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Description and Holding Information
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House. Act to extend the power of the overseers of the poor and of work houses, 1828
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SEE ALSO 51790, 51861 H.R. No. 9 An Act to extend the power of overseers of the poor and of work houses, 1828. Said overseers were to carefully track the value of any work done by paupers over the age of sixteen and also the expense of their keep. The overseer could apply for a court warrant to force the pauper to work until the value of his/her work equaled the cost of his/her keep. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Massachusetts State Library).
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Title:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight : An act, to extend the power of overseers of the poor, and of work houses.
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OCLC Number:
937011315
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
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