§ 302. Children not to be kept in poorhouses
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. Children
11 P.S. § 302
§ 302. Children not to be kept in poorhouses
It shall be unlawful for the overseers or guardians or directors of the poor, in the several counties, cities, boroughs, and townships of this Commonwealth, to receive into, or retain in, any almshouse or poorhouse, any child between two and sixteen years of age, for a longer period than sixty days, unless such child shall be an unteachable idiot, an epileptic, or a paralytic, or otherwise so disabled or deformed as to render it incapable of labor or service.
Credits
1921, May 20, P.L. 1030, No. 370, § 2.
11 P.S. § 302, PA ST 11 P.S. § 302
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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