PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE POOR LAWS.

COUNTY OF

Order for the relief of a Pauper.

To the overseers of the poor of the town in the said county, and to each

of

of them.

Whereas application hath been made to me J P, Esq. one of the justices of the peace within and for the said county of by A B one of the overseers of the poor of the town aforesaid, setting forth, that P P a poor person, had applied to him, the said overseer, for relief. And whereas I, the said justice, and the said overseer, have duly inquired into the state and circumstances of the said P P and it appearing to us, that the said P P is in such indigent circumstances as to require relief; I therefore, the said justice, do hereby order you, the said overseers of the poor of the said town of allow and pay unto the said P P weekly, and every week, upon the MONDAY in each and every week, the sum of for and towards his support and maintenance, until such times as you shall be otherwise ordered according to law to forbear the said allowance. Given under my hand and seal, at in the said county, the

day of

to

Warrant of two justices for a pauper to be examined concerning his settlement.

COUNTY OF

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said county.

in

do command

WE, J J and EJ Esquires, two of the justices of the peace in and for the said county, being duly informed that P P hath come to reside in the said town, not having obtained a legal settlement therein, nor produced any certificate owning him to be settled elsewhere, and that the said P P is likely to become chargeable to the said town of you to bring the said P P before us, at the house of the said town, on the the — noon, to be examined concerning his ability and last place of legal settlement. Given under our hands and seals, at, the day of, &c.

day of

at

in

o'clock in

The form of a general order of removal.

COUNTY OF

SS.

To any constable of the town of A`in the said county, GREETING: UPON the information of the overseers of the poor of the town of A aforesaid, [or, upon due information], given to us, whose names and seals are hereunto affixed, being two of the justices of the peace in and for the said county of that P P and M his wife, S P their son, aged eight years, and D P their daughter, aged four years, have come to reside in the said town of A not having obtained a legal settlement there nor produced any certificate owning them or any of them to be settled elsewhere, and that the said P P,M his wife, and S and D their children, are likely to become a charge to the said town of A. We, the said justices, upon due proof made thereof, as well upon the examination of the said P P upon oath as otherwise, and likewise upon due consideration had of the premises, do adjudge the same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge, that the legal settlement of them the said P P, M his wife, and S and D their children, is in the town of B in the county aforesaid.

and

And the said PP, M his wife, and S and D their children, having been ordered and directed by us, by a certain day now past, to remove to the said town of B, the place of their former settlement, and they having neglected [or, refused] to comply with our said order: We do therefore command you to convey the said P P, M his wife, and S and D their children, from and out of the said town of A to the said town ofthem to deliver to the overseers of the poor there, or to one of them, together with this our order, or a true copy thereof, at the same time shewing to them the original; and the said overseers are required to receive and provide for them as inhabitants of their said town. Given under our hands and seals, the · day of in the year of our Lord, &c.

If the removal is to a different county, the justices are to direct the route and the warrant may be in this form:

If the removal is to the first town in the adjoining county, say,

WE do therefor direct that the said A B be conveyed from the said town of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess county, to 'the said town of Kingston, in Ulster county, through the towns of Clinton and Rhinebeck, in the county of Dutchess, by the

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post road: and we command you to convey the said A B from and out of the said town of P. to the said town of K. by the route aforesaid, and him to deliver to the overseers of the poor there, &c. [as before.]

If the removal is to a county or town not adjoining, say,

WE do therefore direct that the said A B be conveyed from the said town of Phillips in Putnam county, to the said town of Clinton in Dutchess county, through the towns of Fishkill and Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess, by the post road, and we command you to convey the said A B from and out of the said town of P. to the town of F. and deliver him together with this warrant to a constable of the said town of F. who is hereby required and commanded to receive the said A B and to convey him to the town of P. and to deliver him together with this warrant to a constable of the said town of P. who is also hereby required and commanded to receive the said A B, and to convey him to the said town of C. and him to deliver to the overseers of the poor there, &c. [as before.]

Notice of appeal from an order of removal. To the overseers of the poor of the town of County of

in the

PLEASE to take notice, that we, the overseers of the poor of the town of in the county of- do intend, at the next general sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county of -at- on -to commence and prosecute an appeal against an order of J P and S P, Esquires, two of the Justices of the peace of the said county of for and concerning the removal of

to our said town of

Witness our hands this

day of

Overseers of the poor.

A certificate.

To the overseers of the poor of the town

county of

in the county

We, the overseers of the poor of the town of of do hereby certify, own and acknowledge, that PP la

bourer, is an inhabitant, legally settled in our town of aforesaid. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the

Lord

Attested by

A. W.

B. W.

day of- in the year of our

Acknowledgment of the certificate before a justice, with his ap

probation thereof.

I, FJ Esquire, one of the justices of the peace in and for the said county of do hereby approve of the above written certificate; and I do likewise certify that A B and C D, overseers of the poor of the said town of whose

names and seals are thereunto subscribed and set, have this day respectively acknowledged before me, the said justice, that they did severally sign and seal the same, in the presence of A W and B W the witnesses attesting such certificate. Given under my hand, this day of

If the certificate is proved before the justice, by one of the attesting witnesses, the form may be thus :

I, F J, one of the justices of the peace in and for the said county of do hereby approve of the above written certificate; and I do likewise certify, that A W, one of the witnesses attesting the same, hath this day made oath before me, the said justice, that he, the said A W, did see the overseers of the poor of the said town of whose names and

seals are thereunto subscribed and set, severally sign and seal the same, and that B W the other subscribing witness was present, and also, that the names of A W and B W, the witnesses attesting the said certificate, are severally of their own hand writing,-Given under my hand, the day of

Notice to overseers that a poor person belonging to their town is unable to be removed, and requesting them to provide for

him.

To the overseers of the poor of the town of county of

PLEASE to take notice, that P P, late of

- in the

labourer,

has lately come [or removed] out of your said town of where he is legally settled, as we are credibly informed, into our town of and is here taken sick, [or, has become lame, or, broken his leg, or, as the case may be, describing the condition he is in,] so that he cannot be conveniently removed back to the said town of and that he is in indigent circumstances, and unable to maintain himself, and is now a charge, [or, is likely to become a charge, as the case may be,} to the said town of You are therefere hereby requested to take care of, relieve and maintain the said P P during his illness, also to provide for his funeral, if he shall die here.-Dated this

day of

A B, Overseers of the poor of

C D, S

the town of

A warrant to seize the goods, and let out, and receive the rents of the real estates of husbands, or parents, who run away from their families.

To the overseers of the poor of the town in the said county.

of

and

WHEREAS it appears unto us two of the justices of the peace of the said county as well upon the complaint and application of the overseers of the poor of the said town of in the county aforesaid, as upon due proof upon oath before us made, that O O late of the said town of

yeoman, hath run away, leaving C O his wife, and A O and D O his infant children, a charge to the said town; (or, doth absent himself from C O his wife leaving her a charge to such town) and that the said O O hath some estate real or personal, whereby the said town may be eased of the said charge in whole or in part. We, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of New-York, do hereby authorize you, the said overseers, to take and seize the goods and chat