Laws of the State of Delaware Volume 2; From the Fourteenth Day of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred, to the Eighteenth Day of August, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1797 Excerpt: ...families, dren shall be so neglected, having first obtained a YhemYinte warrant or order from any two Justices of the Peace mnceofsucbse-of the county, to take and seize so much of the goods U11'1"' and chattels, and receive so much of the annual rents and profits of the land and tenements of such husband, father, or mother, as such two justices shall order and direct for providing for such wife, and for maintaining and bringing up-such child or children; which warrant or order being confirmed at the next Quarter Sessions for the county, it fliall and may be lawful for the justices there, to make an order for the Trustees to dispose of such goods and chattels by sale or otherwise, or so much of them, for the purposes aforesaid, as the court shall think fit, and to receive the rents and profits, or so much of them as shall be ordered by the said sessions, of his or her lands and tenements for the Ana if property purposes aforesaid; and if no estate real or personal of ""h person""" ' such husband, father, or mother, can be found, wherese'eduwir&c w'tn Provifin may he made as aforesaid, it shall and '' 'c'may be lawful to and for the said Justices in their Court of Quarter Sessions, to order the payment of such sums as they shall think reasonable for the maintenance of any wife or children so neglected, and commit such husband, father, or mother, to the common gaol, there to remain until he or she comply with the said order, give security for the performance thereof, or be otherwise discharged by the said justices. And on complaint made, to any Justice of the Peace in any county, of any wife or children being so neglected, such justice shall take security from the husoand, father, or mother, neglecting as aforesaid, for his o...