Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 42 - APPROPRIATION FOR RELIEF OF INDIGENT PERSONS

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE STATE OLD AGE WELFARE COMMISSION FOR RELIEF OF INDIGENT PERSONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of the general funds in the State Treasury the sums of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1938 and June 30, 1939 for the use of indigent persons requiring public relief as provided by the latter part of Section 6 of Chapter 189, Volume 37, Delaware Laws, being 1632 Section 29 of Chapter 54 of the Revised Code of Delaware, 1935.

Section 2. That the monies expended by the State Old Age Welfare Commission for such relief shall be a charge against the counties of the State apportioned according to the residence of the persons receiving the same and the payment of such expenditures and the reimbursement of the State to the counties of one-half of the amount expended shall be according to Sections 11 and 12 of said Chapter 189, Volume 37, Delaware Laws, being 1637 Section 34 and 1638 Section 35 of Chapter 54 of the Revised Code of Delaware, 1935.

Approved May 5, 1937.