The Poor Law Acts of 1849 ...: With an Introduction, Notes, and Appendix Containing the Letters of the Poor Law Board on the Acts, and to the District Auditor ... |
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13 Vict 43 Eliz 9 Vict aforesaid apply appointed arbitration audit auditor authorised Boards of Guardians borough-rate certiorari charge collection common fund consent construed contract costs and expenses county-rate Court of Queen's deemed duly empowered enacted enforce grounds of appeal Guar incurred Inspector issue Law Amendment Act levied liable Lord High Treasurer maintenance Majesty's justices Majesty's Treasury matters mayor ment nonpayment notice of appeal officer Overseers or Surveyors paid parish or place parish or union parties payment peace penalty Poor in England Poor Law Amendment Poor Law Board Poor Law Commissioners poor person poor-rate President proceedings provides Quarter Sessions Queen's Bench Ratepayer recover recovery referred regulations reimburse relief removal renders repealed respect rule seal Sect session of Parliament sioners statute summons sums certified therein thereof tion union or parish vestry warrant of commitment warrant of distress workhouse writ of certiorari
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Page 56 - Effect, and thereby order such Person to be imprisoned in the Common Gaol or House of Correction for any Time not exceeding Three Calendar Months, unless the Sum or Sums therein mentioned shall be sooner paid...
Page 90 - And be it enacted, that in all cases where no time is already or shall hereafter be specially limited for making any such complaint or laying any such information in the act or acts of parliament relating to each particular case, such complaint shall be made and such information shall be laid within six calendar months from the time when the matter of such complaint or information respectively arose.
Page 109 - Judgment in the Cause, and shall be as binding and effectual to all Intents as if given by the Judge...
Page 68 - ... as should now be here, to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law] ; and now, having heard the matter of the said complaint, I do adjudge the said AB [to pay to the said CD the sum of forthwith, or, on or before next...
Page 66 - Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county], to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal, this day of in the year of our Lord at in the [county] aforesaid.
Page 108 - Record, which the parties shall choose, and to insert such their agreement in their submission, or the condition of the bond or promise, whereby they oblige themselves respectively to submit to the award or umpirage of any person or persons...
Page 68 - Costs by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said AB, : And...
Page 104 - And be it enacted, that upon any appeal to any court of general or quarter sessions of the peace the court before whom the same shall be -brought may, if it think fit. order and direct the party or parties against whom the same shall be decided to pay to the other party or parties such costs and charges as may to such court appear just and reasonable...
Page 137 - Matter, and also to administer Oaths, and examine all such Persons upon Oath, and to require and enforce the Production upon Oath of Books, Contracts, Agreements, Accounts, and Writings, or Copies thereof respectively, in anywise relating to any such Question or Matter...
Page 58 - ... or if where a summons shall be so issued as aforesaid, and upon the day and at the place appointed in and by the said summons for the appearance of the party so summoned, such party shall fail to appear accordingly in obedience to such summons, then and in every such case, if it be proved upon oath or affirmation to the Justice or Justices then present that such summons was duly served upon such party a reasonable time before the time so appointed for his appearance as aforesaid, it shall be...