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Description and Holding Information
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House. Comm. on the Pauper System. Report on report of the Commissioners, 1834 (Reprinting)
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Reprint of 52482 House No. 32 Report of the Committee of the House of Representatives for the year 1833 to whom was referred the Report of the
Commission on the Pauper System republished by the order of the House of Representatives on February 3, 1834. Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1834. The
Committee gave thanks to those who gathered the data. It is possible that the appropriation mentioned came from the militia settlement money. An Act
for the support of the poor and the establishment of workhouses, 1833. After an unnamed date, no claim could be made on the Commonwealth for the
support of the poor. The Governor was to appoint a three man board in each county to develop districts that would manage the paupers within its boundaries.
Once the districts were determined, each would have a board with power to tax, buy land, build and operate workhouses, and hire staff. The board
could bind out children from the age of seven to the age of majority, after which they were on their own. The board was to keep a list of those needing
services; it had to keep good records so it could determine what tax levy to impose. There was to be a state appropriation of $300,000 which would
be shared among the jurisdictions after they had complied with the terms of the act, probably as a one time grant. Another example of a largely
unfunded mandate. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Massachusetts State Library).(Digitized from a microfilm copy of title
originally held by the Massachusetts State Library).
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Title:
Report of the committee of the House of Representatives, for the year 1833, to whom was referred the report of the commissioners on the pauper system : republished by order of the House of Representatives, February 3, 1834.
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OCLC Number:
1401990553
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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