Overfeers fhall

place a badge

of fuch poor

perfons as are registered and receive relief

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442. By 8. and 9. Will. 3. c. 30. f. 2. "To the end "that the money raised only for the relief of fuch as are on the cloaths" as well impotent as poor, may not be mifapplied and "confumed by the idle, sturdy, and diforderly beggars, BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that every fuch perfon as "fhall be upon the collection and receive relief of any from the parish. parifh or place, and the wife and children of any fuch perfon cohabiting in the fame house (fuch child only "excepted as fhall be by the churchwardens and over"feers of the poor permitted to live at home, in order "to have the care of and attend an impotent and helpless "parent), fhall upon the fhoulder of the right fleeve of "the uppermoft garment of every fuch perfon, in an open "and vifible manner, wear fuch badge or mark as is "hereinafter mentioned and expreffed, that is to fay, A LARGE ROMAN P. together with the firft letter of "the name of the parish or place whereof fuch perfon "is an inhabitant, cut either in red or blue cloth, as by "the churchwardens and overfeers of the poor it shall be "directed and appointed. AND if any fuch poor per"fon fhall at any time neglect or refufe to wear fuch a "badge or mark as aforefaid, and in manner as aforefaid, "it fhall and may be lawful for any juftice of the peace "of the county, city, liberty, or town corporate, where any fuch offence fhall be committed, upon complaint "to him for that purpose to be made, to punifh every

fuch offender for every fuch offence, either by ordering "of his or her relief or ufual allowance on the collection "to be abridged, fufpended, or withdrawn, or otherwife by committing of any fuch offender to the houfe of "correction, there to be whipt or kept to hard labour for "any number of days not exceeding one and twenty, as "to the faid juftice in his difcretion it fhall feem moft AND if any fuch churchwarden or overfeer of "the poor fhall relieve any fuch perfon not having or "wearing fuch badge or mark as aforefaid, being thereof "convicted upon the oath of one or more credible wit"nefs or witneffes before any fuch juftice of the peace "of the county, city, liberty, or town corporate where "any fuch offence fhall be committed, he fhall forfeit for

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every fuch offence the fum of TWENTY SHILLINGS, "to be levied by diftrefs and fale of the goods of every "fuch offender by warrant under the hand and feal of "any fuch juftice, one moiety thereof to be to the ufe "of the informer, and the other to the poor of the pa"rish where the offence fhall be committed."

443. By

pro

any poor perfon

able ground for

and refufed.

443. By 9. Geo. 1. c. 7. "Whereas by 3. and 4. Will. No juftice of "Mary, c. 11. it was provided, that in every parifh the peace fhall "a book or books should be kept, wherein the names of order relief to "all perfons who did or might receive collections fhall registered pur"be registered, with the time when they were firft ad- fuant to the 3. "mitted to fuch relief, and the occafion which brought & 4. Wil. & "them under that neceffity, and that no fuch perfon until oath be Mary,c.11.f.11. "should be allowed to have or receive collection at the made before charge of the parish but by authority or under the fuch juftices, "hand of one juftice of peace refiding in fuch parifh, ftating a reafon"or, if none there dwelling, in the parts near or next afking fuch re"adjoining, or by order of the juftices at their quarter-lief, and that "feffions, except in cafe of peftilential difeafes, plague, application had "or fmall-pox: AND WHEREAS under colour of the been made to "vifo in the faid act many perfons have applied to fome parish-officers "juftices of peace without the knowledge of any officers "of the parifh, and thereby, upon untrue fuggeftions, "and fometimes upon falfe or frivolous pretences, have "obtained relief, which hath greatly contributed to the "increase of the parish rates: FOR REMEDY WHEREOF "be it enacted, that no juftice of peace fhall order relief "to any poor perfon dwelling in any parifh until oath "be made before fuch juftice of fome matter which he "fhall judge to be a reafonable caufe or ground for having "fuch relief, and that the fame perfon had by himself, "herfelf, or fome other, applied for relief to the pa"rifhioners of the parish, at fome veftry or other public meeting of the faid parishioners, or to two of the over"feers of the poor of such parish, and was by them re"fufed to be relieved; and until fuch juftice hath fum"moned two of the overfeers of the poor, to fhew caufe "why fuch relief fhould not be given, and the perfon fo "fummoned hath been heard, or made default to appear "before fuch juftice; any thing in the faid provifo, or

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any law to the contrary notwithstanding."

books.

444. By 9. Geo. 1. c. 7. f. 2. "It is enacted, that the perfon Perfons ordered "whom any fuch juftice of peace fhall think fit to order to to be relieved, "be relieved, fhall be entered in fuch book or books fo to to be entered in the parish "be kept by the parish, as one of those who is to receive "collection, as long as the caufe for fuch relief continues, and no longer; AND THAT no officer of any pa"rifh fhall (except upon fudden and emergent occafions) "bring to the account of the parish any monies he shall "give to any poor perfon of the fame parifh, who is not registered in fuch book or books to be kept by the faid "parish, as a perfon intitled to receive collection, on pain Penalty on of "of forfeiting the fum of FIVE POUNDS, to be levied by ficers relieving "diftrefs and fale, by warrant of any two or more juf- perfons not fo **tices entered.

Churchwar

dens, &c. with

confent of pa

contract for the

"tices of the peace of the fame county who fhall have "examined into, and found him guilty of fuch offence; "which faid fum fhall be applied to and for the ufe of the poor of the faid parith, by direction of the said juftice or juftices of the peace,"

445. By 9. Ges. I. c. 7. f. 4. "For the greater ease of "parishes in the relief of the poor, BE IT ENACTED, rihioners, may wardens and overfeers of the poor, in any parif, "That it fhall and may be lawful for the churchemploying and "town, township, or place, with the confent of the maintaining the major part of the parishioners or inhabitants of the "fame parish, town, township, or place, in veftry or other "parish or publick meeting for that purpofe affembled,

poor.

Poor perfons refusing to go into the workhoufe fhall be put out of the books.

If one patifa be too small for the

purchase of a

- work house, twój parish's may Witte.

or of fo many of them as fhall be fo affembled, upon "ufual notice thereof firft given, to purchafe or hire "any houfe or houfes in the fame parish, township, or

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place, and fo contract with any perfon or perfous for "the lodging, keeping, maintaining, and employing any "or all fuch poor in their refpective parishes, townhips, "or places, as fhall defire to receive relief or collection "from the fame parifh; and there to keep, maintain, and " employ all fuch poor perfons, and take the benefit of "the work, labour, and fervice of any fuch poor perfon "or perfons who fhall be kept or maintained in any fuch houfe or houfes, for the better maintenance and relief "of fuch poor perfon or perfons who fhall be there kept "or maintained."

446. And by 9. Geo. 1. c. 7. f. 4. "In cafe any poor perion or perfons of any parifh, town, township, or "place, where fuch houfe or houfes fhall be fo purchased or hired, fhall refute to be lodged, kept, or maintained "in fuch houfe or houfes, fuch poor perfon or perfons "fo refufing fhall be put out of the book or books "where the names of the perfons who ought to receive "collection in the faid parish, town, townfhip, or place, "are to be registered, and thall not be intitled to ask or "receive collection or relief from the churchwardens and "overfeers of the poor of the fame parish, town, or town fhip."

447. And by 9. Geo. 1. c. 7.4. "Where any parish, town or.townfhip fhall be too fmall to purchafe or hire fuch houfe or houfes for the poor of their own parish only, it fhall and may be lawful for two or more fuch parishes, "towns, or townfhips, or places, with the confent of the major part of the parishioners or inhabitants of their

respective

"refpective parishes, town, township, or places, in vestry, " or other parish or publick meeting for that purpofe af"fembled, or of fo many of them as fhall be fo affembled, ἐσ upon ufual notice thereof firft given, and with the ap"probation of any juftice of peace dwelling in or near "any fuch parish, town, or place, fignified under his hand "and feal, to unite in purchafing, hiring, or taking fuch "houfe, for the lodging, keeping, and maintaining of the "poor of the feveral parifhes, townships, or places fo uni"ting, and there to keep, maintain, and employ the poor' "of the refpective parishes fo uniting, and to take and "have the benefit of the work, labour, or fervice of any` "poor there kept and maintained, for the better mainte "nance and relief of the poor there kept, maintained, and "employed."

no relief.

448. And by 9. Geo. I. c. 7. f. 4. "If any poor per- Poor perfons re"fon or perfons in the refpective parishes, townships, or fufing fuch pro"places fo uniting, fhall refufe to be lodged, kept, and vifion, to have "maintained in the houfe hired or taken for fuch uniting "parifhes, townfhips, or places, he, fhe, or they fo refu ❝fing fhall be put out of the collection book, where his, "her, or their names were registered, and fhall not be "intitled to afk or demand relief or collection from the "churchwardens and overfeers of the poor in their re "fpective parishes, townships, or places.

workhoufe is

449. And by 9. Geo. 1. c. 7. f. 4. "It fhall and may The overfeets of "be lawful for the churchwardens and overfeers of the the poor of one "poor of any parifh, township, or place, with the confent parish where a "of the major part of the parishioners or inhabitants of erected, may "the faid parish, township, or place, where fuch houfe or contract with "houfes is, are, or fhall be purchafed or hired for the pure any other pa "pofes aforefaid, in veftry, or other parish or publick rifh for main "meeting for that purpofe affembled, or of fo many of taining the poor, "them as fhall be fo affembled, upon ufual notice "thereof first given, to contract with the churchwardens "and overfeers of the poor of any other parifh, town"fhip, or place, for the lodging, maintaining or em "ploying of any poor perfon or perfons of fuch other "parith, township, or place, as to them fhall feem meet."'

maintained, he

450. And by 9. Geo. 1. c. 7. f. 4. “ in cafe any poor per- And in cafe any "fon or perfons of fuch other parish, township, or place, poor perfon "fhall refufe to be lodged, maintained, and employed in hall refufe to be "fuch house or houfes, he, fhe, or they fo refufing fhall the or they thall "be put out of the collection.book of fuch other pa- be put out of the "rish, township, or place, where his, her, or their names collection-book,

Provifo.

Juftices may

act refpecting

the relief and ordering of the poor, riotwithstanding they are charged with the rates.

Overfeers may act alone for the

relief of the poor, where

there are no @hurchwardens.

Overfeers fhall not relieve the poor in other

than the good and lawful mo.

ney of Great Britain.

(a) Vide ante,

shap. 4, feet. 2.

Several orders

"were registered, and fhall not be entitled to ask, demand, "or receive any relief or collection from the church"wardens and overfeers of the poor of his, her, or their refpective parish, township, or place."

451. "PROVIDED ALWAYS,That no poor perfon or per"fons, his, her, or their apprentice, child, or children, shall' "acquire a fettlement in the parish, town, or place, to "which he, the, or they are removed by virtue of this act;" "but that his, her, or their fettlement fhall be and re"main in fuch parish, town, or place, as it was before "fuch removal, any thing in this act to the contrary "notwithstanding."

452. By 16. Geo. 2. c. 18. "Any juftice or juftices of "the peace for any county, riding, city, liberty, franchife, borough, or town corporate, may, within their refpec❝tive jurifdictions, make, do, and execute all and every "act or acts, matter or matters, thing or things apper"taining to their office as juftices of the peace, fo far as « the fame relates to the relief, maintenance, and settle"ment of poor perfons, &c. notwithstanding they are "rated to or chargeable with the taxes, levies, or rates "within the parish, township, or place affected by any "fuch act or acts of fuch juftice or juftices aforefaid."

453. By 17. Geo. 2. c. 38. "Overfeers of the poor within every township and place where there are no "churchwardens, fhall from time to time do, perform, and execute all and every the acts, powers, and autho"rities concerning the relief of, and other matters re"lating to the poor as churchwardens and overfeers may "do, &c.".

454 By 9. Geo. 3. c. 37. 1. 7." If any church"warden, or overfeer, or other perfon authorised or intrusted by them to make payments to the relief of the poor, fhall wilfully and knowingly make any fuch payment in bafe or counterfeit money, or in other than "lawful money of Great Britain, he fhall, on conviction, "forfeit a fum not lefs than ten fhillings, nor more thair "twenty fhillings (a).'

II. For what and by whom an or der may be made.

455. Eaton Bridge v. Westerham, Hilary, 11. Will. 3. Salk. 487.-An order was made at the quarter-feffions for sutes paffed for different purposes are bad.

made on fta

the