Michigan Laws 401.1 – Definitions
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As used in this act:
(a) “Poor person” means a person who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental disability or age, to earn a livelihood, or a person who has some means but is eligible to receive relief or assistance granted under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being section 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 401.1
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Poor person: means a person who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental disability or age, to earn a livelihood, or a person who has some means but is eligible to receive relief or assistance granted under Act No. See Michigan Laws 401.1
(b) “Settlement” means the place where a person last continuously lived, for 1 year, without receiving public relief or assistance.
(c) “Settled” means the place of settlement.
(d) “Dependent child” means a poor person under 18 years of age.
(e) “Relative” means a husband, wife, father, or mother.