DUNCAN, J.
Provision for relief and support at public expense of persons unable to support themselves has long been a part of our statutory law. 7 Laws of N. H. 836, 837 (1809); 9 Laws of N. H. 468 (1825); 9 Laws of N. H. 753 (1828). The ultimate burden of such relief has consistently been placed upon the town where the person aided had his settlement. Also without variation the statutes have imposed as a condition precedent to recovery over by the relieving town...
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