doubt as to the extent of the "means of subsistence" whereof he is to
quire proof; and on the other land the possession, at the time of land
ng, of a trifling sun by a person who is practically destitute, and who
comes a public charge immediately afterwards, may exclude the operation
the section. It is therefore proposed, in effect, to define "means of
bsistence" as being not less than some stated amount, say fifty dollars.
Hemil Hall
Attoras General.
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this subject
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London, S. W.,
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