VIII. GUARDIANS OF PARISHES INVESTED WITH POWERS FOR REMOVAL OF POOR PERSONS: Section 36. Boards of Guardians of single parishes may act in matters relating to the settlement and removal of the poor. IX. CONSTRUCTION AND LIMITATION OF THE ACT: Section 37. This Act to be construed as one Act with the Poor Law Amendment Acts. 38. Forms set forth in the Schedule to be sufficient in law in proceedings under this Act. 39. The Act limited to England. Form of Suspension of a Warrant of Removal, to be endorsed on the back of such Warrant. SCHEDULE (E.) Form of a permission to execute the Warrant of Removal, to be endorsed thereon, and order of payment of expenses incurred by the suspension. SCHEDULE (F.) Form of Notice of Application for a Warrant of Removal. SCHEDULE (G.) Form of Consent of Guardians to Overseers appealing against Warrant of Removal. A BIL L To consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Removal 5 [Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in Whereas it is expedient that the Laws relating to the any Removal of the Poor should be consolidated and amended; BE it therefore Cnacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Cemmons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT from and after the passing of this Act, so much of the following Acts of Parliament, and of all Acts to amend or continue the same, as relates to the removal of poor persons settled in England, from the parishes to which they are chargeable, 10 except so far as any of the said Acts may repeal the provisions of former Act, shall be and the same is hereby repealed; (namely) an Act made in the thirteenth and fourteenth years in the reign of King CHARLES the Second, "For the better Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom;" an Act made in the first year of the reign of King 15 JAMES the Second, "For reviving and Continuance of several Acts of Parliament therein mentioned;" an Act made in the third year of the reign of King WILLIAM and Queen MARY, "For the better Explanation and supplying the Defects of the former Laws for the Settlement of the Poor;" an Act made in the eighth and ninth years in the reign of King WILLIAM the Third, "For supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom;" an Act made in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of King WILLIAM the Third, "For explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 'An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for 20 123. A the 12 Anne, c. 18, ss. 1, 2. ss. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9. ss. 8, 9. the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom;' an Act made in the twelfth year in the reign of Queen ANNE, "For making perpetual the Act made in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of the late King CHARLES the Second, intituled, "An Act for the better Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom, and that Persons bound Appren- 5 tices to or being hired Servants with Persons coming with Certificates, shall not gain Settlements by such Services or Apprenticeships ;" and for making perpetual the Act made in the sixth year of Her present Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the Importation of Cochineal from any Ports in Spain during the present War, and Six Months 10 longer;" and for reviving a Clause in an Act made in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of the late King WILLIAM, intituled, "An Act for settling the Trade to Africa, for allowing Foreign Copper Bars imported to be exported ;" an Act made in the ninth year in the reign 9 Geo. 1, c. 7, of King GEORGE the First, "For amending the Laws relating to the 15 Settlement, Imployment and Relief of the Poor ;" an Act made in the 3 Geo. 2 c.29, third year of the reign of King GEORGE the Second, "For continuing and amending an Act for regulating the Price and Assize of Bread; for Relief of Bankrupts whose Certificates were not allowed before the Expiration of a late Act for the better preventing Frauds 20 committed by Bankrupts; for allowing further Time for Enrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists, and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers and Lessees; and for making further Provision concerning Certificates relating to the Settlements of Poor Persons, and the Charges of maintaining and removing certificated Persons ;" an Act 25 made in the thirty-first year of the reign of King GEORGE the Seeond, "To amend an Act made in the third year of the reign of King WILLIAM and Queen MARY, intituled, 'An Act for the better Explanation, and supplying the Defects of the former Laws for the Settlement of the Poor, so far as the same relates to Apprentices gaining a Settlement 30 by Indenture; and also to empower Justices of the Peace to determine Differences between Masters and Mistresses and their Servants in Husbandry, touching their Wages, though such Servants are hired for less Time than a Year;" an Act made in the thirteenth year in the reign 82, 58. 5, 6, 7. of King GEORGE the Third, "For the better regulation of Lying-in 35 Hospitals and other Places appropriated for the charitable Reception of Pregnant Women, and also to provide for the Settlement of Bastard Children born in such Hospitals and Places;" an Act made in the thirtyfifth year of the reign of King GEORGE the Third, "To prevent the Removal of Poor Persons until they shall become actually chargeable;" an Act made in the forty-ninth year of the reign of King GEORGE the Third, "For altering, amending and explaining certain Acts relative to the Removal of the Poor, and for making Regulations in certain Cases touching the Examination of Paupers, as to their Settlement; and for extending to all Parishes certain Rules and Orders in Workhouses, under an Act of the Twenty-second year of his present 31 Geo. 2. c. 11, ss. 1, 2. 13 Geo. 3, c. ss. 35 Geo. 3, 49 Geo. 3, 40 c. 72. s. 8. c. 170. s. 10. present Majesty, intituled, 'An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor ;"" an Act passed in the fifty-second year of the reign of King GEORGE the Third, "For the better Cultivation of 52 Geo. 3, Navy Timber in the Forest of Alice Holt, in the County of South5 ampton ;" an Act passed in the fifty-fourth year of the reign of King GEORGE the Third, "To repeal certain Provisions in Local Acts for 54 Geo. 3, the Maintenance and Regulation of the Poor, and to make other Provisions in relation thereto;" an Act made in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of King GEORGE the Third, "To amend the Laws 59 Geo. 3, 10 for the Relief of the Poor ;" an Act made in the third year of the reign of King GEORGE the Fourth, "To amend the General Laws now in being for regulating Turnpike Roads in that part of Great Britain called England ;" an Act made in the fifth year of the reign of King WILLIAM the Fourth, "For the Amendment and better 15 Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales." And be it Declared and Enacted, That the Overseers of every parish, and the Guardians of every Parish or Union, shall take order for the relief, according to the laws in force for the time being, of every poor 20 person destitute therein, but not settled therein, in like manner as if he were settled therein, until he is lawfully removed therefrom, until he ceases by other lawful means to be destitute therein. or And be it Enacted, That if any person become chargeable within a Union, and a question arise before the Board of Guardians thereof 25 as to the parish in the said Union in which such person is settled, or to which the relief administered to such person by any officer of the Board of Guardians ought lawfully to be charged, such Board of Guardians shall direct their Clerk, or other officer, to which parish he shall charge the cost of such relief; and thereupon such 30 person shall be deemed to have become chargeable to such parish, and such Clerk or other officer shall forthwith notify to the Overseers of such parish, or to some one of them, the fact that such direction has been given; and in case the Overseers of the parish to which such relief is charged think such parish aggrieved thereby, they may apply 35 within Fourteen Days after the receipt of such notice, but not afterwards, for an order adjudicating the settlement of such person as is hereinafter in this Act provided, notwithstanding that such person does not reside within the parish to which the relief has been so charged; but if in any case such order have not been applied for within such 40 Fourteen Days, it shall be lawful, within Sir calendar Months after the commencement of such chargeability, but not afterwards, for any Two of the Overseers of the parish to which the Board of Guardians has directed the cost of relief to be charged, or for any Guardian of such parish to deliver to the Clerk to the Guardians a protest in writing 123. A 2 c. 12, s. 28. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 51. 4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 76, ss. 68, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84. Chargeability of persons not settled. |