by county of
pauper'6 settlement.
county:
poor or property
tax not to
exceed 1 1/2
millb.
fl r6t-cla6s
citie81
General fund.
court charging poor
person is in need of
meoical treatment,
aid granted or
rejecteo after exam¬
ination and hearing
by the court.
kansas
rev. stat8. (1923 ),
19, 2101, 19, 2105,
39, 301,39, 511,
48, 102,(1933 supp4
39 , 304-527,
Laws (1935), Chs.
190, 191, 192.
Nandatory
Poor and indigent persons lawfully settled in
county in need of relief who are unable to care
for themselves; sick and in distress without
frienos or money ano likely to suffer;
afflicted W1th a malady or deformity that may
be cured with proper care or treatment.
no pr0vi6i0n.
County: Residence of one year.
Acquisition of
new settlement
in State, wil¬
ful absence
from county of
settlement for
6 months or
more .
Upon complaint by
Overseers of Poor
or Poor commis¬
sioner, any justice
of peace may cause
without settlement
ano likely to become
a public charge to
be sent to place
where such per60n
belongs . Appeal
allowed to probate
court of county .
Appli cation maoe to
poor Commissioner
who after investiga¬
tion and examination
of application,
application.writ ten
order of poor com¬
missioner prerequi¬
site to adm 188 ion to
poorhouse.
Care in poorhouse or
poor farm, contract
care; outdoor relief;
work r£lief;medical
aid;hosp1tal1zation;
relief to non-resi¬
dents. in counties
of 60,000 - 75,000
care in county
settlement of pub¬
lic welfare inst 1 tu-
tions where
esta8lished.
•ork requireo on
order of Board of
County Commis¬
sioners by any able-
booieo person.
Paupers exempt
from mili tary
service.
Poor Commis¬
sioner ano
board of county
Commissioners.
no provision.
county.
no provision.
County:
Property tax 3/
and bono
i8sue.
kentucky
Mandatory
appli cant helpless and in extreme want ano so
completely 0e8titute of property a6 to require
assistance from the public. beggar8 may be
sent to p00rh0u6e.
no provision.
no provision.
no provision.
no provision.
county court in term
time or county judge
in vacation shall
have power to order
a poor per60n to be
taken to the poor-
house and supported.
Care in poorhouse,
medical aid,
hospitalization,
burial .
commissioners of
poorhouse may
cause, by coercion,
able-bodied inmates
to labor.
no provision.
County Fiscal
Courts.
Department of
■elfare.
county.
no provision.
County:
General fund and
property tax.
Carroll's Stats.
(1930), 3922-3933,
1840. Kentucky Act6
(1936 1st Spec.Sess.)
h.b. i-x.
1. IF APPLICANT 18 OFFERED COMPENSATION FOR WORK TO BE PAID IN MONEY, HOUSE RENT, OR COMMODITIES, NO AID MAY BE FURNISHED UNLESS SUCH PERSON PERFORMS SUCH LABOR. TEMPORARY RELIEF MUST BE GRANTED TO ANY PERSON NOT INHABITED WHO IS SICK Of
HOWEVER, IT 16 UNLAWFUL FOR ANY OVERSEER TO A 10 ANY ABLE-BODIED NON-RESIDENT OTHERWISE THAN BY SOME FORM OF LABOR.
2. TO COOPERATE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN GRANTING POOR RELIEF.
3. Property tax not to exceed i/2 mill, ano in certain counties not to exceed i hill for maintenance of poor.
State ano citation
nature of
Law
Social Conditions
c1t1zen8h1p
settlement
Procedure For
Determining
Eligibility
Type of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Dl rect
Responsibility
supervi 80ry
resp0n8ibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
pr0vibi0n8 for
Reimbursement
source of funds
LOIISIMIA
gen .$tat8.( 1932),
0504 (12), 6470-6486,
CIVIL CODE (1924),
Ant. 46. Constitu¬
tion of (1921 ), Art.
8, sec. 2, 6.
Mandatory
Paupers residino in parish who are infirn, sick,
and disabled; persons 50 years of aqe and over
who are deformed or crippled from birth, who
have never been convicted of any offense in the
courts of the state, ano are in destitute ano
necessitous circumstances.
no prov181 on.
no provision.
no provision.
no prov 181 on.
no prov 161 on.
Poor farm or poor
home, assistance to
charitable associa¬
tions, "measure8
deemed just and
reasonable." j/
Burial.
no provision.
Inmates of charita¬
ble institutions
not permi tted to
register, vote, or
holo office. pay¬
ment of poll tax a
condition precedent
to right to vote.
parish!
police jurie8.
Clties, 25,000
to 100,0001
City Council.
no prov181 on•
>ari8h and cities
ietween 25,000
ind 100,000.
no provision.
Parish:
General fund or
taxation. In
parishes con¬
taining cittcb
25,000 to
100,000 ano in
citie8 of 25,000
to 100,000 the
interest from an
"alms fund"
which is formed
from 10 per cent
of fine8 and
in criminal
cases •
maine
REV.STAT6.(l930),
P. 141, 324, 615-
624, 1132, 1706,
1737-1740; Laws
(|93i ),Ch.I24;2i6;
laws (1933 ),chs • 1,
23, 188, 223, 228;
Laws (1935), Ch.
80, 91.
Mandatory
Settlers who on account of poverty need relief
who are not 6upp0rted by legally obligated rela¬
tives. Kinoreo living within State liable for
in unincorporated place8 ano needing relief
shall be under care of adjoining t0wn6; persons
able-bodied having no apparent means of support,
ano living 1oly; persons without any settlement
in state who need immediate relief. no ch1lo
under 16 to be placeo in an alm8h0u8e, except in
emergency. intemperate paupers committeo to
house of correction. amount of relief granted
may be recovered by town from estate of deceased
recipient.
no provision.
ie8i0ent of town 5 years without
jece1vino supplies, 0 1 rectly or
1 no 1rectly, as a pauper.
By acquisition
of new settle¬
ment or by 5
years absence
from town with¬
out receiving
pauper supplies
from within
State.
Removal of pauper
from town where
founo upon request
of overseers to town
of settlement unless
overseers of latter
town file written
objection. Appeal of
order of removal
allowed to judge of
any municipal or
police court. Pauper
havino no leoal set¬
tlement in State may
be conveyed to place
where he belongs by
order of any juoge
ipac court upon com¬
plaint by overseer.
State Department of
Health and Belfare
empowered to enter
into reciprocal
agreements with othei
states providing for
removals.
no provision.
Care in Almshouses
2/, work relief,
contract care, one
year binding for
service, meoical
care, burial;relief
to non-re61 dents.3/
Overseers may cause
poor persons to be
employed.
Certificate of
intention to marry
not to be issued to
paupers. excluoed
from enrollment in
militia. pauper6 not
allowed to vote;
gain settlement
while receiving
or unincorporated
place.
town i
Overseers of poor
Plantations
(having. more than
200 inhabitants
and valuation of
at least
8100,000):
Assessors.
State Department
bf Health and
■elfare.
town,
PLANTAT1 ON r
town of settlement
must reimburse other
t0wn8 furnishing
relief to their
paupers. state
reimburses town or
plantation for relief
bupplieo to pauper6
iaving no settlement
in State.
town:
General funo.
Plantation:
General fund.
State:
General fund.
1. Entire support only to utterly destitute ano helpless.
2. two or more towns may unite to maintain a home eor poor and infirm.
3. State paupers cared for by town at expense of State.
Settlement
adm ini strati on
Financial Provisions
State and Citation
Nature of
law
Social Conditions
ClTi2enship
Acquisition
loss
Removal
Procedure for
Determining
eligibility
Type of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Direct
Responsibili ty
Supervisory
Responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of fund6
MARYLAND
Flack's Code of Pub¬
lic Local Laws
(1930), ART. It 1-5;
Mandatory
except in
Baltimore,
County Welfare Boards designate what poor shall
receive relief. provision 18 made, in addition,
for reception in the almshouse of disorderly
no provision
except in
Anne Arundel
no provision except in anne
Arundel county recipient of out-
pension must be resioent for one
no provision.
no provi6ion except
county welfare
Boaro of Garrett
in most counties a
member or members
of the county wel-
for all counties ex¬
cept Baltimore,
garrett, and wicomico
The County welfare
Board or the Over¬
seers of the alms-
no provision.
County Welfare
Boards.
Board of State
a i 0 and
Charities.
county.
no prov181 on.
County:
General Property
211-214; 240-241.
ART. V: 1-20; 38,223;
ART. VIt 1-15, 425;
ART. VII: 1-5;
ART /villi 7-34,133;
ART. IXt l-ll;
ART. X: 1-7; ART.XI:
1-20, 656, 657;
ART. XI 1 I 463—4;
ART. XIII: 63—84,234;
ART. XIV: 1-26,74;
230; ART. XV: 1-31;
ART- XVI: 241-266,
228-230; 239-240;
ART. XVI 1: 1-14,848;
ART. XVIII: 1-24,
315-316; ART. XIX:
1-8, 143; ART. XX:
■icomico
vagrants, beggars, and dissolute persons with
Recipients of out-pensions in Anne Arundel
County, must not be freeholders and not able to
earn livelihood, and not 1ntemperate.rec1p1ents
of emergency relief in baltimore county must be
unemployed, destitute, or indigent.
requires
out-pensions
to be natural¬
ized citizens
of U.S.
Applicant
must be
citizen of
Prince George
county before
receiving
out-pension.
cation. In Baltimore County
must be resident of county.
remove to State,
county, or town
•here they reside
paupers who come
into or are moved
into county for
purpose of charg¬
ing county.
nate what poor are
to be admitted to
the almshouse. in
counties providing
for the reception
of disorderly
grants, commitment
justice of the
peace. In Cecil
county the justice
of the peace may
nary poor may be
receiveo. out-
pen8i0ns are grant¬
ed by the County
provisions for the
establishment of
almshouses or county
homes. in most coun¬
ties the almshouse
may be let out for
operation. Fourteen
counties (Anne
Arundel, Calvert,
caroline, carroll,
Cecil, Charles,
Dorchester,
Frederick, harforo,
Howard, Prince
Georges, Queen Anne,
Somerset, St.IIarys)
are empowered to
provide out-pensions.
work of those who
are able.
1-25; Art. XXII:
1-28; Art. XXIII:
1-2, 23; Art. XXIV:
1-6; LAWS (1931 ), CH
478; LAWS (1933), CH .
403; LAW6 (1935),CM.
207, CH. 586.
according to their
own proceoure.
Somerset, Charles
Counties provide
for special exami¬
nations or for
peti tons signed by
a designated number
County only.
County aid fund in
Montgomery to be
used at the discre¬
tion of the Supervi¬
sor of county aid,
also ant 1 toxin may
be provideo persons
Baltimore County
emergency relief is
extendeo only upon
unanimous consent
of county welfare
Board.
Outdoor relief and
medical care pro-
video in Charles
county.
Burial provided only
ties.
Medical care and
hospitalization in
Anne Arundel,
Charles, Frederick
and Howard counties.
Baltimore county
emergency relief is
restricted to
foodstuffs.
BALTIMORE CITY
Baltimore City Code
(1927),Art. 18,sec.
7, 11-18, 143;
Charter and Public
Local Laws of
Baltimore City
(1927), sec. 103-
114, code of local
Public Laws (1930),
Art. 4, Sec. 865,
103-114, Laws (19351
CM. 586.
manda tory
Sick, disabled, destitute, and homeless persons
no provision.
no provision.
no provision.
no provision.
Department of Wel-
hospitalization and
Supervisors
(Department of
welfare) shall
prescribe an0
direct employment
No provision.
Department of
State:
City.
no provi61 on.
city:
person as the dictates of humanity or particular
circumstance render proper and necessary.
•hat persons are
proper charges for
the city, but no
public money may be
paid until depart¬
ment has determined
and certifieo in
writing that person
for municipal aid.
Persons committeo to
city jail for drunk¬
enness or disorderly
conduct may be
transferred to
almshouse.
care in almshouse,or
care in private
institutions under
Aid and
chari ti es.
supported by his friends or relatives and lives
idle without employment shall be deemeo a
pauper.
when no aoequate
accommodation in
almshouse or private
institution or in
cases of emergency,
temporary relief,
burial.
almshouse or other
places.
NATURE OF
LA*
MASSACHUSETTS
GEN • LA*6 (1932),
18, (7, 8), CH.
40,(5), CH. 51,(1),
116, 117, 12
122; CONST.
HOLES OF AMEN
Persons, poor and
State who are in neeo
r I TUT I ON FROM NEOI
PERATE PARENT8 OR QU
FOR SUPPORT, THOSE L
MAY BE SUED IF THEY
OF LIFE IN8URANCE PO
DISQUALIFY; TOWN MAY
GRANTED FROM ESTATE 0
IF ESTATE IS NOT ADM I
M THE ENTIRE ESTA
Conditions
GENT LAWFULLY SETTLED IN
CHILDREN 8UFFERINQ
EOT OF DISSOLUTE OR INTEM-
ANS; RELATIVES LIABLE
ng in State and capable
IL TO SUPPORT; 0WNER6HIP
CIES UP TO $3000 DOES NOT
ECOVER AMOUNT OF AID
DECEA8ED RECIPIENT, AND
ISTERED WITHIN 30 DAYS MAI
MICHIGAN
COMPILED LAWS
(1929), 1945;
8208-8309;
(1935 SUPP.), 8255,
CONSTITUTION 1908s
ART. 111(2)
Persons who have no
II6E, WHO ARE UNABI
MENTAL DI6AI
TH08E WHO HI
SUPPORT WILL BE CO
PERSON AND TO THE
ARE NOT RELIEV
OBLIGATEO RELATIVE
OR SEVERALLY LlABL
BE SUED FOR AMOUNT
SPOUSE OR MOTHER D
THE PROPERTY, REAL
MAY BE 8EIZED TO
persons. Amount
, EXEMPT OR OTHER-
OF PHYSICAL OR
TO EARN A LIVELIHOOD, OR
MEANS AND TO WHOM RELIEF AND
DUCIVE TO THE WELFARE OF SUCH
EST INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC;
D OR MAINTAINED BY LEGALLY-
. Relatives either jointly
FOR SUPPORT. RELATIVES MAY
OF AID GRAN TED; IF EITHER
SERTS THE OTHER OR CHILDREN,
OR PERSONAL OF SUCH PERSON
EXPENSES OF SUCH OESERTED
ID PAID MAV BE RECOVERED
FROM PROPERTY OF RECIPIENT.
NO PROVISION
Five consecutive years
SUPPORTING RESIDENCE I
One year as «
CONTINUOUS RESIDENT
T OF ANY TOWNSHIP,
r WITHOUT RECEIVING
FAILURE TO
RESIDE IN TOWN
OF SETTLEMENT
FOR 5 CONSECU¬
TIVE YEARS.
I PROVISION.
Board of Public
Welfare where per¬
son HAS BECOME
CHARGEABLE MAY HAVE
PERSON REMOVED TO
TOWN OF HIS SETTLE¬
MENT. Person
CHARGEABLE TO A
TOWN WHERE HE HA6
SETTLEMENT AND HE
SUBSEQUENTLY
ACQUIRES SETTLEMENT
OUT OF THE STATE
MAY BE REMOVEO
thereto. Paupers
NOT SETTLED IN ANY
TOWN MAY BE REMOVED
by State to State
Infirmary or to
State or place
WHERE PERSON
BELONGS.
■ SYSTEM!
IF POOR PERSON HAS
SETTLEMENT IN
ANOTHER TOWNSHIP OR
CITY OF SAME COUNTY,
THE SUPERVISOR OF
POOR OF TOWNSHIP OR
0irector of Poor of
CITY WHERE PAUPER
IS FOUND MUST NOTIFI
SUPERVISOR OR DIREC¬
TOR OF TOWNSHIP OR
CITY OF SETTLEMENT
WHO MUST (I ) CONTES
ALLEGATION OF
SETTLEMENT WITHIN
10 DAYS, OR (2)
REIMBURSE COUNTY
WHERE FOUNO FOR
SUPPORT, OR (3)
ORDER REMOVAL OF
PAUPCR TO PLACE OF
SETTLEMENT.
County system:
Superintendents of
POOR OF COUNTY
WHERE PAUPER IS
FOUNO MU6T WITHIN
10 DAYS GIVE NOTICE
TO SUPERINTENDENTS
OF COUNTY WHERE HE
HAS A SETTLEMENT
WHO MUST (I) DENY
LIABILITY WITHIN
10 DAYS; OR (2)
ORDER REMOVAL; OR
(3) REIMBURSE COUN¬
TY WHERE FOUND FOR
SUPPORT. IN CASE
SUPERINTENDENTS OF
COUNTY CHARGEABLE
00 NOT DENY WITHIN
10 DAYS, OR IN CASE
THEY AUTHORIZE
RELIEF, SUPERINTEND¬
ENTS OF COUNTIES
WHERE FOUNO MAY
ORDER REMOVAL TO
COUNTY OF SETTLE¬
MENT. Superintend¬
ents of POOR OF
COUNTY "HERE PAUPER
IS FOUND MUST TRANS¬
PORT him to State
WHERE HE BELONGS.
Procedure For
Determining
Eligibility
BOARD 0
FARE MU
IMMEDIA
AND REL
RESPECT
PROVIDE
E COMFORT
EF IN THEIR
VE T0WN6 TO
PER60NB APPLYING
FOR AID AND FOUNO
IN NEED. IF PERSON
HAS NO SETTLEMENT,
SUCH EFFECT MU
8ENT TO THE DE
ment of Public
FARE WHICH MUS
EXAMINE THE CA
AND ORDER SUCH
AS IT DEEMS EX
ENT .
Application to
COUNTY SUPERINTEND¬
ENT OF POOR, SUPER¬
VISOR OF POOR OF
TOWNSHIP, OR DIREC¬
TOR OF POOR OF CITY,
WHO MUST MAKE
INQUIRY ANO MUST IF
PERMANENT RELIEF
AND SUPPORT IS
REQUIRED, BY WRITTEN
ORDER CAUSE APPLI¬
CANT TO BE MOVED TO
COUNTY INFIRMARY,
OR, IF CIRCUMSTANCE!
REQUIRE, MUST GRANT
TEMPORARY OR
PARTIAL SUPPORT.
Type of Relief
OIRECT RELIEF;
BURIAL; TEMPOR
CAL ATT
UNDER 2
AGE PLA
RESPECT
OR ^U
HOSPI
NON-
6 J/;
PERM A
TEMPO
SUPPO
OUTS
HOSP
SPEC
OUTS
INF II
TIONS, TEW
RELIEF TO
SETTLERS.
8UPP0RT 2/
work Requirement
May BE REQUIRED TO
OFFICI
SHALL CER
6UI TABLE
MUST WORK FOR FOOD
Superintendents of
poor may provide for
EMPLOYMENT OF
PERSONS PLACED IT
COUNTY INFIRMARIE
Recipient does not
i or lose resi¬
dence WHILE KEPT AT
ALMSHOUSE OR
:R A8YLUM AT
PUBLIC EXPENSE.
Child born in place
USED FOR POOR SHALL
NOT GAIN SETTLEMENT
THEREBY.
Effect on Status
Paupers not entitled
RIGHT TO VOTE.
Settlement can not
BE ACQUIRED WHILE
RECEIVING PUBLIC
RELIEF.
fftTY: Director
of Poor. 3/
TOWNSHI PS
Supervisors. 3/
County:
Superintendents
of Poor.
Administration
Towns Boards of
Public Welfare.
States Department
Public Welfare
Director
OF THE DIVISION
Aid and
Relief.
Supervisory
Responsibili ti
State Department
of Public
Welfare.
State welfare
Commission.
Political Unit
FINANCING
Relief
Financial Provisions
Provisions For
Reimbursement Source of f\jnd6
County, townshii
TOWN OF SETTLEMENT
REIMBURSES OTHER
TOWNS WHICH PROVIDE
FOR I T6 PAUPERS.
State reimburses
T0WN6 WHICH PROVIDE
FOR PAUPERS HAVING
NO SETTLEMENT.
TOWNS
General Revenue
fund.
STATES
General Revenue
funo.
Reimbursement by
POLI TI CAL UNI T Wl
PAUPER 18 SETTLED TO
POLI TICAL UNI T WHERE
PAUPER IS PROVIDED
COUNTY!
Special poor
LEVY BASED ON
E6TIMATES OF
EXPENSES
SUBMITTED TO
BOARDS OF
SUPERVISORS BY
SUPERINTENDENTS
OF POOR. 4/
TOWNSHIPs
Yearly assess¬
ment BY VOTE OF
NHABITANTS.
Cl TY:
GENERAL PROPERTY
OR LOAN T
BE REPAID BY
TAX.
1. Care in State Infirmary for persons having no legal settlement in State.
2. Counties may join in erecting an infirmary.
3. County Board of Supervisors oecioes whether or not olo distinction between city, township, and county poor shall be maintained.
4. Cost of establishment of joint infirmary shall be borne by each county in proportion to the assessed valuation of said county; special tax not to EXCErO one mill.
MINNESOTA
Mason's S'ats.
(1927), ch. ii
sec. 2067; ch.
25, SEC. 4448;
(1934 Supp.), ch.
laws (1935), ch.
ch. 187; ch
state ano cltat ion
is
.359}
MISSISSIPPI
Miss. Code (1930),
Ch. 144, Sec. 214,
215; constitution,
art. 12, sec. 241-
243.
Poor person who for any reason is unable to earn
a livelihood, not supported by relatives;
no i gent res i dents who are afflicted with a
malady, deformity, or ailment of a nature which
probably be remedied by proper care; persons
settled in another town or county if sick,
rm, or otherwise oisableo 60 as to render
removal unsafe or inhuman and who is in immedi¬
ate need of relief; relatives liable for support;
ndigency caused by bad conduct or intemper—
;, relatives other than parents or children
are not liable; political unit furnishing relief
lien on property or estate of recipient for
amount of aid granted.
Social Conditions
Person unable to support himself; legally-
obligated relatives must support paupcr.
no provi 6 i on•
One year'6 continuous resioence in
county or, if one year's continu¬
ous resioence in state, then
settlement in county where person
longest resided during such year.
If one year'6 residence in State,
but not in any county, settlement
is, under township system, in
town, city or village in which
person longest resioed during such
year, under county system, settle¬
ment is in county in which person
longest resioed during such year.
Acquisition of
new settlement
within State or
in another State,
wilful ab8ence
for period of 30
days from State.
When no settlement
in county, town,
city or village and
person has a settle¬
ment in State, he
may be warned to
depart by respective
Board and, if unable
to depart or refuses
to, may be compelled
by sheriff,constable
or marshall.
iers of the Board
of Supervisors of
county where pauper
6 found, may by
order directed to
constable have paupet
removed to county
settlement.
Procedure for
Determining
Eligibility
county system;
Application to
County Board.
Local system;
Application to town
board or city or
village council.
application made to
any member of board
of Supervisors, who
examines into right
of support of any
pauper discovered l»
district and reporti
to Board of Supervi¬
sors for action;
provided that, any
member may cause
pauper to be
received in county
home in case of
emergency.
Type of Relief
care in p00rh0u6e j/
workhouse, poor
farm, temporary out¬
side relief in kino
up to annual maximum
of $200; medical
care, hospitaliza¬
tion, burial, other
forms deemed proper
by county board.
contract for care of
aged and oecrepit,
temporary relief
to non-residents,
burial, meoical
attention, care in
county poorhouse,
such other relief as
deemed necessary
except cash relief.
Employment pp
in poor f
workhouses•
care in county home;
contract for care ia
return for pauper's
work or services
with consent of
pauper providing
' pauper shall
not be entitled to
relief unless he
abides by disposi-
on made of him by
board; pajper chil¬
dren or orphans
(enticed to sui t-
a8le individuals,
inizat ions or
asylums; temporary
ioor relief,
burial, relief to
those not entitled
to settlement,
medical care.
■ork Requirement
Board of s
s0r6 may c
super inten
county hom
employ
such paupe
be able to
such way a
deea
as may
work, in
t may
Effect on Status
Time spent
of hospitai
h0u6e, or other
public
and each month
during which county
ef was
received shall be
excluoeo
oetermini
time of f
required for
settlement.
dence
All persons must
pay a poll tax not
exceeding $3 per
year; all pers0n6
who have not paid
all taxe6 which are
legally required of
him may not vote.
Administration
County syste
County Board as
supervisors of
poor, or over¬
seer of poor
appointed by
them. 2/
Local system;
Town Boaros or
city or
councils as
superintendent
of poor. 3/
Counties ovei
75.000 popul
ion and 5.000
Board of Poor
Commi ssi oner)
appointed by
chairman of
county board
with approva
district cou
judge.
County Board of
Supervisors.
Supervisory
Responsi b i l i ty
state board of
Control ano
Charities has
general powers
of invest'gat 10
no provision.
>oli tical unit
Financing
Relief
Financial Provisio
Provi sions For
Reimbursement
county, town,
village, city
oepenoing on
system adopteo.
t of
county:
all
Poor tax on
er
property, bonos
t6
Countie6 over
for
75,000 popula¬
1 ef
tion and 5,000
sq.mile6:
Must not levy
a poor tax over
3 mills.
Town, city, or
village:
Property tax of
1 to 5 mills on
each dollar,
if more than
1 mill 18
needed, 75 per
cent of excess
shall be pa 10
by county.
county relieving
settled in
county caf
recover all
charges. 4/
Source of Funds
County:
Poor ta>
Counties having a joint population of not less than 10,000 by concurrent
Mandatory that overseer be appointed in counties having a poorhouse, opi
Village council of any village having a population of more than 8,000 ma
resolution may unite in ma
onal in other counties.
establish a public char i t'
1 DISTRICT POORHOUSES A
bureau for providing poor relief there ia
f BOARD OF DIREC TORS CONSISTING ,r" CHAIRMAN OF C
i boaros of part i c
4. ifcjnicipal authorities of every city. town, and village must bury all strangers founo dead within their limits and such c
s shall be re pa 10 by the county.
state and Citation
Nature of
Law
Social Conditions
Citizenship
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
Eligibility
Type of relief
Work Requirement
Effect on Status
Admini strati on
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
l0s8
Removal
Direct
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
rel1ef
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Source of Funds
MISSOURI
rev.Stat. (1929),
SEC. 12938-12966.
const. art. will,
sec. 2.
mandatory
Cities of first-class: Indigent, sick, depend¬
no provision.
no pr0vi8i0n.
no provision.
Cities of first-
Cities of first-
no person while kept
in any poorhouse at
public expense shall
be entitled to vote.
clties of first-
County:
Board of County
Visitors where
established.
citie6 of first-
class.
county .
No provision.
citie8 of first-
ent who are unable to support themselves with
the exception of the insane and those suffering
from contagious, infections and transm1681ble
diseases, and those cared for in county poor-
houses.
County: Aged, infirm, lame, blind or sick per¬
sons who are unable to support themselves, and no
other persons required by law ano able to
support them.
no provision.
County: Resided in county 12
months next preceding time of
any order being made.
class: Application
by on behalf of
applicant to Social
Welfare Board,
immeoiate inquiry
into state ano
circumstances of
the applicant.
County: The county
court of each coun¬
ty, on knowledge of
uuoges thereof, or
on information of
any justice of
peace of county
where poor person
resides, shall from
as often ano long
as necessary,
provide relief to
such person.
class; Temporary
outdoor relief; work
relief; burial;
rehab 1 li tat ion.
county: care in poor
house; burial
expen6e8; relief to
nonresidents;
support and care let
out by contract
class: Able-bodied
male required to
perform work to
value of aid; female
applicant or female
member of applicants
family shall be
employed, if
possible.
County; Superintend¬
ent may cause per¬
sons in poorhouse,
who are able to
la80r, to 00 60 by
reasonable ano
humane coercion.
class; Social
Welfare Board.
County: County
Court.
class:
General fund,
00nati0n6 and
gift8.
county:
General fund.
MONTANA
rev. code (1921),
325-335, 2295, 4521-
4531; (1927 SUPP.),
540, 4465 ( 5) (6);
Laws (1931), ch . 91,
100; law6 (1933),
Ch. 19, 43, 44, 50.
Laws (1933 Ex.),
Ch. 19.
Mandatory
Applicant without means, unable to earn a live¬
lihood due to bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy,
or other cause, and not supported by legally-
obligated relatives; inoigent sick and infirm;
relatives liable for support; but if indigency
caused by intemperance or other vice, the
parent and child only are liable.
no provision.
One year's resioence in county
immediately preceding application.
no provision.
if resident of some
other county, the
board must cause him
to be removed to
county of residence-
Application to
member of 80ar0 of
county commissioners
who may make an
order for temporary
relief, but perma¬
nent relief given
after investigation
of application.
Contract care;
meoical attention
ano hospitalization;
care in poor farm
and workhouse;
burial; temporary
relief, meoical care
and burial to non¬
residents; work
relief.
May be required in
workhouses or on
poor farm and able-
bodied male persons
must when required,
be worked out at
prevailing wage rate,
on all unbudgeteo
governmental work as
may be designated
by board.
to be eligible to
vote upon tax
questions, voter's
name must have
appeared on the last
preceoing assessment
roll.
Boaro of County
Commissioners.
State Board of
Chari ties and
Reform.
county .
no provision.
County:
Per capita tax
not exceeding
$2; property
tax not exceed¬
ing 3/5 \%
of assessed
valuation.
All other funds
except school
and bond sinking
fund and
may be resorted
to in emergency.
nebraska
Mandatory
Applicant a poor person unable to earn livelihooi
supported by legally-obligated relatives in
county. Legally-liable relatives forfeit not to
exceed J10 per week to county upon failure to
support. Relatives of 2nd a"o 3rd degrees liable
for support, provided in case of intemperance or
liable. Children unoer 16 and pregnant women
must not be a0mitted to poorhouse. county has
granted.
no provision.
Continuous resioence of i year in
county or 6 month's residence in
residence in state.
Acquiring new
settlement in
another State or
voluntary and
uninterrupted
absence from
State for one
year with intent
to abandon
residence in
Nebraska.
County of settlement
shall be notified by
county where pauper
is found ano
requested to remove
pauper. Pauper
belonging to another
State may be provid¬
ed with transporta¬
tion to that State.
no provision.
Contract care by
householders, care
in poorhouse _[/,
and/or poor farm j/;
direct relief;
necessaries of life;
care in county
hospital, where
established; burial;
temporary relief ano
burial to non-
settlers; temporary
aid for residents
of other States.
If strong and able-
bodied, pauper may
be required to do
county work or labor
as a condit1 on
preceoent to relief.
Time during receipt
of relief and spent
in any public or
private charitable
or penal institution
excludeo in deter¬
mining settlement
for poor relief.
Paupers exempt from
Ml litary service and
payment of poll tax.
County Boards of
Supervisors, who
may create a
State Department
of Public Welfare
has general
county.
County of legal
settlement must
reimburse other
count 1e6 for money
expended prior to
pauper's removal.
County:
General fund,
property tax
not to exceed
4 mills in
counties of
9,000 or less
ano 3 mills in
other counties;
tax not to
for erection
and operation
of poorhouse;
inheritance
taxes collected
before march 2,
1937; additional
1/2 mill
property tax
during 1935 and
1936.
Comp.Stats.(1929),
Ch. 55s101, sec.
66:104, 68:107,
68:119, 68:123,
71:2701, 77:1802;
(1935 Supp.), Ch .
68, sec8. 77:1801,
1820; Appendix iii
(o), sec. 26:1901 .
of Public Welfare
powers re all
public charity
organizations.
Officers
distributing out¬
door relief must
furnish Depart¬
ment reports,
when required.
i. Establishment oiscretionary with county Board. In counties where none established, county board may contract for care in poorhouse of nearby county.
State and Citation
Nature of
lab
social conditions
Citizenship
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
eligibility
type of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Acquisition
loss
Removal
dlrect
Responsibility
supe rvi80ry
Political UNIt
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Source of Funds
M
NEVADA
Comp. Labs (1929),
Secs. 5137-5147;
(1934 supp. ), Secs-
5143, 5144; Labs
(1935), Ch. 138.
Mandatory -
for settlers.
Optional -
for non-
settlers
after notice
county of
settlement.
Poor persons lawfully resident and unable to
earn livelihood due to bodily infirmity, idiocy,
lunacy, or other cause; persons incapacitated by
disease or accident who are not supporteo by
institutions; legally-liable relatives forfeit
$30 per month to county commissioners upon
failure to support. relatives of 1st and 2nd
degrees liable, provided in cases of intemper¬
ance or other bad conduct, only parent And/or
child liable. grandparents liable for only l/2
the amount of support in any case.
no provision.
Three years residence in State and
6 months in county.
no provision.
■here pauper 6ettle0
in one county
applies for aio in
another county, it
is the duty of
former county to
remove pauper
immediately upon
receiving notice
from latter county.
Application to Board
of County Commis¬
sioners.
Contract care; care
provideo by agents
of county board;care
in workhouse j/ ano/
or poor farm j/;
temporary relief to
those settled in
another county;
board, nur6ing,medi¬
cal care ano burial
to nonresident sick.
Apprenticeship of
minors with respect¬
able householder of
the county.
In workhouses and ot
poor farms, in dis¬
cretion of Board of
county commissioners
no provision.
Board of County
COMM1661 oners.
State Board of
Relief, work
Planning, and
Pension Control
supervises the
admini strat ion
of poor relief.
county.
county of settlement
reimburses county
where pauper may be
found for temporary
aid.
County:
General funo.
neb HAMPSHIRE
labs (1926), chs.
23, 105-108; laws
(1931), Ch. 91;
labs (1933 ), Ch. 79,
137, 142; laws
(1935), Ch. 20.
Mandatory
town - Poor person unable to support himself.
Relatives liable if able to support. Bages of
pauper may be appropriated for family's support.
No provision.
Town - Five consecutive years
domicile in town. 2/
Town - Abandon¬
ment of oomicile
Town - Overseers of
town may cause pau¬
per who applies to
them to be returned
to his home at
expense of the town.
County - Pauper who
has not resided in
county 3 months at
time of first relief
may be removed by
County Commissioners
or by Superior Court
order to county
which relieved him
Blthin year or to
county in which he
last resided one
year within the last
f 1 ve . latter county
State - Attorney-
General or secretary
of State Board of
•elfare and Relief,
with approval of
Attorney-General,
authorizeo to enter
into reciprocal
agreements blth
other States regard¬
ing interstate
transportation of
indigents.
no provision.
town - care in poor
farm 3/; binding out
to labor for not
exceeding 1 year;
Pauper may be bound
out or employed in
poor farm or in
workhouse. Non-
res ioents may be
required to work as
reimbursement for
transportation.
1
no person shall
have a home for
a settlement while
assisted as a
pauper.
town - no pauper
receiving relief
within 90 days of
town meeting
entitled to vote
in towns.
Emergency Relief 4/
voting rights not
affected by receipt
of unemployment
relief while
Federal funds
available.
town - Overseers
of the Poor.
County - Board
of county
Commissioners.
Director of
Relief super¬
vises all poor
relief until
6/30/37. 4/
Towns.
towns - towns reim¬
bursed by countv for
all expendi ture6
made for paupers not
settled in town;
town supporting
pauper reimbursed by
town of legal
settlement.
county - Counties
providing relief to
paupers chargeable
to another county
are reimbursed by
latter county.
Emergency Relief 4/
Town:
town General
fund.
County:
assistance as a
consecut 1 ve
years.(settle¬
ment not lost
by m 1 li tary
service or
temporary
absence).
house; burial.
County - County may
contract with towns
for support of
county pauper6 in
same manner as town
paupers supported;
care in county poor
farm; binoing out;
burial .
Smergency Relief 4/
Couniy General
Emergency
Relief:4/
State General
dlrect or work relief
State reimburses
counties, ci ties and
towns up to 500* of
amount expenoeo for
direct relief until
june 30, 1937.
1. Establishment optional with Boards or County Commissioners.
2. County liable for paupers for whose support no person or town is liable.
3. Establishment optional with towns.
4. This lab. passed March 30. 1935. bill terminate June 30. 1937 unless sooner altered by the Legislature. Towns are not subject to the provisions of the Act except by local option.
state and citation
Nature of
Lam
Social Conditions
Citizenship
Procedure For
Determining
eligibility
Type of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
l088
Removal
Direct
Responsibility
supervi 80ry
responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Source of Funds
JCHSCY
lams (1924), ch. 132;
(1925-1930 supp.),
161-124 to 161-221;
lams (1931), chs.
373, 392, 393; lams
(1933), ch. 233.
mandatory
Lemally obligated relatives may be compelled to
support applicant.
Uninterrupted residence of 5 years
in any county or municipality of
the State. Time spent in any
charitable or correctional
insti tut ion excluded.
Acquisition of
new settlement
or one year's
cont inuous
absence from
State.
Overseer (local
system) or Superin¬
tendent (county
6y8tem ) removes
pauper from munici¬
pal! ty giving aio
to municipality of
legal settlement.
Former municipality
pays expense of
removal. county
Adjuster, upon
application of
Superintendent of
■elfare (county
system) or Overseer
(local system),
rem0ve8 pauper to
State to mhich he
is properly remov¬
able or to county
of settlement.
Removal by Superin¬
tendent (county
system) or by Over¬
seer (local system)
to place mhence
pauper came, pro¬
vided pauper has no
settlement in any
county or fn any
other State.
County Systemi
■ork provided in
welfare houses.
11 me spent in any
charitable institu¬
tion not included
in computation of
period required for
settlement.
Paupers disenfran¬
chised.
County System:
County System:
county sy6tem1
county sy8temi
county!
General fund
municipali ty 1
General fund.
Application by poor
person or hib repre¬
sentative to county
melfare board; inves¬
tigation by Superin¬
tendent of welfare;
subsequent mritten
order by Superin¬
tendent, approved by
County boaro. Deter¬
mination of Superin¬
tendent 6ubject to
appeal to court pF
Domestic Relations
or court of Common
plea8.
care in county lel—
fare-h0u8e or con¬
tract for care in
welfare-house of
another county;ca8h
allowance not to ex¬
ceed $200, if more
adequate than relief
in county welfare-
house; contract for
relief by relatives
not obligateo by law;
medical care and
hospitalization in
any public or private
hospital; temporary
outdoor relief to
nonres1dent6 pending
removal;burial.
Local System: Care
in municipal,county
or district 2/ alms¬
house; contract with
relat 1 ves not legal¬
ly liable for sup¬
port; temporary care
for nonresidents in
almshouse or welfare-
house pending
removal;permanent
care in private home;
burial; medical care
and hospitalization.
County Welfare
Board, appointed
by Board of Free¬
holders, has
charge of relief
and settlement
of poor. Super¬
intendent of
■elfare, appoint¬
ed by Welfare
Boaro, adminis¬
ters relief sub¬
ject to Board's
approval.
LOCAL System:
Overseers of
poor.
• tate Department
pF Institutions
and Agencies must
approve plans for
county welfare-
houses and has
power of inspec¬
tion over all
poor institutions.
various activi¬
ties of County
Boards of welfare
6ubject to
inspection of
County Boards of
Freeholders.
Local System:
County .
Local System:
municipali tie6.
countie8 reimbursed
from e8tate of
deceased paupcr.
Local System:
no provi8ion.
Application by pau¬
per or his repre¬
sentative to Over¬
seer of Poor;
subsequent investi¬
gation and determi¬
nation by Overseer,
subject to appeal by
britten petition to
Court of Domestic
Relations or Court
of Common Pleas.
Court of Common
pleas must
approve care in
private home.
NCI ICXICO
stat8. (1929), secs
101-101, 101-102;
lams (1935), ch.86.
Optional
dcservinq indigent persons mho are objects of
charity.
no provision.
Folloms voting lams: 1 year in
State and 90 day6 in county.
no provision.
no provision.
no prov181 on•
no provision.
no provision.
no prov161 on.
City: City Coun¬
cil or other
city governing
boaro.
County: Boards
of County Com¬
missioners or
county branch
offices of
State Relief and
Securi ty
Authority if
established.
State Relief and
Security Author-
1 ty.
county, city.
no provision.
County:
Property tax
not to exceed
1/2 mill.
City:
Property tax
not to exceed
1/2 mill.
1. Two OR MORE COUNTIES NAY UNITE TO TORN A DISTRICT FOR ALMSHOUSE CARE.
2. COUNTY SYSTEM MAY BE ADOPTED BY POPULAR VOTE OR BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARO OF FREEHOLDERS. OF THE COUNTY.
state and citation
Nature of
social c0n0iti0n6
Settlement
Procedure for
OetermiVai ng
eligibility
Type of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on status
Administration
Financial Provisions
citizen8hip
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Direct
Supervisory
Responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions for
Reimbursement
Source of Funds
NCI YORK
Cahill's Lass (1930),
Ch. 49 1/2, secs.
1-99; 125; 128; 138;
154; Ch. 16. sec.
15t. cam ill's LAS6
(1931-1935 supp.),
Ch. 49 1/2; Oreater
N.Y. charter (ash)
5th eottion, Ch.ij.
Mandatory
Person in need of relief and care shich he is
unable to provide for himself. relat1ve8 of a
recipient of public relief or of a person liable
to become in need of public relief are, if of
sufficient ability, responsible for the support
of such person. step-parents are in like manner
responsible for the support of minor stepchil¬
dren. a public welfare official may bring action
against a person oi8covereo to have real or
personal property, or against his estate, if
or was liable, receiveo relief and care during
the preceoing 10 years, and is entitled to re¬
cover up to the value of such property, the
cost of such relief.
no provision.
Local System: Every person of full
settlement con¬
tinues until
person gain6 a
like settlement
Local System:
Application for
relief made by poor
person to Commis¬
sioner of County
Public Welfare Dis¬
trict or public
welfare officials
of the several towns
or cities; subse¬
quent investigation
made by officials to
determine que8ti0ns
of eligibility ano
liability of the
pol 1tical subdivi¬
sions for the care;
aid granted
accordingly.
Home relief and medi
cal care; insti tu-
tional care of an
aoult; relief ano
inmates of public
h0me6 and public
farms must be suit¬
ably employed, if
no per80n shall gain
or lobe a residence
for purpose of
registering and
voting wmile kept
at any almshouse,or
other asylum, or
institution, wholly
or partly supported
at public expense
or by chari ty.
County System:2/
commissioner of
Public Welfare
of county public
welfare district
Local
System: 2/ 3/
Public Welfare
Officer of city
or town welfare
district.
State:
Superintendent
of state and
alien poor. 4/
ptate board of
Social Welfare.
County System: 2/
State reimburses pub¬
lic welfare di6trict
for the expen6es of
County System:
age who 18 a resident ano inhabit¬
ant of a town or city continuously
for one year,without receiving pub¬
lic 6upp0rt or relief.
Except in a county
public welfare 016-
trict where c08t of
County.
Local System: 2/
county property
tax. 5/
State and alien
and care of all poor
having less than 60
0ay6 res 1 oence,
1 no1 ans, and alien
poor persons. Welfare
01 strict of settle¬
ment must reii0urse
welfare district
granting temporary
aid. Upon refusal
latter district may
recover from former
in supreme court
proceedings.
Local System:
county reimburses
ci ties ano towns for
care of paupers
having no settlement
in 6ai0 city or town.
City, or Town
County System: Settlement in county
public welfare district acquircd by
settlement in a town or city
thereof.
Exceptions: Following persons must
resioe in town 5 years in order to
gain settlement; tubercular resi¬
dents of franklin, greene, ulster,
Essex, Orange, Rockland and
Sullivan countie6; Inmates of
National Soldiers' Home at Bath,
N.Y; Residents of towns in Steuben
county; members of veterans' admin¬
istration Facility in Ontario
county .
city or town,or
moves from this
State ano re¬
mains therefrom
for one year.
charge0 on 6uch dis¬
trict as a whole,
when a person cared
for where he 16
found by a town or
city within a county
public welfare dis¬
trict. has a settle¬
ment in 80me other
town or city in some
public welfare dis¬
trict, he may be re-
moveo to town or
city of his settle¬
ment.
County System:
settlement in some
other welfare dis¬
trict, he mu6t be
removed to the pub¬
lic welfare district
of his settlement by
oroer of county
judge. then a per¬
son not having a
settlement within
State is cared for
or any pu8lic wel¬
fare district. State
Department of Social
Welfare may remove
him to State or
county where frien06
will support him by
the order of county
judge. State pays
expense of removal.
who is cared for
away from his
parents, for defec¬
tive or physically
handicapped children,
ano for children
born out of wedlock;
hospitalization;
burial expenses not
to exceed $75. care
of State poor by
contract with any
public home in state)
care in county or
city homes and poor
farms, where
establ18he0. j/
pronounced by
attenoinq physician,
able to work.
State. 4/
State:
General fund.
NORTH CAROLINA
Optional
no provision.
Continuous residence in county for
one year. Persons coming into
State gain a settlement after
residing in State continuously for
3 years unless at time of
Ml oration person was able to main¬
tain himself.
Settlement
lost by acquir¬
ing new one.
upon complaint made
the boaro of commis¬
sioners, before a
justice of the peace
thai any person has
come into the county
wo is liable to
become chargeable
thereto, the justice
hy his warrant shall
cause such poor per¬
son to be removed to
the county where me
was last legally
settled. Expense of
removal pa 10 by
county of settlement
Care in County Home
or District Hospital
Home 6/; support of
or relatives 1/j
temporary support
pending removal;
man *6 dependents
absent on scrvice;
hospitalization in
public or private
hospital by contract
not to exceed 30
years in 54 counties
no provision.
voters must produce
a poll tax receipt
or take oath as to
payment, but no per¬
son who has been
exempted by the
commissioners where¬
in he resides on
account of infi rmi ty
or poverty is re¬
quired to proouce
such receipt or take
such oath; provided
exemption granted on
or before may 1st of
the year in which
county Boaro of
commissioners,
who appoint
Superintendent
of county home
and boaro of
Trustees of
District
Hospi tal-Home.
boaro of
chari ti es ano
Public Welfare.^
County.
no provision.
1335 to 1344, 5942.
pauper's estate.
District Home:
admit such persons
as in the opinion of
the Superintendent
of Public Welfare,
need institutional
care.
tax; 54 counties
may levy
additional taxes
for purpose of
financing
c0st8.
1. Establishment optional sith county and city public welfare districts.
2. County Boards of Supervisors may, by resolution abolish distinction between county, city and town, poor, making care of all poor a county charge.
3. The City of Greater New York has its own Department of Public Belfare and a Commissioner of Public Charities bho is executive of said Department. Said Commissioner has jurisdiction of and enforces rules and regulations for all asylums, almshouses and other institutions belonging to the City. He has all authority concerning the
care of infirm and destitute per60n6 but has no power to dispense outdoor relief for paupers-
4. This officer has control of all State paupers for which none of thl counties, cities, or tosns are responsible.
5. Albany county, by 2/3 vote, until April i, 1940, m«y use funds from motor fuel ano vehicle taxes.
6. two or more adjacent counties may unite to establish district h06pital-home.
7. County Commissioner may not h>re out paupers at auction or by amy other kind of contract.
8. Reports of superintendents of county home6 annually submitted to said Boaro.
MOUTH DAKOTA
COMP. LAW (1913),
SEC. 7, 2496 to
2529, 2531-2544j
(1913-1925 SUPP.),
TO COUP. LAW8I
2529, 2530; LAWS
(1929), CH. 107;
» (1933), CH8.
97, 9B; LAWS (1935),
i. 119, 120, 123,
221 .
Relatives must ma i;
. conditions
i pauper if able.
No provision. One year's continuous residence
county or, if one year's residence
State, then settlement 16 im
county where he longest res i dec
ing year.
acqu 18 i t i on of
new settlement
in State;
voluntary
year or more.
Local Systemi if
ship may
ce of
order
e coun-
r may
0 the
township ot
that of leg
dence, over
poor of
apply to ju
the peace f
of removal
expen6e of
ty. Such or
be appealed
district co
county syst
pauper beco
chargeable
likely to b
chargeable
county othe
that of leg
dence, coun
mi6si oners
where paupi
found may b
court which
mine8 count
settlement
0r0er8 remo
that county 0
contribution
support from
county. such oroer
may be appealed to
the supreme court.
Procedure For
Determining
county sy6temi
Application to
board of county
commissioners,
referred, for
investigation and
report, to county
0ver6eer of poor.
Local Systemi \J
Application to over¬
seer of poor; subse¬
quent invest iga t
Type of Relief
care in poor asylum
and poor farm 2/;
hospitalization;
medical care and
supplie8; temporary
outdoor aid (local
8ystem not to exceed
$25 without approval
of county commis¬
sioners); burial not
to exceed $25 (local
system); not to
exceeo $50 (county
system); temporary
aid for nonresidents
pending removal;
permanent relief to
nonresident6 who
cannot be removed
thru phy8ical condi¬
tion or lack of
legal settlement;
work-relief to able-
bodied nonresidents.
work requirement
rt shall be made
nd work for
cant, and refus-
0 accept work
! a bar to
relief. work
may be provided for
poorhou6es and on
poor farms.
Effect on Status
State has power of
custody and restrain
paupers. Time
during receipt of
county and/or state
and/or Federal aid
discounted in
determining
settlement.
Administration
:ial Provisions
County System:
County
commissioners.
Local Systemi
Supervisor of
township who is
ex officio over¬
seer of Poor in
township.
county board of
Public Welfare.
Supervisory
Responsibility
Financing
Relief
county.
Local System;
Township.
Provisions For
Reimbursement
County Systemi
County of settlement
shall reimburse
other counties for
expenditures made in
connection with
relief of their
pauper6.
Local System;
Counties reimburse
townships 75Jt of
l id granted.
source of fund6
County Systemi
county poor
relief fund into
wh i ch ib pa i 0
that proportion
of tax receipts
which poor relief
iati0n6
bear to total
appropri at i0n6.
is insuf¬
ficient, then
tran6fer to poor
Relief Fund from
other fund
except sinking
and interest
funds, and if
necessary addi¬
tional appropria
on. if appro-
ii at ions for
poor relief
cause county
deficit, appro-
hat i 0n8 to make
> defici t th
not to be in¬
cluded in app
priat ions subject
to tax levy
ii tati0n6.
Local Systemi
Township;
General fund.
County;
General fund.
1. Cities of 5,000 or more may, by popular vote, adopt the county system.
2. Establishment optional; determined by popular vote.
CODE (1934), SEC6.
2548, 3127, 3138-1,
3140 TO 3149, 341 I
TO 3414, 3476 TO
3496, 4021 TO 4CQ5,
4089 TO 4096, 5625-2
mandatory as county infirmary: paupers who 00 not have re6i-
to inst itu- oence requirements, have become permanently 018-
onal care. abled or whose condition prevents their be i no
Optional as careo for elsewhere except in county infirmary;
to outdoor no insane or epileptic person may be received.
relief. county and/or city officers have lien, with
power of sale, on all property of inmate.person
contracted out to a physician or another for
medical care must have contracts renewed each
year, ano contracts may be annulled for qood
cause .
Towns: Persons in condition requiring relief.
no specific provision as to liability of rela¬
tives for support of indigent but municipal
officers must make every reasonable effort to
obtain aid from relatives and organizations
before granting public aid; township off icial8
have lien with power of sale, over property of
pauper.
no provision.
County: Continuous residence for
12 c0n6ecutive months without
ief of any nature.
Local Unit: Person having settle¬
ment in county gain8 a settlement
a town by res ioence of 3 con-
iutive months without relief of
kind therein.
settlement
County: Ihen pauper
has legal settlement
some other county
the superintendent
or trustees of the
county infirmary,the
Board of County Com¬
missioners or the
City Director of
Public safety noti-
> the trustees of
the infirmary or the
<ty commissioners
of the county of his
legal settlement who
shall cau8e the pau¬
per to be removed
thereto. county of
settlement pay6 ex¬
pense of removal.
in case of refu8al
to move. Probate
court 166ues warrant
for removal.
Local Uni t: township
or city offi ci als of
the town or city of
legal settlement
shall remove pauper
Procedure For
Determining
Cligibility
i complaint made
by person having
knowledge of fact8
to t0wn6hip tru6tee8
or proper municipal
officer, who makes
st i gat ion ano
t8 or reject8
application.
county infirmary:
offi cers of muni cipi
corporation who
i6mit statement
of facts to the
superintendent of
nfirmary who, in
118 discretion,
10mit6 pauper.
ship or cit'
grant-
munici pal ity of set¬
tlement pays expense
of removal. if set¬
tlement 16 in
another county,
county comm i 66 i 0ner6,
upon not ification b>
municipal officials
shall remove.
nqu If
by t0wn8hif
or proper
county: Care by con¬
tract in private home
not to exceed i year;
care in county infii
vary or 0i6trict
home; medical treat-
vent by contract wl
i c i an 8 j temporary
care pending removal
ounty of settle¬
ment.
Towni Relief in own
and temporary
relief pending remov-
h08pitalizati on
and medical care;
burial; care in free
public h06pi tal \J\
care in municipal
ef in towns
located in count i
:re there 16 nc
county infirmary.
■ork Requirement
Public Relief:
The /
recii
requireo
labor,
relief
REASONA
perform
0 value of
•e public
park, public hiqhwa'
or othei
proper
contrac
coun"
Effect on Status
no provision.
aoministration
OlRECT
RESP0N6 i b i l i
County: County
commi6810ner6•
Local Units:
t0wn6hip trustees
or council of
mun i c i pali ty .
City overseer of
poor supervises
ano commitments
must be approved
by Director of
Public Safety.
Supervisory
resp0n6ib ili t>
No provision.
. provi6i0n6
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Town Relief:
Towns.
County Infira
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Townshi p,
county of
legal set
reimburses
city or cou
giving rel
paupers.
and cities
county for
settlers
inf i rmary .
reimburse
and cities
of persons
no townshi
settlemen"
county 8e1
or whose se
auper's
ement
reimburse
care of
county
counties
0wnship6
for care
having
or city
no
Source of Funds
Township:
Township and
city property
tax levy 2/and
bond issues
during 1935 and
1936.
County:
County property
tax levy. 2/
, ano for
irial of persons
iving no settlement
: State.
1. Township trustees or council of municipality may contract with charitable corporation for erection of such hospital.
2. County, township or city property taxes for all purposes must not exceed limitation of 10 mills.
State ano Citation
Nature of
Law
Social Conditions
Settlement
procedure For
Determining
eligibility
Type of Relief
Work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Citizenship
Acquisition
loss
Removal
Dlrect
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibilit\
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of fund6
OKLAHOMA
stats. (1931 ), sec.
7542-7597; 5643.
laws (1935), Ch.
24, Arts. 17, 18,
19.
initiative Petition
No. 149, (1935).
Mandatory as
to institu¬
tional care
ano burial.
Optional as
to direct
relief
state aid:
Person over 21 who has resided
continuously in county 6 months.
No provision.
if the pers0n6
seek 1ng relief have
no settlement in
the county, or the
overseers are in
doubt as to where
the settlement of
such person is, or
if there is a poor
person in the
county that 16
likely to become
a public charge,
the overseer may
file a complaint
in the county court
of county where
such person is
found to a8ccrtain
the settlement of
such person. if
settlement is in
State but outside
county or if found
to be outside state,
the court shall
issue an order for
pauper's removal
to his proper
place of settlement.
General Poor Reliefi
General Poor Relief:
Superintendent of
poor farm shall
have authority to
such asylum, who
are able to do so,
to labor upon
sa id farm.
no per80n while kept
in a poorhouse or
a6ylum at public
expense, except
Federal and Confed¬
erate ex-soldiers
allowed to vote.
General Poor
State Aid:
General Poor
State Aid:
General Relief:
persons who actually need assistance.
State Aid: Destitute unemployable persons.
Bona fide
citizens of
state.
Complaint or
application made
by or on behalf of
any poor person to
the overseers of
the poor, who
Temporary relief to
nonres1dent8 pending
ascertainment of
their legal settle¬
ment; care in county
asylum _[/; care in
county poor farm in
counties of 33,940
to 33,950; poor
persons contracted
out in countie8
where there is no
poor house; oirect
care; burial ex¬
penses; hospitaliza¬
tion; cash allowance
to paupers and
parents of defective
chiloren unable to
provide for 8uch
chiloren.
State Aid:
fooo, clothing,
fuel, meoical ano
surgical necessities
Relief:
Overseers of the
poor.
State Aid:
County Welfare
Board.
State Board of
Public welfare.
Relief:
County .
State Aid:
State.
State allocates
money to supplement
funds appropriated
by county excise
boards of the
various counties,
sa1d allocation to
be according to
needs of said
respective counties
as determined by
state board of
Public Welfare. 2/
County special
tax of not to
exceed 1/2 mill
for poor farm;
bond issue8.
State Aid:
of relief to be
granted; appeal
allowed to district
court of the county.
State:
General fund.3/
Erection optional with county commissioners.
In case Federal funds are made available, qualifications shall be made to conform to Federal requirements.
Available until June 30, 1937; in order to participate in this fund, county must levy an ao valorem tax of
8/10 mill to match State funos.
Settlement
Financial Provisions
State and Citation
Nature of
law
Social Conditions
Citizenship
Acquisition
Loss
removal
Procedure For
Determining
rvpe of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Direct
resp0n6ibili ty
Supervisory
responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Source of Funds
0AC80H
Coot (1930), Secs■
18-906, 27-1401 to
27-1408, 27-1501;
Laws (1931 ), Cm.198;
Laws (1933), Cm.
442, Sec. 5;
Laws (1935 Sp. SessJ
(X.%55.
Mandatory
Poor person who has no legally-obligated rela¬
tives in county who can support his or will
support him. Obligated relatives, who refuse
to support, pay forfeit of $30 per month to
no provision.
re81 dent of county and 3 years
self-supporting residence in state
with intent to make it home and
without having acquired a resi¬
dence in another state.
Acquisition of
re6i0ence in
another State by
living there
continuously for
one year 6ubbe-
dence in this
state.
where pauper 16 not
lawful resident of
State, he may be
transported, by
county court where
found, to State in
which he is a
re8ident. where
pauper re8i0ed in
another county with¬
in State one year
prior to becoming
a public charge,
he may be removed
to that county at
it8 expense by
county where found.
Application to
county court or
county relief
committee.
MAY REQUIRE EITHER
BY CONTRACT OR
THROUGH AGENTS OF
COUNTY COURT; CARE
IN WORKHOUSES _l/,
AND COUNTY
HOSPITAL8 j/, OR
POOR FARM; BURIAL;
residents of another
county.
Required in
workhou 6e S■
no provision.
County Relief
committees.
County courts and
county relief
committee6
cooperate with
State Relief
committee .
State Relief
committee
supervises
expenditures of
funds for all
types of relief
in counties ex¬
cept those for
county in6titu-
t1ons.
County .
County of resioence
reimburses other
counties 8upplying
relief to thei r
paupers. State shall
reimburse not les8
than 1/2 of total
c06t of all f0rm8 of
relief in counties
including institu¬
tional care of
needy persons.
State;
State
oleomargarine
tax, public
a66i stance fund.
county;
General fund.
PENNSYLVANIA
puroon's penn.
Stat.(1936), Title
62-1 to 62-1520;
71-594.
Mandatory
Poor person is one unable to maintain himself or
those dependent upon him. The real estate and
pcrsonal estate of any pauper shall be liable
for the expen6e6 of his support, ma 1ntenance,and
burial incurred by any poor 01 strict; county has
claim on £6tate for such support. relatives of
every poor person shall, at their own charge if
of sufficient ability relieve such poor per60n
at such rate as court of quarter sessions 8hall
direct. Children between 2 ano 16 years may not
be kept in poorhouse longer than 60 0ay6.
"Public charge" means a person to whom poor
relief from public fun06 is necessary for his
no provision.
Coming to poor district to estab¬
lish a permanent abode there ano
continuous residence therein for
one year.
a settlement is
lost only by
acquiring a new
one .
in case any per80n
shall have no set¬
tlement in the dis¬
trict wherein he ha8
become, or 18 likely
to become, a public
charge, it shall be
the duty of the di¬
rectors, to notify
directors of the
district of his set¬
tlement of the facts
notified 00 not
arrangements for his
proper 6upp0rt, the
directors furnishing
such relief may
apply to court of
quarter sessions of
their county, by
petition, asking for
a citation to the
negligent directors
said Court to show
cau6e why they
should not receive
pauper. thi8 court
shall hear ca8e ano
determine whether
the pauper 8h0ul0 be
rece 1 veo or not .
di8trict of settle¬
ment pays cost of
removal .
1 t shall be the duty
of directors of
every district,from
time to time, to
provide for every
per60n wlthin dis¬
trict who shall
apply to them for
relief where such
directors are
6atisfied upon
investigation that
such relief is nec¬
essary. Director of
poor or court may
poorhouse, but such
commitment is sub¬
ject to approval of
Board of Directors.
Outdoor relief; care
in the district
poorhouse or in
poorhouse of adjoin¬
ing dlstrict;burial
expenses not to
exceed $75;
hospitalization;
children over 2 ano
under 16 years
committed to charge
of director of poor
may be placed in
family or institu¬
tional home6; care
of indigent dumb and
blind in special
private associations
temporary relief and
burial of non-
settlers.
vagrants required to
work on roads, in
poorhouses, work¬
house or jail; work
shall be 8uitable to
their health and
capaci ty .
Directors of poor
may be declared 8y
court legal
guardians of pauper
and his property,
Directors of the
poor, county
commissi oners
acting as
directors of the
poor 2/, guard iani
of the poor,
managers, over¬
seers of the poor,
and Directors of
a home for the
Destitute of the
county of
westmoreland. 3/
City Directors of
Public Welfare.
Directors of pooh
or other persons
having charge of
the poor in the
several districts
makes reports to
the Department of
Welfare. Alms¬
houses open at
all times to
inspection by
State Department
of welfare and
said Department
must inspect said
institut ions at
least once a
vear. Plans for
almshouses must
be submitted to
said Department.
Poor Districts.3/
w
dlstrict of settle¬
ment pays for care
of pauper from date
of notice glven by
district granting
care .
Poor District;
Property tax
not to exceed
10 mill8.
Erectiow optional with county court.
There are 425 poor districts (ranoinq in size from small townships to large counties). Districts are administered by county commissioners in 22 counties, by elected directors of the poor in 27, and sy appointeo directors in i. 15 counties have municipal or inter-municipal districts and 2 have other forms of organizati
Each county i6 maoe a poor district, with the exception of the following; Philadelphia, Allegheny, Carbon, Fulton, Cameron, Luzerne, Centre, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Union, Snyder, ano Juniata. Aojacent poor districts may be consolidated, by popular vote or by oroer of court <
sessions upon application of the 2 count ie6 involveo. lycoming county legally a county unit but not actually. any county, by popular vote, may adopt the county unit sy8tem.
A
/' /
State and Ci tation
Nature or
las
Social Conditions
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
Eligibility
Type of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect on status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Cltizen8hip
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Direct
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibili ty
political unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
Source or Amos
RHOOt ISLAND
Constitution, Art.
2, Sec. 4: Den. Lass
(1923), Secs. I5CB-
i564j Acts and
Resolves (l925). Cm.
664, Acts and
Resolves (1925-1926),
Cm. 842, Public Lass
(1929), CM. 1382,
Labs (1930), CM.
1580; Acts (1934),
CM. 2114, Public
Lass (1935), CM.
2250.
Mandatory
no prov181 on .
Any person 21 years or more having
resided in any t0sn in state con¬
tinuously for 5 years or more and
not having receiveo aid through
public or private agency. every
per60n of 21 years of age, having
an estate of inheritance or free¬
hold, in tosn shere he may dsell
ano have his home, or the yearly
income or $20 over and above any
encumbrance thereon, and taking
profits and rent6 therefrom for
3 year8 successively, bhether he
live thereupon or not, gains a
settlement. every person over 21
years of age having real property
borth $200 over ano above encum¬
brances bho pays taxes on 8ame for
5 successive years, gains 6ettle—
and has his home.
Removal from torn
for a continuous
period of 5 years
succeeding the
period of time
bhen he gained
his residence in
said torn.
if any per80n shall
res 1de in any torn
in the State not
being legally set¬
tled therein, and
shall become, or be
likely to become,
torn, any one of the
Directors of public
aid may make com¬
plaint thereof to
the torn council.
upon such complaint
torn council may
inquire, either by
oath of 6uch person,
or 0therri6e, in
rhat torn he bas
last legally 8et-
tleo, ano upon the
best information
they can obtain,
may judge and
oetermine to rhat
torn he labfully
belongs, bhich
being done, the torn
council shall make
an order tor the
removal of such per¬
son to such tobw.
torn to hhich pauper
removed may appeal
case to county
Superior Court.
Application made to
and aid granted by
Director of Public
Aid rith the advice
ano consent of the
torn councils \/ of
the several torn6 .
care in rorkhouse 2/
and poor farm 2/,
temporary relief,
burial expenses,
care in State
infirmary •
no pauper shall be
enti tled to
register or vote.
Tornj Directors
of public Aid,
RITH C0N8ENT of
torn council.
PROVIDENCEl
City council
State Infirmary;
Director of
Public Welfare.
Director of
Public Welfare.
torn; citie6 of
Providence,
State supports
State Infirmary.
All 8um8 paid by
State or torn for
support recoverable
from kindred liable;
if there be no such
kindred, torn of
legal settlement
responsible.
torn br cityi
General fund.
Statei
General fund.
6upp0rt.
aid shall see that
per80n6 in rork¬
house are suitably
employed.
south CAROLINA
Code (1932), Secs.
3848-3856, 4966-
4977.
Mandatory
'er80n6 in di8tre88 and in need Or immediate
care.
Citizen or
South
carolina or
any other
State.
Three successive years residence
in any county, during bhich time,
per80n has maintained himself ano
fam 1 ly .
no provision.
the 0verseer6 of the
poor or any city or
county may 8en0 a
britten notification!
relating to any per¬
son actually become
chargeable thereto,
to one or more of
city or county bhere
his residence is
supposed to be,
requesting them to
remove him. if 6uch
removal is not
effected, the over¬
seers requesting the
removal may cause
removed to county
supposed settlement
and may sue latter
county for expenses
incurred.
Overseers of poor
provide relief.
Care and medical aid
in p00rh0u6e and
farm 3/, temporary
relief and burial
expen6e8 for non¬
residents; care for
poor by cities of
Charleston and
Columbia, apprentice¬
ship of children
under 14.
inmates of the
p00rh0u6e bho are
able are required
to rork.
Every elector
offering to vote
must give proof of
the fact he has
paid his poll tax.
County Board of
comm1661 oners
acting a6 over¬
seers of the
poor.
Aiken County,
Committee
appointeo by
governor has
charge of poor-
Charleston and
Columbia,
Cl ty authori tie6
coun ty
Commissioners
make annual
report to court
of general
sessions.
County.
Charleston and
Columbia,
county of settlement
re 1 mbur8e6 county
supplying support
for cost of 3 m0nth6
aid, removal, and
burial.
County,
General fund.
Charleston and
city.
Columb1 a,
General ruND.
1. City Council or city or Providence may prescribe the node in wiich ano extent to bhich Direct!
2. Erection optional nith town councils.
3. Counties in same juoicial district may combine roR purpose or grantino relict or this nature.
State and Citation
nature of
lab
Social Conditions
citizen8hip
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
Eligibility
Type of Relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Direct
re6p0n6ibility
Supervisory
Responsibility
Political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of funds
SOUTH DAKOTA
COMP.LABS (1929),
SEC. 191; 6749;
7694; 10039-10066.
LABS (1931), CH.251 .
LAB* (1933), CM.199.
LABS (1939), CM. 80;
CM. 98.
Mandatory
It is the outy of the father, the mother, and
the children, of any poor person bho is unable
to maintain hin8elf by born, to maintain such
person to the extent of their ability. poor
person bho is a county charge, of nature year8,
60un0 mind, bho bill probably be benefitted, is
qiven cash allobance. nonresident bho is lying
SO that he 18 likely to suffer is a1 deo.
County has claim against person granted assist¬
ance for the value of such assistance, or
against mis Property or estate.
No provision.
every male person and unmarried
female over the age of 21 years,
bho reside8 in state one year and
county 90 days gains a legal set¬
tlement in such county.
Legal settlement
8hall be lost by
acquiring a neb
one in State; or
by silful
absence for
period of 30
days from State.
Persons coming into
State bho are public
charqe8 or are lia¬
ble to become public
charges, may be pre¬
vented from securing
a legal settlement,
by service of notice
upon such person to
depart from the
county. Poor per-
legal settlement and
bho are likely to
become a public
charge may, upon
complaint of county
commissioner, be
removed to place
bhere such person
belongs, if it can
be conveniently
done. county
removing pauper
pays cost of removal
It is the outy of
the county commis¬
sioners or the coun¬
ty board of publ1c
belfare, on any
complaint made to
them om behalf of
the poor, to examine
into the grounds of
such complaint, and
if such poor 18 in
to see that they are
properly cared for.
it is discretionary
bith the board to
require the approval
of said application,
by tobn board, or
governing body of
tobn, or city bhere—
in applicant re6i0es
Appeal to county
circuit court.
care in a poor-
house j/ or poor
farm; contracts for
care of poor in
counties having no
p00rh0u6e6; ca6h
all0bance8; temporary
care, and burial
expenses not to
exceed $75 for non¬
residents and other
pers0n6; care in
county hospital. _l/
in all cases bhere
the applicant for
as8i6tance is in
good health and
able-bodied, the
t08n6hip board or
governing board of
tobn or city
respectively, is
authorized to
require an appli¬
cant to perform
labor or other
services of a
public nature,
before giving
approval for an
application.
no provision.
Board of County
Commissioners;
county belfare
b0ar06 shall havi
general charge
of the adminis¬
tration of
relief funds mao!
available by the
State Department
and if 80 desig¬
nated by the
Board of County
comm18si0ner8,
1t may act a8
agent of 8uch
commission in
the administra¬
tion of county
poor funds.
State Public
■elfare Commis¬
sion supervises
county belfare
boards.
county.
County of settlement
reimburses county
qranting aid for
cost of burial.
qemeral RfL.fr:
County property
tax on all
taxable property
2/; not to
exceed $500 for
erecting poor-
h0ube8 .
Emergency Relief:
State Relief
fund. 3/
TEMME55EE
IILLIAM'S TENN.
CODE (1934), SEC.
1071; 2027;
4792-4833.
handatory
no provision.
no provision.
Resident of county one year next
preceding application.
no provision.
no provision.
The commissioners
6hall examine all
per80n6 bho make
application for
adm 1881 on into the
poor asylum, and may
aotjit or reject any
applicant as they
may think right; but
any applicant bho 16
rejected may appeal
to the county court,
in bhich case he
6hall be examined
and aomitted or
excluoed in the
016cret1 on of the
court.
Direct relief; care
in county poor
a6ylum 4/; burial
expenses; care by
contract bith any
person, not to exceei
one year; medical
treatment;
hospitalization 5/
by contract bith
any reputable
hospital; apprentice¬
ship of children
under 18.
The commissioners
of the poor 8hall
have pober to
prescribe the
manner in bhich the
1nmates 8hall labor,
if any of them are
able to labor.
support of poor may
employ person,
subject to supervi¬
sion of county
commissioners.
Paying poll tax a
conoition precedent
to the exercise of
right to vote, and
county court may
exempt from borking
on public roads and
from paying poll
tax any person
unable to make a
support, bhenever
it 6eem6 just or
right.
Commissioner of
the Poor appoint¬
ed by the
County Court.
County Court.
County.
no pr0vi8i0n.
County;
general fund.
1. Erection optional »itm county connissioners. Too or uore counties nay unite to establish.
2. Mot to exceed 2 mills tor all county purposes; provideo county may levy tax not to exceed 5 mills ir electors 80 obsignate by popular vote.
3. $300,000 appropriated each fiscal year from proceeds of beer and bine revenue. (act expire8 6/30/37) (expended for "relief of poor" in manner oirecteo by governor.)
4. county c0urt8 may unite in e8tabli8mment of joint homes, hospitals, almshouses and poor farms.
9. Municipalities nay lease a hospital for 5 years, and county quarterly courts may establish county tuberculosis hospitals.
Settlement
Administration
Financial Provisions
Proceoure For
Direct
Supervisory
political unit
Provisions For
State and Citation
Nature or
Social Conditions
Citizenship
acqu 1 6 1 t 1 on
LOSS
Removal
Determining
Type of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect on Status
re8p0n8ibility
Responsibility
Financing
Re 1 mbursement
Source of Funds
law
Eligibility
Relief
TEXAS
Support (form not
Vernon's Texas Stats
Mandatory
Applicants,, paupers who are unable to support
No provision.
Bona fide inhabitants or county
no pr0vi8i0n.
Court or County
no provision.
Paupers supported
court of County
No provision.
County.
no pro v1 61 on •
County:
(1928), Art. 158,
them6elve8. relatives Or paupers liable rOR
not le68 than 6 months and op the
Commissioners shall
specified); medical
by the county not
comm1861 oners•
General fund.
718-725, 2351»
support either partial or entire, in county
State not less than one year.
issue all not 1ce8,
care and burial;
allowed to vote »n
bond issue (5%
2954; 4006; 4427;
citations, writ6
care in county
State. County
taxable value
4438; 4487-4494.
actual per capita costs.
ano pr0ce86 as may
poorhouse \j, poor
paupers shall not
of county )for
be necessary for the
farm _l/, and
be maintained or
e8tabli shment
proper execution of
hospital j/.
permitted to work
of poor houses
the powers and
upon any of the
and farms. \J
dutie8 as are
State experiment
prescribed by law.
8tati0n8 or farms.
UTAH
Rev.Stats.(I933),
Mandatory
Person who is indigent, sick, disabled or
No provi8ion.
Any adult person residing in State
By acquiring a
no provision.
it IS the duty of
Such care, main¬
no provision.
no lawful settle¬
Boards or County
no provision.
County.
no pr0vi8i0n.
county property
sec. 15-6-74,
othprw1se dependent. every person who 16 un¬
one year ano continuously residing
new settlement
the county commis¬
tenance ano relief
ment can be
Commissioners or
tax not exceed¬
19-5—45, 19-5-55 to
able to earn a livelihood in consequence op any
in any county for 4 m0nth6 during
or by absence
sioners upon com¬
as may be required;
acquired by any
a commissioner
ing one mill on
19-5-66, 91-0-1 .
bodily inpirmity or unavoidable causes mu8t be
the year. a minor, without set¬
for 4 months or
plaint being made
care in p00rh0u6e
indigent person
of the Poor,
the dollar;
supported by relatives ir relatives are op 8uf-
tlement in State, gain6 settlement
more from county
to 1t that any
and poor farm 2/ or
while a recipient
appointed by
proceeds placed
riCIENT ABILITY; IP RELATIVES REPUSE TO 8UPP0RT,
by re6idence in county one year.
in which such
person is in dis¬
hospital 2/, medical
of charity.
saio Board.
in the "poor
they shall reimburse the county not to exceed
settlement was
tress, to examine
fund".
$20 per month. Ir a per60n becomes pauper prom
gained.
into such case ano
temporary care for
intemperance or other bad conduct he shall not
grant such aio a6
non-settlers.
be entitled to the support prom any relative
the case may require
Admission to county
hospital or infir¬
mary mu6t be ap¬
proved by commis¬
sioners.
VERMONT
Public Laws (1933),
Manoa tory
Upon death or a property owner who ha$ been
No provision.
Resided in State one year and in
no pr0vi8i0n.
0ver6eer or town
Suitably relieveo,
The overseer of
pers0n6 who have
Overseers of
No pr0vi6i0n.
towns or oores.
State reimburses the
town or gore:
sec.3918-3929;
assisted, the amount expended rOR such assist¬
town 3 years. an inmate op a
chargeable for
0ver8eer of poor.
6upp0rted and
poor may bind out
receiveo public
the poor of the
town or gore for
general fund.
3935-3980; laws
ance may be recovered. person IS poor and in
hospital, home for aged women or
support may remove
employed, in the
to labor or employ
assistance for 2
towns; supervi¬
expen6es in caring
State:
(1935), No. 76; 77;
need op assistance por himselp or pamily. a
other charitable institutions in
pauper6 to said
poorhouse 3/ or in
in the poorhouse
years shall not be
sors of unorgan¬
for paupeps not a
General fund.
119.
ca6hier Or a national bank or a treasurer Or a
State, shall not, by reason or
town. Selectmen or
such manner as town
any person not
allowed to reg 16ter
ized towns ano
charge on any local
8aving6 bank or a treasurer op a savings bank
being an inmate, gain residence in
town granting sup¬
directs, or other¬
pursuing a lawful
gores, acting
unit. Town furnish-
and trust company shall, when requested, purn161
town where such institution is
port may remove
wise at discretion
business and in
the request of the
overseers of the
ing support may
0ver6eer 1npormat1 on relative to deposit op
located.
pauper to town prom
need of assistance;
overseer of the
poor.
recover from town
and set to work
poor.
of settlement.
Kindreo liable roR the support or paupers, ir
Attorney-General
care for nonresi¬
6uch minor children
Recovery doubled
or suppicient ability or in proportion to
authorized to enter
dents and transients
as are chargeable
upon neglect of
abili tv .
into reciprocal
to his town.
town to reimburse
agreements for
within 60 day3
removal op inter¬
after notice.
state poor.
VIRGINIA
county. 6/
Code (1930), Secs.
Mandatory
Person is unable to maintain him&elr or unable
No provision.
Resided in coimty for one year or
no provision.
on complaint of any
on application by or
care in the county
All persons kept
Paupers excluded
County: District
State Board of
Locality of settle¬
County:
1731, 1904, 2730,
to maintain his ramily, and pamily is unable to
12 consecutive month6 without
qualified poor
in behalf or a poor
poorhouse 5/ or
at the place of
trom registering
Overseers of the
Public
citie6.
ment reimburses
Property tax
2794 to 2813;
maintain 1t8elf.
relief. Interstate migrants must
relief officer that
per60n or his family
district home 6/
general reception
or voting at any
Poor and County
Welfare. 9/
locality furnishing
levy.
Cooc (1932 supp.),
reside in State 3 years, unless
any person has come
such person shall be
where one exists, or
for the poor who
election.
superintendent
aid for care and
Cl tyi
sec. 2773 (36).
at time or entry migrant able to
into such county,
granted assistance
where none exist8,
are able to work,
of Poor; or the
removal or burial
General fund.
Code (1934 Supp.),
maintain him6elf.
city or town and has
by the 0ver6eer of
some 8uitable place
shall be made to
superintendent
Sec. i902n; 2723;
not established
the poor or other
as may be provioed
do so.
of public welfari
Constitution,
legal settlement ano
qualified poor
8y County Board of
in counties that
Art. 23.
is likely to become
relief officer as
Supervisors; care
have adopteo the
a charge thereto,
the case may be, of
at place of resi¬
pauper shall be re¬
the oistrict,county,
dence when it would
pu8lic welfare.
moved to the county,
town, or city in
be injudicious that
City:
city or town or
which said pauper
family or person be
Superintendent
other State wherein
resioes. Appeal
removed to place of
of Public
he was last legally
allowed to circuit
general reception;
■elfare. 8/
settleo, unless he
court of county or
burial; medical
care; temporary care
be removed without
of city.
for nonresidents.
danger to his life.
1. Establishment optional with court or county commissioners and 2 or more counties may unite in establishing. In counties where none established, commissioners or counties in which there is no city or 10,000 population or more may contract with incorporated society, municipality or adjacent county roR care or indigents-
2. Erection optional with county commissioners.
3. Erection and discontinuance optional with town, towns not having a poorhouse, may contract por care in poorhouse or adjoining town.
4. Any number or towns may unite eor purpose or supporting poor.
5. Establishment optional with county board or supervisors.
6. Two or more counties ano/or two or more cities may unite to establish a joint district poor home.
7. County boards or public welfare may be abolished at anytime by the county boards or supervisors.
8. Administrative responsibility varies according to city charter. City councils or cities or the 1st class can create bureau or agency; public welpare departments specipically provided in some charters. 24 cities are distinct governmental units.
9. Board or Poor Commissioners submits reports to 6Aid Board.
State ano Citation
Nature of
lar
Social Conditions
clti2enship
Settlement
Procedure For
Determining
eligibilitv
Type of Relief
■ork Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Oirect
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibility
Poli tical Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Reimbursement
source of f\JN06
■ashington
Remington's Rev.
Stats. (1933 ),Sec8.
9981-9992.
Lars (1935), Ch.
176.
Mandatory
Every poor person rho shall be unable to earn a
livelihood in consequence of bodily infirmity,
idiocy, lunacy, or other cau6e are paupers.
Relatives of paupers liable for support, if of
county has been served on any nonresident pauper
such person 6hall not be entitled to relief from
such county, unless the county commissioners
shall deem it absolutely necessary.
no provision.
Resident of county for 6 months
immediately preceding oate of
application.
no provision.
If it shall appear
to satisfaction of
the Board that a
pauper has not been
a resioent of county
6 months, they shall
remove him from
their county to
county where he has
a residence; or have
constable on such
pauper requiring him
to depart forthwith
from the county.
Application to the
Board of County
Commissioners for
such maintenance.
Residents: Such
relief as the case
may require; care in
workhouse. j/
Nonresidents:
meoical aid, and
burial expenses.
no provision.
no provision.
Board of County-
commissioners.2/
Department of
Public Relfare,
through the
Director of the
Division of
Relief.
county.
city.
County:
General fund.
City:
general fund.
■est VIRGINIA
Code (1932), Secs.
46, 593-615;
(1933 SUPP.), SEC.
592; lars (1935),
CH. 9.
Mandatory
The relatives of any pauper, who are of suffi¬
cient ability shall be responsible for the sup¬
port of 6uch pauper and to pay the expense6 of
burial in the following orderi children;
father; brothers, ano si8ter8; mother. the
county court of the county in which the pauper
is aided may proceed, by motion in the circuit
court, against any person liable in law for his
support, and such person shall be required to
pay the amount of aio given, or if not f1 nan—
no provision.
resideo in county for one year
continuously; interstate migrants
must have resided in state 3 years
unless they entered state self-
support ing .
no provision.
On complaint of an
overseer for any
district, before a
justice thereof,that
any person has come
into the county who
is likely to become
a public charge on
such county, such
justice may cause
him to be removed to
county where in his
last legal residence
was, or if he
migrated from
another State and
has no legal settle¬
ment, to be removeo
to such other state,
unless so sick and
so oisabled, it
would endanger his
li fe .
On application by or
on behalf of any
person who is unable
to maintain himself
or on behalf of the
family of any person
when he is unable to
maintain it ano the
family is unable to
maintain itself, if
he or they have a
legal settlement in
the county they shall
be provided for
under the order and
direction of the
overseer of the
district in which
such legal settle¬
ment may be. county
court may change or
rescind any order of
the overseer of the
poor, ano grant
assistance although
overseer has refused
to do so.
Person to be
assisted shall be
kept at the place of
general reception,
but in a county
where there is a
he shall not be
kept at the expen6e
of the county at any
all poor persons
kept at place of
general reception,
who are able to
work, shall be
required to perform
moderate labor as
may be suited to
their sex, age and
no person who is a
pauper shall be
entitled to the
any election held
in the State.
Overseers of the
poor or in lieu
thereof in
counties having
a population of
100,000 or more,
two investigators
of the poor,
appointeo by
county court.
Superintendent of
infirmary,
appointed by
county court,
has charge of
infirmary.
County court.
County.
County of legal
residence reimburses
for care, burial
and/or removal.
county:
general fund.
which would be equitable to both part 1e8.
such infirmary,
except in case of
emergency or
neces8ity, ano then
only as long as
emergency la6ts;
hospitalization ano
medical care in
private or public
institutions;
burial expen6e6;
education of chil¬
dren kept in place
of general
recept ion.
1. Erection optional with county commissioners.
2. Incorporated cities or towns having charter provisions re relief or poor, care for own paupers.
3. Erection of infirmary and rorkhouse optional rith county court. Tro or more counties may jointly establish an infirmary and/or rorkhouse.
State ano Citation
II SCONS IN
Stat. (1933), Sees.
46.18 to 46.21,
49.01 to 49.18
la08 (1935), Ch.
315; CM. 350;
Cm. 416; CM. 430;
CM. 453; CM. 527.
Manoatory as
to non¬
residents and
res i0ent8•
Optional as
to County
Home and
Hospital.
. Conditions
Residents: All poor ano indigent persons when
they stand in need of relief and support;
ownership of a home or an equity in a home in
which he lives or a cash or loan value not in
excess of $300 in a policy of insurance shall
not be a bar, ano no applicant for relief shall
be required to assign such equity or insurance
policy as a condition for receiving relief; any
person who by
stands in need 0
of receiving
property, the au
coll
son of unemployment or sick!
relief. if any person at '
c support is the owner of
iorities may sue for ano
person and such estate. relatives of poor
person shall support such person when finan¬
cially able to do so, or relatives may be
required to partially support the poor person
if unable to assume the whole burden.
Nonresidents: Any person not having a legal
settlement who is taken sick, lame or 18 other¬
wise disabled, or from any other cause shall be
in neeo of relief as a poor person and d0e8 not
have money or property.
Citizenship
no provision.
One year in any county, town,
llage or city in the state, but
no residence of a person in any
town, city or village while sup¬
ported therein as a pauper or while
employed on a fe0eral works
Progress Administration project
operate to give such a person
tlement therein.
i inmate of any home, asyi
tut ion for the care of ageo,
neglected or indigent
me spent by any person, i
1si0ing or employeo on an'
reservation over which the
ias no jurisdiction, shall no
ncluded as part of the year
to acquire a legal
lly
Every settlement
when once leg.
acquired shal
continue unti
lost or defea
by acquiring
i one in thit
State or by
voluntary and
errupteo
lega
ich
tlement
been
gained for one
year or upwaro.
The county or
municipal judge
of either the
county in which he
was found, or where
he has legal settle¬
ment shall issue an
oroer directing the
poor person to
return to the
of i-
6ettlement unless
it shall clearly
appear that 8uch
removal would be
against his best
interests. \J
Place of settlement
liable for expense
of removal.
Proceoure For
determining
eligibility
Sworn statement as
to legal settlement
town board, city
council, or village
board shall provide
such assistance as
it deems necessary.
r appears
Whenever
to the satisfaction
of any juoge of any
court of record by
a signed petition
by any off icer8
charge0 with care
of poor in any town.
village or city
that any person is
wl thout 8uffi cient
means of support
ano necessary care
ano is by reason of
sickness, infirmity,
decrepituoe, old
age, drunkenness
or pregnancy,
likely to become
a public charge,
either permanently
or temporarily, or
that such person
lives in a state of
indigence, squalor
or filth, likely to
produce disease,
such juoqe may
commit such person
to the county home
of his county. 2/
in counties of less
than 250,000 the
80ar06 of trustees
of county institu¬
tions subject to
the approval of the
State Board of
Control, make rules
and
governing admission
In counties of
250,000 or more,
the boards of
trustees of county
inst i tut ions makes
all i
for admission.
Type of Relief
Relief (form
unspecified);
temporary b0ar0,
maintenance, nursing,
medical aio and
burial expenses for
nonresidents; care
in county home 2/;
medical, dental, or
surgical care in
county hospital 2/;
temporary aio to
poor school children
to f
11 sh 1
books, school sup¬
plies ano clothing;
hospitalization of
diseased paupers in
any county having a
population of
500,000 or more;
emergency medical
relief ano
hospitalization by
munici pal i ties,
except in counties
having 250,000 or
more.
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Every person of
school age maintain¬
ed as a public
charge shall for
school purp0se6 be
deemed a re8ident of
the school district
in which he resioes.
Administration
Financial Provisions
Direct
Supervisory
political Unit
Provisions For
Responsibility
responsibility
Financing
Reimbursement
source of Fu«6
Rel1ef
Local System: 3/
in countie8 of
Local System:
Local System:
Local System:
town boaro;
less than
Town, village or
County reimburses
Town, Village
village tru8tee6
250,000 the State
ci ty.
municipalities for
or city:
or city common
Board of control
County System:
care of pauper6
General fund.
council.
has supervision
County.
having no settlement
County System:
County System: 3/
of county
in any municipality.
County:
direct Relief:
institutions.
the municipality or
General fund.
Counties of less
county of legal
than 250.000:
settlement reimburses
Board of Trustees
municipality or
of county insti¬
county granting aid.
tutions (elected
by the County
Board of Supervi¬
sors) and
superintendents
of the county
insti tut ions,
under the super¬
vision of the
State Board of
Control.
counties of
250.000 or more:
manager of county
institutions,
subject to the
control of the
boaro of Trustees
of county insti¬
tutions.
County Poor Homes
Board of trustees
of county insti¬
tution ano super¬
intendent of the
home, under super¬
vision of board
of Control
(counties of less
than 250,000),
or manager of
county institu¬
tions (counties
of 250,000 or
more)
County Hospitals:
board of trustees
of county insti¬
tutions.
Superintendent of
under supervision
of the State
Board of Control
(counties of less
than 250,000) or
manager of county
institutions
(counties of
250,000 or more).
The State reserves the
Establishment optional
County Board of any county may,
ght to deal with neighboring states on a reciprocity basis re settlement and support of paupers.
th County 8oard of Commissioners; care by contract in institution of adjacent county if none erected.
resolution of the majority of all supervisors entitled to a seat in said board, abolish all c
i st incti on between county (
State and Citation
Nature of
Law
social conditions
Citizenship
Settlement
Procedure For
oe te rm1n1ng
Eli gi eility
Type of relief
work Requirement
Effect on Status
Administration
Financial Provisions
Acquisition
Loss
Removal
Direct
Responsibility
Supervisory
Responsibility
political Unit
Financing
Relief
Provisions For
Rei mbursement
Source of funds
WYOMING
Rev. Stats. (1931 ),
Sec. 29-1201 to
29-1212;
Laws (1935), CH.m.
Optional as
to direct
relief and
care in poor-
house. \J
Mandatory as
to care of
nonresidents.
Any poor person; or person not having money or
property to pay hi8 expenses. At death of
pauper who was in possession of property not
exceeding $100 in value, the county board ha8
p066e680ry lien on such property with power of
sale.
No provision.
Resident of county for period of
90 days immediately preceding
application.
No provision.
county in which
pauper found must
request county of
h18 permanent
residence to remove
pauper and to pay
expenses of removal.
Application made to
County Board of
Public ielfare
(where e8tabl 1 6he0 )
or Board of County
commi361 oners,
wh1ch agencies
decide form of
relief to be grantee
if any.
neces8ary mainte¬
nance of poor by
provioing 8uch
relief as the case
may require;
hospitalization, and
decent burial for
nonresidents; care
in workhouse jJ or
poorhouse \J\ care
by contract in state
hospitals; care in
Laramie county
hospital.
no provision.
no provision.
County Board of
'ublic Welfare,
where established
>y vote of county
commi681 oners;
Board of County
commi881 oner8
x6ewhere.
State Department
of Public Welfare
county.
County of legal
re8i0ence must
reimburse county
granting temporary
aid.
County:
General fund.
ALASKA
Comp. Laws (1933),
sec. 1771-1778;
1791-1814.
Mandatory as
to care in
Pioneers home
Optional as
to Temporary
Relief.
Care in Pioneers Homei Every worthy person.
No provision.
Care in Pioneers Home: Resident
Absent from
Territory 12
c0n8ecut1ve
month6 and left
Territory without
definite inten¬
tion of returning
no provision.
Care in Pioneers
care in p10neer6
no provision.
No provi 61 on ■
'ioneer6 Home:
no pro v1 s1 on •
terri tory.
governor ha6 power
to reimburse
hospitals ano
phy81 c 1 an6 for
expense6 incurred
in caring for
indigents.
Terri toryi
general fund.
0e8titute and in need of a10 in c0n6equence of
physical disability or other cause, and whose
support 18 not imposed by law upon any relative.
Temporary Reliefi Every person without means
of Territory continuously for
more than 5 years immediately
preceding application.
Temporary Relief: No provision.
Home: Application
tor admission made
to board of Trus¬
tees of saio home;
applicant admitted
if found to be in
need of care sub¬
ject to conditions,
limi tations and
penalties pre¬
scribed by rules
and regulations of
the Board.
Temporary Relief:
Territory, through
the governor and
his advisory boaros
in each judicial
district, may sup¬
port indigents who
are not otherwise
careo for.
Homei Direct
temporary relief
not to exceed $30
per month; medical
attendance ano
h06pitalization;
burial expense8•
iOARO OF trustee8.
Temporary Relief:
Governor through
in advi80ry board
in each judicial
>1 strict. 2/
who 16 unable to earn a livelihood in consequence
of immaturity, 6ickne68 or physical infirmity,
not supported by legally oslioateo relatives;
melatives liable for support, if they are of
sufficient ability and upon failure to support,
must reimburse territory not to exceed $30 per
month; if indigency cau6ep by vice or intemper¬
ance, only parents and children liable for
support; amount of aid plus 8jt interest is
preferred claim against estate of recipient;
e6kim08 or 1no 1 ans aided by any federal agency
not eligible.
district of columbia
d.c. code (1929)i
Title 8i Ch. i
(l-io,ll). ch. 7
(158), Ch. 110;
231, 235, TITLE 20I
1211—1212, 381-89.
Mandatory
Applicant, infirm ano needy.
no provision.
Legal residence.
no provision.
no provision. 3/
Aid disbursed under
rules ano regula-
tions set up by
Board of Public
Welfare .
Care in Municipal
Lodging House;
hospitalization and
meoical care;
cremation and burial
of ashes.
no provision.
no provision.
ioard of Public
Ielfare.
d. C. Commis¬
sioners .
District of
columbia.
no provi 61 on •
District of
columbia:
General funo.
HAWAI1
rev. Laws (1935),
SECS. 2833 (ll),
3021 (35), 4536.
Optional
per60ns without means of subsistence for the
support of whom no person or other agency 18
liable. Adult children of any person who is
indigent ano incapable of self-support liable
for 6upp0rt of pauper, if of sufficient
no provision.
no provision.
no pr0vi8i0n.
no provision.
County or City
Supervisors shall
make proper provi¬
sion for the care
of indigents.
Such care as 16
proper; burial.
no provision.
no provision.
City of Honolulu
Board of
Supervi sors .
County:
Boaro of
Supervisors.
no provision.
county and City
no provision.
County:
General fund.
City of
Honolulu:
General fund.
1. Erection of poorhouse mandatory in Laramie County; optional with county commissioners in other counties.
2. District juoqes may from time to time expend money for relief of sick and unfortunate in dire need, which money has been appropriated by legislature.
3. Board of Public welfare given power to provide for the transportation of nonresidents to their respective place of residence.