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Poor.
Where the Master of the Apprentice dieth, I have
known it ordered by
the Judge of Assize, that the Executor having Assets left him, shall
keep
the Apprentice, or shall otherwise provide for him: Otherwise Apprentices,
as also Servants, are by Law setled in that Parish (where they were last)
and if they become impotent, there the Parish must bear the adventure
after their time, or term of Service be lawfully ended, Resol. 25. |
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If the Parents of Poor Children shall refuse to
suffer their Children to
be put forth (without good cause shewed) such Parents also may be bound
over by the Justices to answer their said default: And if the Apprentices
shall refuse, the Justices may send them to the House of Correction
Quousque, &c. |
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And if the Parents of such Poor Children being
so bound, shall intice their
Children away (themselves not being able to maintain them,) such Parents
may
be committed to the House of Correction, Resol. 7. |
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Note, That if the Master shall put his Apprentice
into apparel, it is a
gift in Law, and he cannot after take it away, though he should part with
his Apprentice, &c. Br. Transf. 93. |
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An Apprentice which runneth from his Master,
or shall be otherwise disordered,
may be sent to the House of Correction, by any Justice of Peace; or
else by order from the Sessions. See hic, cap. 31.
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| P. 2. |
Two such Justices shall take the account of such
Overseers, at the end
of their year, and of the Churchwardens in every of these particulars
following. |
§. 16.
The Overseers
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1. Of all sums of Money by them received,
or rated, and not received. |
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2. Of all such stock of Ware or Stuff, as
they, or any of the Poor have
in their hands. |
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3. What Apprentices they have put out and
bound, according to teh
Statute. |
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4. What Poor they have set at work, or relieved. |
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5. Whether they have suffered any of their
Poor to wander and beg
out of their Town, or in the High-ways, or in their Town, without their
direction. See for this 39 Eliz. 3 & 4 & Lamb.
206. Resol. 15. |
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6. Whether they have Monthly met to consider
of these things. |
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Lamb. 4.
28. |
7. Whether they have assessed the Inhabitants
and Occupiers of Lands,
&c. in their Parish, scil. All such as are of ability,
and with indifferency. |
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8. Whether they have indeavoured to levy and
gather such Assessments. |
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9. Whether they have been otherwise negligent
in their Office; within
which words also there seemeth to lie included, If they have relieved
the
Impotent, or shall neglect to execute the Justices Warrants to them,
or any
of them directed, for the levying of any forfeiture, according to this
Statute.
See P. 2 & 12.
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| 7 Jac. 3. |
All sums given to bind out Apprentices, shall
continue and be imployed
to that use, and no other, by the persons following, except the givers
otherwise disposed of it. Viz. By all Corporations of
Cities, Boroughs, and
Towns Corporate; and in Towns and Parishes not Corporate, by the Parson
or
Vicar, with the Constable or Constables, Churchwarden or Churchwardens,
Collectors, and Overseers of the Poor, or the most part of them; and they
shall have the nomination and placing such Apprentices, and guiding and
imployment of such Moneys: And if they, or any of them shall wilfully neglect |
§. 17.
Charity for
Apprentices. |
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