Clauses. 44. In case of death notice to be sent to the registrar of deaths. 45. County training schools and training ships may be inspected by order of Secretary of State. 46. Powers of justices to visit county training schools and training ships. 47. Penalty on officers allowing desertion. 48. Managers may sue and be sued in the name of their clerk. 49. Clerk to managers may prosecute for offences. 50. Recovery and application of penalties. A BILL FOR The provision, regulation, and maintenance of County Training A.D. 1875. Schools and Training Ships. HEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the training WE of boys for the navy, army, and mercantile marine, and more especially for the navy and mercantile marine, whereon, under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and strength 5 of the Kingdom chiefly depend: And whereas it is expedient to give greater facilities for the training of boys for the navy, army, and mercantile marine, and to grant further powers to justices, guardians, directors, managers, or acting guardians entitled to act in the ordering relief to the 10 poor out of the poor rates; but that this object cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the 15 authority of the same: 20 25 30 1. In the construction of this Act, the following words shall Interpretahave the meanings assigned to them respectively, unless there be tion of terms. anything in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, namely, The words "general or quarter sessions" shall include any The word "parish" shall mean any parish, township, village, The word "justice" shall mean justice of the peace: The word "guardians" shall mean guardians, governors, directors, The words "county training school" or training ship shall mean A.D. 1875. Justices of counties empowered to combine for the pro viding training schools and training ships. Justices to 2. The justices of the peace for a county may, at some general or quarter sessions, direct public notice to be given by the clerk of the peace of the county in one or more of the metropolitan or county newspapers of their intention to provide for such county or combine with one or more other counties for the purpose of 5 providing county training school or schools, or training ship or ships, and the said clerk of the peace shall, within ten days after being so directed as aforesaid, cause such notice to be given accordingly. 3. The justices of the said county, after such notice has been give notice. given at the next preceding general or quarter sessions, may decide 10 on combining with one or more counties, and appoint a committee to make arrangements for carrying the same into effect, subject to the approval of the court of quarter sessions. Justices to to be given of their intention to provide a training school. 4. The justices of the peace of a county or union of counties, at cause notice some general or quarter sessions, shall direct public notice to be 15 given by the clerk or clerks of the peace of the county or union of counties in one or more metropoliton or county newspapers of the intention of the justices to appoint at the next general or quarter sessions a committee of justices to provide a training school or training ship under the provisions of this Act, and the said clerk 20 or clerks of the peace shall, within ten days after being so directed as aforesaid, cause such notice to be given accordingly. Justices to appoint a committee to 5. The justices of a county or union of counties shall, at the next general or quarter sessions after such notice as aforesaid shall superintend have been given, appoint a committee of managers to superintend 25 the providing the erecting or providing of a county training school or schools; a training school. Justices ship. and such committee shall, until the election of a committee of managers under any of the provisions herein contained, be deemed the committee of managers of such county training school. 6. The justices of a county or union of counties, at any general 30 may provide or quarter session to be held after the like public notice directed to a training be given at the next preceding sessions, may determine on purchasing or providing a ship for the training of boys for the Royal Navy or mercantile marine, and may appoint a separate committee for purchasing or providing and managing such training ship; and 35 all provisions herein contained for providing and managing county training schools, and in any way relating thereto, shall apply also to such training ship and the committee of management thereof, the said training ship being considered "a county training school." Managers to be elected annually. 7. At a general or quarter session to be held after the thirty- 40 first day of January in every year, the justices of a county or union of counties shall elect some justices to be managers for the A.D. 1875. said county training school or training ship during the year next ensuing the election, who shall be called the committee of managers: Provided always, that the number shall not exceed 5 eighteen. 8. The several justices elected members of any committee of Meetings of managers shall, within one month after their election, assemble at managers. some convenient place, to be named in a notice in writing given by two or more such managers to the several members of such 10 committee, or by the clerk to the outgoing committee by direction of two or more managers, such notice to be given to each member personally, or left at his place of abode, or transmitted to him through the post office seven days at least before the time appointed for such meeting; and the said committee of managers 15 may adjourn the said meeting from time to time or from place to place, and may meet when and as often as they think necessary; and the said committee of managers shall, at their first meeting Committee after their election, elect one of their members to be their chairman, to elect a who shall preside at all meetings at which he is present; and in 20 case of the absence of the chairman from any meeting, the members of the committee then present shall elect one of such members to be chairman for the meeting, who shall preside at the meeting; and Number of to constitute a meeting of a committee, there shall be present not members to less than three members thereof, except for adjournment, which meeting. 25 may be made by less than three; and every question shall be Questions decided by a majority of votes (the chairman, whether permanent or temporary, having a vote), and in the event of an equality of votes on any question, the chairman for the time being shall have an additional or casting vote. chairman. constitute a how to be decided. meetings of managers in 30 9. If any committee of managers neglect to adjourn any Powers to meeting of such managers, and whenever any circumstance shall convene render the meeting of such committee necessary or convenient before the time to which their meeting may have been last certain cases. adjourned, and in any other case in which a meeting of such 35 committee shall be desirable, the chairman of the committee or any two managers may, and the clerk of such committee of managers whenever required in writing by the chairman or two of the managers to do so shall, convene a new meeting by a notice in writing to each manager of the time and place of such meeting, such notice to be delivered, left, or transmitted as aforesaid seven days at least before the time appointed for the meeting. 40 |