The History of Public Poor Relief in Massachusetts, 1620-1920

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Houghton Mifflin, 1922 - 200 стор.
 

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Сторінка 166 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein...
Сторінка 25 - That the Father and Grandfather, and the Mother and Grandmother, and the Children of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent Person or other poor Person not able to work, being of a sufficient Ability, shall, at their own Charges, relieve and maintain every such poor Person...
Сторінка 27 - ... by reason of some defects in the law poor people are not restrained from going from one parish to another, and therefore do endeavour to settle themselves in those parishes where there is the best stock, the largest commons or wastes to build cottages, and the most woods for them to burn and destroy, and when they have consumed it then to another parish, and at last become rogues and vagabonds, to the great discouragement of parishes to provide stocks where it is liable to be devoured by strangers...
Сторінка 166 - And further that all parents and masters do breed and bring up their children and apprentices in some honest, lawful calling, labor, or employment, either in husbandry or some other trade profitable for themselves and the commonwealth, if they will not, nor can not, train them up in learning to fit them for higher employments...
Сторінка 27 - Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted . . . that whereas by reason of some defects in the law poor people are not restrained from going from one parish to another, and therefore do endeavour to settle themselves in those parishes where there is the best stock, the largest commons or wastes to build cottages, and the most woods for them to burn and destroy...
Сторінка 66 - ... they shall in like manner follow and have the settlement of their mother, if she has any.
Сторінка 178 - Court, and testifie unto them, that their Son is Stubborn and Rebellious, and will not obey their voice and chastisement, but lives in sundry notorious Crimes, such a Son shall be put to death, Deut.
Сторінка 67 - A person who enlisted and was mustered into the military or naval service of the United States, as a part of the quota of...
Сторінка 96 - Indentures for some terme of yeares, according to their ages and capacities; wch if they refuse or neglect to doe the Magistrates and Selectmen will take theire said Children from them, and place them with such Masters as they shall prouide accordinge as the lawe directs. And that they doe accordinge to this ordr dispose of their Children...
Сторінка 94 - Indeans (for he y' was their cheef was taxed by some amongst them for keeping Indean women, how truly I know not). And after they begane to come into wants, many sould away their cloathes and bed coverings ; others (so base were they) became servants to...

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