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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

Destitute; helpless and in treme want; Rhine v. Sheboygan, 82 352, 52 N. W. 444; so completely destitute property as to require assistance from public; Stale v. Osawkee Tp., 14 Kan. 19 Am. Rep. 99. In charities the poor not be (though they generally are) the or especial object; 1 Jarm. Wills 217; but trust for the benefit of poor boys was not confined to those who required relief; 31 B. J. Ch. 810. See Charitable Uses; Begacy; Pauper.