Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Summary of the Laws of Massachusetts: Relative to the Settlement, Support, Employment and Removal of Paupers
A Summary of the Laws of Massachusetts, relative to the settlement, support, employment and removal of Paupers. By jonathan Lasvrr'r, Esq. Counsellor at law. We find within our breasts the active rinci les of humanity, social affection and generous sympathy at 0 this refleaion springs a sweet reward for all the labors of benevolence. - Bsusanws. Juris pmcepta sunt bacz honeste vivere, alterum non lszdere, suum cuique tribuere. -jus'rrman. The poor shall never cease out or the land therefore I command thee, saying, thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. Deu'r. Xv. T I. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.