Volume 4

Annual report of the Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales.

  • Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners.
Date:
1835-1847
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Credit: Annual report of the Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Synopsis of the Numbers and Qualifications of the Governing Bodies, UNITED DIS- TRICTS. District. Shrews- jury(seven jiarishes) J)oor united iistrict, ex- jept cha- [elries, &c. jiaintain- ig their wu poor. 2 W. 4, C.51. Ori- iNorwich, ity an(l punty of]ginal jty; 42 pa- Uhes and iamlets. t. James (id St. I aul, unit- '■ Iparishes, ' )unty ot rioacester, iiburb of Pistol. Date of Local Act. 7 G. 4. c. 141. Original Act, 24 G.3, C.15 repealed, Rated inhabit ants of the district possessed of es- tates of 70/. yearly value, and inha bitants assessed at 20;. for pre- mises in the dis- trict. Vestry. See Ma- naging Body. Acts, 10 Ann ; 42 G. 3 ; 7 and 8 G. 4; all re- pealed. Persons rated for tenements of lOZ. annual value not having received parish relief for 6 months. Clerk of guardians to send to church- warden a list of persons who are assessed in more than one xTirish, tating the parisli in which they in- tend to vote. 2 W.4,c. 89. Origi- nal Acts, 27 G. 3, and 38 G. 3, poor and pav- ing ActSj ity of Ox- rd, 11 pa- lies. 11 G. 3. ELECTORAL BODY. Of whom con- sisting. Occupiers of tene- ments Avithin the district rated to the poor. Parishioners of the several p ri>hes, having by law power to vote in vestry, or seven of them. Functions, &c. A corporation with common seal; to purchase lands not exceed ing 50/. yearly value ; to hold house of industry to liold courts quarterly to ap point auditors and accountants. To meet at ves- tries of several parishes.and elect 63 guardians, vo ting on a scale,in July, yearly. To meet 20 days alter third Mon- day in September yearly, and elect 6 commissioners; to supply vacan- cies(by ballot and rotation) among the 18 named and their successor 3 from the east and 3 from the west part of the district. To meet in ves- tries on Sundav after 24tli June, yearly, and elect 34 guardians. MANAGING Of whom consisting. Qualification, &c. Directors conti nued; each parish vestry to nominate a list of guardians as fit to be directors (guardians voting at vestry on a scale), and directors to sup- ply from lists the succession and va- cancies in the direc- tion. Penally for not serving. Sixty-three elected guardians resident in city rated for te nements therein in sums of 5Z., and not being a city justice, constable, alehouse- keeper, or i)ublican. Penalty tor not servin''. Eighteen named commissioners; fu- ture commissioners to be possessed of real estate of 40/. yearly valiTe, and rated as occupiers of tenements within district, or be occu- piers of tenements within the district, of 40/. yearly value. Ex officio: the mayor, aldermen, assistants, town- clerk, and solicitor. Charitable persons, or their heirs, ex- ecutors, administra- tors, or next of kin, elected by guar- dians. Elected, 34 being inhabitants of city, renting or possessing an es- tate of 10/. yearly value, and paying poor rates; penalty for not serving when elected. Oath, Duration of Office, Vacancy, &c. Four directors to go out of office annually. Vacan cy by refusal to act. One year. Va cancy by death bankruptcy, and insolvency. Ex empted for three years after ser vice. The named com missioners to go out of office six yearly by ballot; future commis- sioners to go out by rotation year- ly. Vacancy by- death, disqualifi- cation, not acting, bankruptcy, in- solvency, retail- 'ng beer, &c. Yearly election. Vacancy by death or refusal to act. Exemption for five years. Meeting General. Ordinary. Quar- terly. Monthb Yearly for ac Month- ly; nine quo rum. Weekly board. First fixed, and subse- quent ones byadjourn- ment; three a quorum Weekly ; five a quo-