§ 40-5-2. Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare. The directors of public welfare shall have the care and oversight of all such poor and indigent persons settled in their respective towns.
History of Section. (G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-2; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.)