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12 Victoria 13 Vict aforesaid allowed apothecary appeal appointed Article Assistant asylum authority Barrister-at-Law board of guardians certificate charge chargeable child clerk cloth common fund copy costs county or borough court deemed dians direct ditto duty elected emigrant examination exceeding expenses given guar guardians or overseers hands and seals hereinbefore infirmity inmates Inner Temple J. F. Archbold JOHN FREDERICK ARCHBOLD John Tidd Pratt justice or justices licensed house master matron medical officer Middle Temple notice Nuisances Removal offence ordinary meeting paid PARISH OFFICER parish or union pauper lunatic payment peace poor law board poor law commissioners poor person Practical punishment purpose quarter sessions reception registered hospital regulations relieving officer removal resident respect Second Edition sick stat Statutes therein thereof think fit Tithe Tithe Commissioners treasurer union or parish voting paper W. C. Glen W. G. LUMLEY ward writing
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Page 85 - AB is a [lunatic, or an idiot, or a person of unsound mind], and a proper person to be taken charge of and detained under care and treatment, and that I have formed this opinion upon the following grounds, viz: 1.
Page 110 - Hereditaments rated thereunto; that is to say, of the Rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual Tenant's Rates and Taxes, and Tithe Commutation Rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such Rent...
Page 100 - ... such court or judge not material to the merits of the case, and by which the opposite party cannot have been prejudiced in the conduct of his action, prosecution, or defence...
Page 69 - Provided also, that it shall and may be lawful for any licensed minister of the religious persuasion of any inmate of such workhouse, at all times in the day, on the request of such inmate, to visit such workhouse for the purpose of affording religious assistance to such inmate, and also for the purpose of instructing his child or children in the principles of their religion.
Page 115 - ... owner or occupier of premises by delivering the same or a true copy thereof to some person on the premises, or if there is no person on the premises who can be so served by fixing the same...
Page 9 - Act passed or to be passed, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned in the common gaol or house of correction for any term not .exceeding two years, with or without hard labour...
Page 110 - ... the rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual tenant's rates and taxes, and tithe commutation rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such rent...
Page 7 - Clerk shall make a list containing the names of the Candidates, together with (in case of a contest) the number of votes given for each, and the names of the elected Guardians...
Page 122 - ... claim for reimbursement as aforesaid shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the proportion of the wages hereinbefore mentioned over the sums so paid.
Page 60 - All the paupers in the Workhouse, except the sick and insane, and the paupers of the first, fourth, and seventh classes, shall rise, be set to work, leave off work, and go to bed at the times mentioned in the Form...