Given under our hands and seals, this in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and

day of

County of Whereas, proof, on oath, hath been made, before me, G. H., Esq.,
one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of
to wit. that the names, A. B., and C. D., are of the respective hands
writing of the justices of the peace within mentioned, I do hereby authorize
who bringeth to me the written warrant, and all other persons to
whom the said warrant is directed, to execute the same within the county of E.
Given under my hand and seal, the
eight hundred and

day of

one thousand

11. Forms relating to poor

rates.

60. The in

dorsement to be written on the warrant of distress, if it is to be executed in another county.

County of G. H., one of the Overseers of the Poor of the within-named 61. The form of parish of T., maketh oath, this of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

to wit.

day of

in the year the overseers'
that he has return, where
no sufficient
distress is
found, to be in-
dorsed on the

used his best endeavours to levy the sum named in the within-mentioned war-
rant, on the goods and chattels of the said
but that no sufficient distress
can be found whereon to levy the same.

Sworn before us, two (or me), one of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of

County of

to wit.

back of the war

rant, under 43

Eliz. c. 2, s. 1.

(a)

and to the Keeper of the 62. Commit

in the said county.

To the Constable of the parish of
Common Gaol, at

ment thereon under 43 Eliz. Whereas, in and by a rate and assessment made, assessed, and published, c. 2, s. 4; according to the statutes in that case made and provided, E. F., an inhabitant 3 Geo. 4, c. 23, and occupier of premises in the said parish of was duly rated and s. 1. (b) assessed for and towards the necessary relief of the poor of the said parish, for this present year, in the sum of And, whereas, it duly appears unto us, [or, as it may be] A. B., and C. D., Esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, (one whereof is of the quorum,) as well upon the oath of G. H., one of the overseers of the poor of the said parish of T., as otherwise, that the said sum of

the said

day of

has been lawfully demanded of the

day of

said E. F., and that the said E. F. has refused, and does refuse, to pay the
same; and whereas the said E. F., having appeared before us [or, the said
justices] on the
last, in pursuance of a summons for
that purpose, did not then show unto us [or them, as it may be] any sufficient
cause why the same should not be paid [or, and, whereas, it has been duly
proved to us (or the said two justices) upon oath, that the said was duly
summoned to appear before us, [or, as it may be] the said justices, on the
day of
last, to show cause why the same should not be paid; but he,
neglected to appear, according to such summons, and did not,
and has not shown to us [or, to them] any sufficient cause why the same should
not be paid; and, whereas, on the said
last, we [or,
they] did issue our [or their] warrant to the churchwardens and overseers of the
poor of the said parish of to levy the said sum of
and sale of the goods and chattels of him, the said E. F., and to apply the same,
according to law; and, whereas, it duly appears unto us [or, me] as well upon
the oath of G. H., overseer of the poor of the parish of T., aforesaid, as other-
wise, that he, the said overseer of the poor, has used his best endeavours to levy
the said sum on the goods and chattels of him, the said E. F., as aforesaid, but
that no sufficient distress can be had whereon to levy the same.
These are,
therefore, to command you, the said constable of the parish of T., aforesaid, to
apprehend the body of the said E. F., and him safely to convey to the common
gaol at
in the said county, and there deliver him to the said keeper
thereof, together with this precept: And we [or I, as it may be] do hereby
command you, the said keeper of the said common gaol to receive into your

by distress

(a) See a form, ante, 155.

(b) See another form, ante, 156.

II. Forms

relating to poor

rates.

custody, in the said common gaol, the said E. F., there to remain, without bail or
mainprize, until payment of the said sum.

Given under our hands and seals, [or, my hand and seal,] the
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

day of thirty-one.

A. B. (L.S.)
C. D. (L. S.)

63. Warrant against a person for arrear of poor's rate, under local act of parliament, in Bury.

Borough of Bury'

St. Edmund's,

in the County

of Suffolk.

To all and every the Constables of the said borough, and also to the Keeper of the Common Gaol there.

day of

Whereas, in and by a rate or assessment made on the last past, by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Sain in the said borough, (by virtue of a warrant to them directed, under the hands and seals of two of his Majesty's justices of the peace of and for the said borough,) upon all and every the inhabitants and occupiers of lands. houses, tenements, tithes impropriate, appropriation of tithes, and hereditaments, within the said parish, for raising the sum of set on the said parish, b the guardians of the poor of the said borough, towards the maintenance and en ployment of the poor within the care of the said guardians, for three calendar months from the last past; according to the statutes that case made and provided; being an inhabitant and occupier

day of

within the said parish, was duly rated and assessed at the sum of paid for the purposes aforesaid. And whereas the said sum of was lawfully demanded of the said

to be by h

to pay the same. And whereas the said

who refused and do refus

his Majesty's justices of the peace of and for the said borough, was directed
the churchwardens and overseers of the said parish, commanding them to lerg
the said sum of
by distress and sale of the goods of the said

being the collector of one of the constables of the said borough, that th

And whereas it hath been certified unto us, by
the said rate, and
said

And the money being still in arrear and unpaid; We, whose names and seni
are hereunto subscribed and set, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace of
for the said borough, do hereby command you the said constables, that you, 9ml
or one of you, do take and convey the said
to the common gaol afor

said.

of

And that you, the keeper of the said gaol, do receive the body of the s there to remain without bail or mainprize, until the said shall be paid, with reasonable charges, according to the dire

tions of the statute in that case made and provided.

III. Forms relating to the Relief and Ordering of Poor.

Take notice, that the overseers of the poor of the parish of in the county of

do intend to make application to the next

petty sessions of the peace, to be holden in

at

the

day of

in and for the said county, for an order of sessions on you to pay such weekly sum for and towards the relief of G. H. your son, a poor person of the said parish of T. and unable to work, and now chargeable to the said parish, as the said petty sessions shall think fit. Dated, &c.

A. B.

One of the overseers of the parish
of T. in the county of

County of At a petty sessions of the peace of our lord the king, held at

day of

in the said county, the to wit. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and before the undersigned justices of our said lord the king, in and for the county aforesaid. An application is made to us the said justices, by the undersigned E. F., one of the overseers of the poor of the parish of county of

in the

on behalf of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish, to have an order on of in the county of

for him to maintain his

who is

poor and unable to work for himself, and chargeable to the said parish of T., he
the said
being a person of sufficient ability to provide for his

said son or daughter, or grandson.

E. F.

One of the overseers of the poor of the parish
of T. aforesaid.

III. Forms relating to the relief and ordering of poor.

64. Notice from
overseers of

poor, to father
of pauper, of
intended appli-
cation to
petty sessions

for order of
maintenance,
under 59 Geo.
3, c. 12, s. 26.

(a)

65. Overseers' complaint thereupon.

66. Order on a
parent or child
to give relief,
in the year of our Lord &c. (b).
Upon an application to us the
churchwardens and overseers of
to have an order made

County of The order of A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's
justices of the peace in and for the said county, one whereof is
to wit. J
of the quorum, made at a petty sessions held at
in the said county, the
day of
one thousand eight hundred and
said justices, at the said petty sessions, by the
the poor of the parish of T., in the county of

on

in the said county of

[or,

] of

for him to maintain his son, or daughter, or grandson, who is poor and unable to
work so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of
T., he the said
] being a person of sufficient ability to

[or,

maintain and provide for his said son, &c. And the said
[or,
]
having been duly summoned to appear before us the said justices, at the said
petty sessions, to the end that we might examine into the cause and circumstance
of the premises, and now appearing before us in pursuance of the said sum-
mons, but he has not shown any sufficient cause why such order should not
be made, and we having heard the parties so complaining, and duly con-
sidered the circumstances of the said complaint, as well as the want of any
adequate defence on the part of the said
], do
adjudge and determine, that the said
is poor and unable to work so
as to maintain and support himself, and actually chargeable to the said parish
of T., and that the said
] is a person of sufficient

[or,

[or,

ability to maintain and provide for his said son, &c. And therefore we do order
that the said
] shall and do forthwith, upon notice of

[or,

(a) See another form, ante, 167.

(b) See another form, ante, 163.

III. Forms

relating to the relief and order ing of poor.

this our order, pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of
the poor of the said parish of T. for the time being, or to some or one of them,
weekly and every week from this present time, the sum of

for and towards the sustentation, relief, maintenance, and support of the said
for and during so long time as the said
shall be chargeable
to the said parish of T., or until the said
legally directed to the contrary.

Given under our hands and seals, at above written.

[or,

| shall be

aforesaid, the day and year first

A. B. (L.S.)
C.D. (L. S.)

67. Information County of The information and complaint of E. F., one of the overseers of the of an overseer of

the poor against
a parent or
child, for dis-
obeying an

order of main-
tenance, &c.
(a).

to wit. justices of the

poor of the parish of T., in the county of

made es

oath before us, A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's peace in and for the county of sessions held at

day of

in the said county of

the

at a petty

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and who on his oath aforesaid saith, that by an order under the hands and seals of us A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of thet peace in and for the county of one whereof is of the quorum, mai at a petty sessions held at in the said county of the day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and upon an application to the said last-mentioned petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of T., to have an order made on in the said county of jor who is poor and unable to work so as to mais.

he the said

of

him to maintain his
tain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of
the said
being a person of sufficient ability to provide for his said
was ordered, upon due notice thereof, to
pay, or cause to be paid, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the
parish of T., for the time being, or to some or one of them, weekly and every
week, from the date of the said order, the sum of
for and towards
the sustentation, relief, maintenance, and support of the said
for and
during so long time as the said
shall be chargeable to the said parish of
T., or until the said
shall be legally directed to the contrary; but that
notwithstanding he, the said
on the
day of
in the year
of our Lord
had due notice of the said order, and was then and there
duly requested, by the said E. F., to pay, &c. [following the terms of the order],
yet he has not observed nor performed the said order for and during

day of to the

in the year of our Lord day of following, and

months; that is to say, from the
one thousand eight hundred and
hath, during all that time, refused to pay, &c., [following the terms of the order,]
whereby the said
has subjected himself to the penalty and forfeiture of
twenty shillings for each month, to go and be employed to the use of the pour of
the said parish of T., and towards a stock and habitation for them, and other
necessary uses and relief (b). And thereupon he, the said

prays us, the

said justices first before named, that the said penalty may be levied by some or
one of the churchwardens or overseers of the aforesaid parish of
rant of distress, and that justice may be done in the premises.

by wear.

Before us, A. B.

E. F.

C. D.

68. Warrant of County of To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of T

Whereas, by an order under the hands and seals of A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of [one whereof is of the quorum], made at a petty sessions held at

in the said county of

the

(a) See another form, ante, 168.
(b) The party is also liable to be
indicted for disobedience of the order,

day of

in the year of our

ante, 164, 171.

(c) See another form, ante, 168.

111. Forms

relating to the

in

relief and ordering of poor.

Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty

upon an application to the

said petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish
of T. in the county of
to have an order made on
the said county of
for him to maintain his

of
who is poor and
unable to work, so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the
said parish of T., the said
being a person of sufficient ability to provide
for his said
he, the said
was ordered, upon due notice thereof,
to pay, or cause to be paid, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of
the said parish of T., for the time being, or to some one of them, weekly and
every week, from the date of the said order, the sum of
for and towards
the sustentation, relief, maintenance, and support of the said
for and
during so long time as the said
shall be chargeable to the said parish of
T., or until the said
shall be legally directed to the contrary. And
whereas it appears unto us, A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's
justices of the peace in and for the said county of
at a petty sessions held

at

this

day of

in the year of our Lord

has

in and for the aforesaid county of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty on the oath of one of the overseers of the poor of the parish of T. aforesaid, that notwithstanding he, the said has had due notice of the said order, yet he has not observed nor performed the said order for and during months; that is to say, from the day of one thousand eight hundred and twenty to the day of following, whereby he, the said has subjected himself to the penalty and forfeiture of twenty shillings for each month. And whereas the said been duly summoned to appear before us, at this present petty sessions, to answer unto the said complaint, but has not shown to us any sufficient cause why the said order has not been complied with, and why the said penalty of twenty shillings a month should not be levied by warrant of distress from us, or in defect thereof, why he, the said should not be committed to the common gaol, there to remain, without bail or mainprize, till the said forfeitures shall be paid: These are, therefore, to require you forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of him, the said And if, within the space of four days next after such distress by you taken, the said penalty, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and out of the money arising by such sale, that you detain the amount of the said penalty (being the sum of

), to go and be employed to the use of the poor of your said parish of T., and towards a stock and habitation for them, and other necessary uses and relief, and also that you detain your reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress, rendering to him the said the overplus on demand. And if no such distress can be made, that then you certify the same unto us, to the end that such farther proceedings be had therein as to law doth appertain. Given under our hands and seals at

aforesaid, this

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty

day of

A. B. (L. S.)
C.D. (L. S.)

the Keeper of the Common Gaol of the said county of

at

Whereas, by an order under the hands and seals of A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of whereof is of the quorum, made at a petty sessions held at

the

county of
thousand eight hundred and twenty

day of

one

in the said in the year of our Lord one upon an application to the said petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of T., in the

county of

county of

to have an order made on for him to maintain his

of

in the said who is poor and unable to

work so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of T.,
the said
being a person of sufficient ability to provide for his said

He the said

was ordered, upon due notice thereof, to pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of T. for the time being, or to some or one of them, weekly and every week, from the date of the said

(a) See another form, ante, 169.