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Oke's Synop.

2nd ed.

pp. 399-401.

lunatic A. B. to be chargeable to the said county of -: and whereas complaint hath been made unto us [&c. proceed as in the Form No. 6, ante, p. 453, from the obelisk to the end, merely substituting the words "treasurer of the said county of for the words "treasurer of the guardians of the poor of the said N. union," where they occur].

11. Order of Two Justices adjudicating Settlement where it is afterwards ascertained. (Id. s. 59.)]—Whereas by a certain order of C. D., one [&c. reciting the order of removal to asylum, as in the Form No. 9, supra, then] and whereas by a certain other order of E. F. and G. H., Esqs., two, &c., in which the said lunatic was found, bearing date, &c., after reciting the said first mentioned order, and reciting that the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of A. had complained to them, the said E. F. and G. H., that the said A. B. was not settled [&c. reciting the order No. 9, ante, p. 455, to the end]: and whereas it hath since been ascertained that the said A. B. is settled in the parish of B., in the said county of -:wherefore, it being now proved upon oath before us J. K. and L. M., Esqs., two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of that the said parish of B., in the county aforesaid, is the place of the last legal settlement of A. B.; we the said J. K. and L. M., justices as aforesaid, do hereby adjudge that the said parish of B. is the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B. Given, &c.

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12. Order for Expenses on Parish where adjudged to be settled. (Id. s. 64.) To C. E. H., Esq., the treasurer of the guardians of t the poor of the

N. union, in the counties of C. and S.

Whereas [&c. recite the last Form, No. 11, supra, to the end, then :] and whereas complaint hath been made unto us, N. O. and P. Q., Esqs., two, &c., in which the said asylum is situate, by R. S., Esq., treasurer of the said county, that in obedience to the said recited order of E. F. and G. H. Esqs. aforesaid, he hath paid and expended divers sums of money for and on account of the said county, and the said R. S. now prayeth us to make an order upon the treasurer of the guardians of the poor of the N. union, in which the said parish of B. is comprised and included, for payment to him the said R. S. of all expenses and money paid by him for and on behalf of the said county, in obedience to the said last-mentioned order, and incurred within twelve calendar months last past: and it being now satisfactorily proved before us, N. O. and P. Q., justices as aforesaid, upon oath, that the said R. S., as treasurer of the said county, and upon the part and behalf of the said county, hath heretofore and within twelve calendar months before the making of this order, in obedience to the order of E. F. and G. H. aforesaid, paid the following sums in respect of the said lunatic A. B., that is to say, the sum of, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of A., as by the said order he was directed, and the further sum of - being the amount of the several sums which by the said R. S. have been hitherto paid to th etreasurer of the said asylum for the reasonable charges of the lodging, maintenance, medicine, clothing and care of the said lunatic in the said asylum: we do, therefore, order you, the treasurer of the guardians of the poor of the N. union, to pay forthwith unto the said R. S., treasurer of the said county, for and on behalf of the said county, the said several sums of - and making in the whole the sum of and we do further order [c as in the Form No. 6, ante, p.453, to the end.]

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13. Order of two Justices in the case of a non-chargeable Lunatic for Charges of Examination, &c. on the Treasurer of Guardians, or Overseers of Parish, under s. 49. (a)

day of last, was,

To C. E. H., Esquire, treasurer of the guardians of the N. Union, in the counties of C. and S. [or to the overseers of the poor of the parish of A. [if not in an union erase the words "treasurer," "union," and "relieving officer," throughout, and substitute the words "parish" and "overseer."]] Whereas notice in writing, bearing date the on the day of instant, given unto J. S. Esquire, one of [us], her majesty's justices of the peace, in and for the said county of —, within which the said union is situate, [whose hands and seals are hereunto subscribed and set], by and upon the oath of J. K., relieving officer of the said union, that within three days next before the giving of the said notice, he the said J. K. had obtained knowledge that A. B., of A. in the parish of A. in the said union, not then and there being chargeable to any parish, was deemed to be a lunatic, and was then and there under the care of E. F. at A, aforesaid, who neglected and cruelly treated him, so that he was not properly taken care of, that is to say, [describe the neglect, &c.]; whereupon, and pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided, the said justice did, by an order under his hand and seal bearing date the day of instant, order and require the said relieving officer to bring the said A. B. before him, and some other of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of on, the day of in the said county of

instant, at the hour of twelve at noon, at -, to be further dealt with according to the provisions of the statute aforesaid: And whereas the said A. B., the said lunatic, not being so chargeable as aforesaid, was on the day and at the time and place last aforesaid, brought before [us], J. S. and J. L. Esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of —, within which the said union is situate, in pursuance of the said order; and [we] the said justices did, at the time and place last aforesaid, call to our assistance F. P., a physician [or as the case may be], and the said relieving officer of the said union in which A. B. was taken, and having then and there last aforesaid examined the said A. B., and upon view and personal examination of the said A. B. and from other proof, [we] the said justices were then and there last aforesaid satisfied that the said A. B. was lunatic, and had been neglected and cruelly treated as aforesaid by the said E. F., under whose care he then was, and that he was not then chargeable to any parish as aforesaid, and the said F. P. having signed a certificate according to the form required by the statute aforesaid, that such person was a lunatic; [we] the said justices did thereupon, by an order under [our] hands according to the form prescribed by the statute aforesaid, direct such person to be received into the asylum of the said county of within which such parish of A. as aforesaid is situate: And whereas it duly appears unto us [or J. M. and J. Q. Esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of and both of us being visiting justices of the said asylum, to which the said lunatic hath been sent as aforesaid], upon the oath of C. D. that such relieving officer did immediately convey such lunatic to such asylum, and such lunatic was accordingly and now is received and confined therein, in pursuance of our said [or the said] order, and that the charges of the examination, removal, lodging, maintenance, clothing, medicine, and care of such lunatic, up to the day of amount to the sum of

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Oke's Synop.

2nd ed.

pp. 399-401.

therefore, the said justices, do hereby make this our order upon you the
said treasurer of the said guardians for the said sum of —, being the
charges of the examination, removal, lodging, maintenance, clothing,
medicine, and care of such lunatic to and for the period aforesaid, to be
paid to the several persons and parties following, that is to say [set out
the names]. Given, &c.

14. Order to convey dangerous Lunatic to Asylum. (1 Vict. c. 14, s. 2.)
To the constable [or overseer of the poor] of the parish of
the county of

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in Whereas it hath been proved unto us, R. S. and T. V. to wit. Esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of that one A. B. has been discovered and apprehended at the parish of aforesaid, in the said county, under circumstances that denote a derangement of mind, and a purpose of committing a certain crime, to wit, the crime of setting fire to stacks of corn, for which, if committed, he the said A. B. would be liable to be indicted; and the said A. B. being now brought before us the said justices, we the said justices, having first called to our assistance one J. S. a [surgeon], are, upon view and examination of the said A. B. and from other proof, fully satisfied that the said A. B. is insane [or a dangerous idiot]: We, the said justices, therefore, hereby order you the said [constable] that you cause the said A. B. to be conveyed to and placed in the county lunatic asylum established at within and belonging to the said county of within which county the said A. B. was in custody at the time of his apprehension aforesaid [or to the house of, situate at, in the county of, the said house being duly licensed for the reception of insane persons, and there being no county lunatic asylum within or belonging to the said county]. Given, &c.

15. Order adjudicating the Settlement, and ordering Payment of the

Expenses. (Id.)

To the overseers of the poor of the parish of

Whereas heretofore, to wit, on

in the county of

at

by a certain

? to wit. order [reciting the last order; and if this order be made at a subsequent time to that one, add, And whereas in pursuance and by virtue of the said order, the said A. B. was thereupon afterwards, on the day and year last aforesaid, conveyed to the said lunatic asylum, or licensed house of the said -, and then and there delivered to, who then and there accepted and received the said A. B. into the said asylum, or licensed house, and the said A. B. was then and hath been from thence hitherto kept and detained, and still is kept and detained, in the said asylum, or licensed house, where he hath ever since been and still is maintained: And whereas at the time of the making of the order aforesaid, the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B. had not been ascertained]: And whereas it is necessary now to inquire into and ascertain, by the best legal evidence that can be procured under the circumstances of personal legal disability of the said A. B., the place of his last legal settlement, according to the exigency of the statute in such case made and provided, in order that the reasonable charges of examining the said A. B. and conveying him to the said asylum [or licensed house] shall be paid, and also that such weekly sum for his maintenance shall hereafter be paid as we, or any other two justices, shall, by writing under our or their hands, from time to time direct; therefore we, J. K. and L. M., Esquires, being two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and

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for the said county of having accordingly inquired, by the best
legal evidence that could be procured under the circumstances of personal
legal disability of the said A. B., into the place of the last legal settlement
of the said A. B., and it being now proved before us, as well by the oath
of C. D. as otherwise, that the said parish of
in the county of
is the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B., we do therefore
hereby adjudge the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B. to
be in the said parish; and we do hereby order the overseers of the said
last-mentioned parish of to pay unto
the sum of
being the reasonable charges of examining the said A. B. and conveying
him to the said asylum [or licensed house], and also to pay unto
the sum of weekly and every week, or such other sum as we or any
other two justices shall, by writing under our or their hands, from time to
time direct, for the maintenance of the said A. B. in the said asylum [or
licensed house].. Given under our hands and seals, &c.

16. Order on Treasurer of the County for Expenses when the Place of Settlement cannot be ascertained. (Id.)

To the treasurer of the county of

Whereas [&c. recite order for conveying to asylum, No. 14, to wit. ante, p. 458, then :] And whereas we the said justices having inquired as to the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B., have not been able to ascertain the same; we, the said justices, do therefore hereby order and direct you, the treasurer of the said county of—, where the said A. B. was apprehended [or in custody] as aforesaid, to pay unto [&c. as in Form No. 15, supra, from the asterisk* to the end.]

17. Order of Two Justices adjudging Settlement of Criminal Lunatic, and
ordering Payment of Expenses of Removal. (3 & 4 Vict. c. 54, ss. 1, 2.)
To the overseers of the poor of the parish of [or to the guar-

dians of the poor of the N. union, in which the parish of
is situate.]

Whereas heretofore, on

one A. B., who was then impri

to wit. soned in the common gaol of the said county of -, [under a charge of -,] was by order of - her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, removed to the county lunatic asylum at, in the said county, where he hath ever since been and still is confined and detained: And whereas it is necessary, in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, to inquire into and ascertain, by the best evidence or information that can be obtained under the circumstances of the personal legal disability of the said A. B., the place of the last legal settlement, and the pecuniary circumstances of the said A. B.: Therefore we, J. K. and L. M., Esquires, being two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of -, having accordingly inquired, by the best evidence and information that could be obtained under the circumstances of the personal legal disability of the said A. B., into the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B., and into his pecuniary circumstances; and it being now proved before us, as well by the oath of C. D. as otherwise, that the said parish of in the county of -, is the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B.; we do therefore hereby adjudge the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B. to be in the said parish; and because it appears to us that the said A. B. is not possessed of sufficient property which can be applied to his maintenance, we do therefore order the overseers [or guardians] of the said last mentioned parish of to pay [or the guardians of the said N. union,

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pp. 399-401.

within which the said parish of is situate, to pay on behalf of the said parish] unto *the sum of, being the reasonable charges of inquiring into the said A. B.'s insanity, and for conveying him to the said county lunatic asylum, and also to pay unto the sum of weekly and every week, or such other sum as we or any other two justices shall, by writing under our or their hands, from time to time direct, for the maintenance of the said A. B. in the said asylum. Given under our hands and seals, &c.

18. Order on Treasurer of the County, where the place of Settlement cannot be ascertained.

To the treasurer of the county of

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Whereas heretofore [&c. recite order of Secretary of State as to wit. in Form No. 17, supra, then :] And whereas we, Ï. K. and L. M., Esquires, being two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of having inquired as to the place of the last legal settlement of the said A. B., have not been able to ascertain the same; and having also inquired into the pecuniary circumstances of the said A. B., we find that he is not possessed of sufficient property which can be applied to his maintenance: We do therefore hereby order you the treasurer of the said county of to pay unto

No. 17, supra, from the asterisk* to the end.]

[&c. as in the Form

Id. pp. 401, 402.

MASTER AND SERVANT.

1. Complaint by Servant in Husbandry, &c. for Wages. (20 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 1.)]-Proceed as in the General Form No. 1, ante, pp. 23, 24, to the first asterisk*, then :-That on the

last], at the parish of

day of [or in

the month of
in the county of he
the said C. D. was hired and employed by A. B., of the parish of
in the same county (wherein the said A. B. doth now inhabit), to serve
him in the capacity and employment of a servant in husbandry [or arti-
ficer, handicraftsman, miner [tinner or miner in Devon and Cornwall,
27 Geo. 2, c. 6, s. 2], collier, keelman, pitman, glassman, or potter],
for the term of from the day of-
in the year of our Lord

at and for the wages of —,

[or for three months then next, at the wages of for every week, payable weekly on every Saturday],

[or from week to week, until his contract should determine by either party putting an end to the same on Saturday in any week; and if such be the fact, say :-by giving to the other of them one week's previous notice of his intention so to do, at the wages of for every week, payable weekly on every

Saturday], [or from day to day until his contract should determine by either party putting an end to the same on any day, at the wages of per day, or at the wages of per acre of barley mown by the said C. D.],

And that he the said C. D. entered upon the service of the said A. B. accordingly, and hath duly performed the same; and that there is now due and owing unto him the said C. D. from the said A. B. in respect of

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