that the person so brought before them was born in either of the Isles of Jersey or Guernsey, and hath not gained any settlement in England, and that he or she hath actually become chargeable to the complaining parish, by himself or herself, or his or her family, then such justices shall and they are hereby empowered, by an order of removal under their hands and seals, to cause such poor person, his wife, and such of his or her children so chargeable, as shall not have gained a settlement in England, to be removed, by and at the charge and expense of the complaining parish, to the place of his or her birth.
[11 Geo. 4. c. 10. s. 2.]
An Act for the Relief of Parishes from the Expenses of main-
taining the Wives and Families of Men convicted under the
Laws for the Prevention of Smuggling, and sentenced to serve
His Majesty in his Naval Service. [8th April, 1830.]
II. And be it further enacted, That the wages of every sea- Distribution man now serving or who shall hereafter be adjudged or en- of the wages tered to serve in his Majesty's naval service under or by virtue serving under of any such act made or to be made for the prevention of the smugsmuggling, whose wife or family is or shall become charge- gling laws. able to any parish or place, shall from and after the passing of this act be distributed as follows; (that is to say,) a proportion, not exceeding one half, of the wages at which such seaman is rated in the ship's books shall be made available for the support of his wife and family; and in order to effectuate the said purpose, it shall be lawful for any one or more of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of such parish or place where the wife or family of such seaman shall be or become chargeable, to make complaint thereof on oath to any two justices of the peace acting for the county in which such parish or place shall be situate, and upon the transmission by the said justices of a certificate thereof to the commissioners of his Majesty's navy, specifying therein the proportion (not exceeding one half) of the wages they shall deem necessary to be paid for the relief of the parish, according to the circumstances, having regard to the number of the family; and the said commissioners shall thereupon take the requisite measures for causing payment thereof to such person as shall for that purpose be named in the justices certificate, in the same manner and under similar regulations as allotments of seamen's wages are now or shall be payable, and that the monies so
paid shall be applied towards the relief and indemnity of the parish; and all payments to be made by the treasurer of the navy under the authority of this act shall be deemed good and valid payments, and shall be allowed as such in his accounts.
When quarter sessions are to be held.
An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in
England and Wales.
[23d July, 1830.]
XXXV. And whereas the general quarter sessions of the peace are now directed to be held in each year in the first week after the eleventh day of October, in the first week after the Epiphany, in the first week after the clause of Easter, and in the first week after the translation of St. Thomas the Martyr: And whereas it will be expedient that the times of holding the general quarter sessions of the peace should be altered in part; be it therefore enacted, That in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one and afterwards, the justices of the peace in every county, riding, or division for which quarter sessions of the peace by law ought to be held, shall hold their general quarter sessions of the peace in the first week after the eleventh day of October, in the first week after the twenty-eighth day of December, in the first week after the thirty-first day of March, and in the first week after the twenty-fourth day of June; and that all acts, matters and things done, performed, and transacted at the times appointed by this act for the holding of the general quarter sessions of the peace, shall be as valid and binding to all intents and purposes as if the same had been done, performed, and transacted at general quarter sessions of the peace holden at the times by law limited for the holding thereof before the passing of this act.
ABANDONMENT of an order of removal, 17.
Absconding Parents running away and leaving their families
chargeable to the parish, their property to be seized, and
applied to the relief of their families, 5. 152, 153.
Absence of servant from his service, when justifiable, 52;
when dispensed with, 50, 51.
Actions against justices of peace, constables, &c. : limitation
of action, 186; notice of action, &c. 183. 185; venue,
115, 116; tender of amends, 184; pleading, 113, 114;
damages, 316, 317; costs, 114. 116. 185, 186.
Actions against overseers of the poor: form of action, 174;
venue, 115, 116; tender of amends, 174; pleading, 115.
113, 114. 107; damages, 107; costs, 115. 114. 174.
Adjournment of the hearing of an appeal, 21.
Admissions. See "Evidence."
Alice Holt, persons residing in the forest of, gain no settle-
ment by renting a tenement therein, 74. 337; nor by a
hiring and service there, 42. 337.
Allowance of certificate of pauper, form of it, 27 (n).
Ambassador, or his suit, in what respect not liable to the poor's
rate, 93. 144.
Amendment of order of removal, for defects in form, 21. 161.
Amendment of rate, in what cases, 91. 173. 285. 287, 288.
Amendment of order of filiation, in what cases, 97 r.
Appeal against an order of removal, 19; in what cases, 19.
118. 128; to what session, 19. 133. 325. Notice of ap-
peal, 19. 158; form of it, 20 (n).; proceedings at the
hearing, 20; evidence, 25. See "Evidence." Judg-
ment, 21; certiorari, 22. 162. 165; special case, 23;
costs and maintenance, 24. 131. 158, 159.
Appeal against a rate, 88. 172. 103; by whom, ib.; in what
cases, ib.; to what session, ib. 417. Notice of appeal, 89,
90. 172; by and to whom given, 89, 90. 172. 287; form
of it, 89 (n); how signed, and what to contain, 90. Pro-
ceedings at the hearing, 90; judgment, 91; costs, 91.
172, 173; certiorari, &c. ib.; Grounds of appeal, 92;
that the appellant should not have been rated at all, 92 ;
that the rate is unequal, 97f; by reason of the appellant
being over-rated, 97f; or of other persons being under-
rated, 97g; or of other persons being omitted, ib.; that
the rate is bad upon the face of it, 97h.; that the rate
is not made by proper persons, 97i; that the rate is not
made for a proper purpose, ib.; that the rate is not
made for a proper period, 97 k.
Appeal against an order of filiation, 977.
1. The order of filiation, 971, 79m, 97n, 97o; (See
"Bastard;") in what cases, 971; by whom to
be made, ib.; on whose complaint, 97m; the
reputed father must be previouslysummoned, ib.;
as to what facts the mother may be examined, ib.;
form of the order, 97 n.
2. The appeal, 970; in what cases, ib. 322; to what
sessions, ib. Notice of appeal, 97 p. 323; to
whom to be given, ib.; and when, ib.; and
what it must state, ib.; form of it, ib. (n). Re-
cognisance, ib.; form of it, ib. (n). Proceedings
at the hearing, 97q; evidence, 97r; judgment,
97s; costs, ib. 322. 323.
Appeal, none against an order of relief, 9.
Appeal, notice of. See " Appeal." "Notice of Appeal."
Apprentice: Who may be bound, and to whom, 97. 353 ;
how, 55-62. 188; penalty for refusing to be bound, 97;
stamp on the indentures, 57-62. 145. 368; see
"Stamps;"
clause to be contained in all printed indentures, 193; the
apprentice must serve, although an infant at the time he
was bound, 99; name, &c. to be registered, in corporate
towns, 192, 193. Punishment of an apprentice for mis-
behaviour, 98. 180. 194. 353, 354. Remedy for an ap
prentice against his master for ill-treatment, &c. 98. 180.
269, 270. 353, 354. 424, 425, 426; in what cases he shall
be discharged, and the premium refunded, 98. 179, 180.
425, 426; appeal, 180. 194, 195. 270. Apprenticeship
not necessary to enable a man to exercise a trade, 352,
353. In what cases apprentices absenting themselves,
shall serve for the time they were absent, 194.
Apprentice, parish: How and by whom to be bound, 56, 57.
336, 337. 354, 355. 374-381; how and by whom for-
merly, 102; defects in this respect, in what cases aided,
336, 337. 354, 355. 418; to whom to be bound, 132,
133. 205, 206; for what time, 102, 103. 204, 205. See
256, 257.265; the master must receive and provide for
him, 132, 133. 205, 206. See 259. 256; the master may
appeal, 133. Parish boys may be put apprentice to the
sea service, 135; or if bound to other trades, may be
turned over to the sea service, 137, 138; regulations re-
specting them, 135-144. Overseers to keep a register
of the names of children bound out by them as appren-
tices, or assigned to other masters, 290-294; form of
the register, 295. In what cases and how the indenture,
may be assigned, 260. 377, 378; in what cases the ap-
prentice may be discharged from the indenture, 260-264,
266, 267; how, if discharged for ill-treatment by the
master, 261-264; how, if for misbehaviour of the ap-
prentice, 264'; how, if on account of the removal of the
master, 377; appeal, 263, 264. 380; penalty for dis-
charging such apprentices, without the consent of jus-
tices, 378, 379. When, how, and to whom the indenture
to be assigned, on the death of the master, 257259.
265, 266.
Apprentice Money given for binding out poor children as
apprentices, how to be employed, and by whom, 108—
112; and within what time, 110. Who to be bound,
110, 111. Such money to be accounted for, III.
Apprenticeship. See "Settlement." "Indenture."
Army, pensioners in, their pensions to be assigned for the
maintenance of their families, if chargeable, 5. 408; and
the same, if they themselves apply for relief, 3. 406. See
"Soldier."
Assignment of pension, by a pensioner, form of, 3, (n). 406.
Assistant overseer, 394.
Badges the poor not obliged to wear them, 334, 335,
Barge-way, rateable to the poor, 96.
Bastard. See " Appeal against an Order of Filiation.”
Bastard: Justices to make orders for the maintenance of
of bastards, 99, 100; and for the punishment of the
mother, 99, 100. 333, 334; and reputed father, 99, 100.
See 323; punishment for disobeying such orders, 100.
321, 322.
Mode of proceeding against the putative
father, for security, to indemnify the parish, 319-322.
163; what charges he is liable to, 320. 322; action by
overseers on the bond, 358; if the woman miscarry, he
shall be discharged, 164; and the same, if an order be
made within six months after delivery, 164; the justices,
however, cannot send for the woman, to examine her,
until one month after her delivery, 164. Appeal, 322,
and notice, 323.
Bastards, settlement of, 32. See "Settlement." Bastard, born
in a lying-in-hospital, not settled in the parish, but shall fol-
low the mother's settlement, 32. 199.356. See 201, 202;
and the same, if born in a poorhouse or house of industry
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