Every county that maintains, in addition to any other charitable institution permitted by law, a county home that provides for the care of indigent individuals as provided by law:

1. (1) shall receive and support in the county home indigent individuals who:

   1. (A) are lawfully settled in the county; and
   2. (B) placed in the county home by the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, with the consent of the board of commissioners of the county; or

2. (2) may contract with other counties or with other charitable institutions located in Indiana for the relief and support of indigent individuals maintained as a public charge of the county, and may levy taxes for that purpose.

   [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(1).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.156.