Chap. 73.
P. 12.
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Poor.
them making default, shall forfeit for every such default 20 s. (but
it seemeth
such default must be proved, either by the offenders confession or by
examination of Witnesses) which Forfeitures shall be levied ' by the Churchwardens
' and Overseers, or one of them, by warrant from any two such
Justices of Peace, by Distress and Sale of the Offenders Goods, &c.
Or in
defect of such Distress, it shall be lawful for any two such Justices of
Peace
to commit the Offender to the Common Gaol, there to remain without
Bail till the said Forfeitures shall be paid; and the said Forfeitures
shall be
imployed to the use of the Poor of the same Parish. |
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The Refusers to pay their Rates or Money assessed
upon them; and Overseers
having Money or Stock behind upon their accompt, their Forfeitures
shall be levied by the new Overseers and Churchwardens, or one of them,
by Warrant from two Justices of Peace, &c. But for other Negligences,
or
Forfeitures of the Overseers and Churchwardens, the Justices shall make
their Warrant tot he Constable to levy the same. |
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Two such Justices of Peace are to allow the Cause
of Excuse of such
Overseers, as shall meet every Month, to consider of the premisses, or
as shall be otherwise negligent in their Office, Lamb. edit. 1614.
pag. 360. |
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Two such Justices may make their Warrant (as well
to the present as
sequent Overseers and Churchwardens, or to any of them) to levy all
such Sums of Money, and all Arrearages, (of every one that shall refuse
to
contribute according as they shall be assessed) by Distress and Sale of
the
Offenders Goods, (rendring to the party the Overplus.) And in defect
of such Distress, such two Justices may commit him or them to the Common
Gaol, there to remain without Bail, till payment be made of the said
Sum and Arrearages. |
§. 21.
Levy of
Taxes.
Refusers
to pay their
Rate. |
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If the said Justices do perceive that any Parish
is not able to relieve
their Poor, then any two such Justices of Peace may Tax and Assess any
other persons within the Hundred (where the said Parish is) to pay such
Sums of Money to the Overseers of the said poor Parish for the said
purposes, as the said Justices shall think fit, according tot he intent
of this
Law. |
§. 22.
Parishes
not able. |
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Or if the Parish be not able to provide for the
poor Children of the same
Parish, the Justices may provide Masters for them in other Parishes within
the same Hundred; and if the Hundred be not able, then in the rest of
the Country, as for other provision for the Poor, which must be at a Quarter
Sessions. Resol. 5. |
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He that without the consent of the Parish, shall
bring any Poor to any
Town, which are burthensom to the Town, may be raised in his Rates towards
the relief of the Poor of the Parish. Sir Nicholas Hide. |
§. 23.
Charging
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Yea, Landlords, or Owners, or Parishioners, taking
into their Houses
poor persons (out of the Parish) like to burthen the Parish, if the Landlord
will not secure the Parish, &c. They may be charged towards
the relief of the Poor of that Parish, to the value of his rent reserved;
or according to the Charge they so bring into the Parish. See
Resol.
35. |
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Note, That Orders of this nature in the Sessions
Book of Middlesex,
are very frequently made in presence, and by the Justices of the Benches
at Westminster. Vide that 23 March, 13 Car. where a
poor Person was
sent back to the House of Mr. Nichols, to remain there without paying
any
Rent. |
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