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.