Steer's Parish Law: Being a Digest of the Law Relating to the Civil and Ecclesiastical Government of Parishes, Friendly Societies, Etc., Etc. : and the Relief, Settlement, and Removal of the Poor |
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12 Vict 20 Vict act of Parliament action aforesaid appear applied appointed authority banns Barrister-at-law benefice bishop borough burial-ground calendar months certificate certiorari chancel chapel of ease chapelry charge church or chapel churchwardens churchyard clerk commissioners committed common law consent constable conviction or order copy costs curate custom declaration defendant diocese distress district duly duties Ecclesiastical Court Edition election exceeding fees Gibs granted Hagg highway incumbent indictment inhabitants issue jurisdiction justices lands levied liable licence mandamus marriage metropolitan police district minister notice oath offence overseers owner paid parish parishioners party peace penalty person Price proceedings purpose quarter sessions rector refuse repair residence respect road royal 8vo Sect SECTION solemnized special sessions statute stipend summons superintendent registrar surveyor therein thereof tion tithes unless vestry vestrymen vicar Vols votes warrant
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Page 169 - ... within which such marriage is to be solemnized; and, where either of the parties, not being a widower or widow, shall be under the age of twentyone years, that the consent of the person or persons whose consent to such marriage is required under the provisions of this act has been obtained thereto : provided always, that if there shall be no such person or persons having authority to give such consent, then upon oath made to that effect by the party requiring such licence, it shall be lawful...
Page 443 - ... for the consideration for any assurance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, express or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse race, or other race, fight, game, sport, or exercise...
Page 10 - Chitty's Equity Index. — Chitty's Index to all the Reported Cases, and Statutes, in or relating to the Principles, Pleading, and Practice of Equity and Bankruptcy, in the several Courts of Equity in England and Ireland, the Privy Council, and the House of Lords, from the earliest period.
Page 5 - For it seems pretty clear and certain, that the boundaries of parishes were originally ascertained by those of a manor or manors : since it very seldom happens that a manor extends itself over more parishes than one, though there are often many manors in one parish.
Page 469 - ... or for the purpose of any money or valuable thing being received by or on behalf of such owner, occupier...
Page 388 - WE, THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS, in pursuance of the authorities vested in Us by an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales...
Page 377 - Action against a Justice of the Peace for anything done by him in the Execution of his Office...
Page 798 - ... insuring money to be paid on the birth of a member's child, or on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife, or child of a member...
Page 4 - Greenwood's Manual of Conveyancing.— A Manual of the Practice of Conveyancing, showing the present Practice relating to the daily routine of Conveyancing in Solicitors
Page 573 - Session shall hear the evidence of such woman, and such other evidence as she may produce, and shall also hear any evidence tendered by or on behalf of the person alleged to be the father; and if the evidence of the mother be corroborated in some material particular by other testimony to the satisfaction of the said Justices, they may adjudge the man to be the putative father of such bastard child...