The general supervision of all paupers is vested in the county governing authority.
(Laws 1792, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 346; Laws 1818, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 347; Code 1863, § 710; Code 1868, § 776; Code 1873, § 754; Code 1882, § 754; Civil Code 1895, § 426; Civil Code 1910, § 541; Code 1933, § 23-2101.)
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- Presumption and burden of proof of settlement in action by one town or poor district against another for support of pauper, 99 A.L.R. 457.
Tort liability of municipality or other governmental subdivision in connection with poor relief activities, 134 A.L.R. 762.