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Non-payment of assessment.

Overseers refusing to account.

Houses

may be

waste.

quarter sessions, assess any other parish within the county, at their discretion.

In default of any person rated not paying his assessments, the justices have power to grant a warrant to the overseers, to levy the same by distress and sale of the offender's goods; and in defect of such distress, to commit him to the county gaol until they are paid.

The magistrates have power to imprison, without bail or mainprize, all overseers who refuse or fail to account, until they have made out true accounts, and paid the balance.

In order to provide the poor with suitbuilt on the able dwellings, the overseers may, by leave of the lord of the manor, and agreement with him in writing, build houses on the waste or common, for the exclusive occupation of the poor of their parish.

Persons ag

If any person find himself aggrieved by grieved may the assessment, or by any act of the over

appeal.

seers or justices, he may appeal to the quarter sessions, and the decision there given will be final.

lations to

support

each other.

The father and grandfather, the mother Near reand grandmother, and the children of every poor person unable to work, being of sufficient ability, shall maintain every such poor person, in that manner, and according to that rate fixed by the justices of the county where such sufficient person dwells, or forfeit twenty shillings.

If any parish extend into more counties or liberties than one, the overseers or jus tices shall intermeddle only in so much of the parish as is in their liberty; and yet the overseers of the whole parish, without dividing themselves, shall act together, and make an account for the justices of each liberty.

One parish

in two

counties.

ON PUBLISHING THE RATE.

17 GEO. 2.

be publish

Sunday

In this act it is stated, that great incon- The rate to veniences having arisen from the rates noted the next being sufficiently published, it is enacted, that the overseers of the poor shall give public notice in the church, of every rate

after it is

allowed.

The rate may be inspected.

for the relief of the poor, allowed by the justices, the next Sunday after the same shall have been allowed; and that the rate will be null and void if not published on the day appointed. Unless this form be strictly observed, the payment of rates cannot be enforced.

The overseers shall permit any of the inhabitants to inspect the rate at all reasonable times for one shilling; and shall, upon demand, give copies of the same, or any part thereof, at the rate of sixpence for every twenty-four lines, under the penalty of twenty pounds, payable to the person aggrieved.

IMPROVED WASTES.

17 GEO. 2. c. 37.

Wastes, to what parish rateable.

This act provides, that when any dispute or uncertainty shall arise, as to what parish or liberty any improved waste lands shall be rated, all the occupiers thereof shall be assessed to the parish or place which lies

nearest such lands. If any further dispute arise, the justices, at their next general or quarter sessions, shall determine the same, and their decision shall be final.

OVERSEERS' DUTIES.

The 17 Geo. 2. c. 38. enacts, that overseers of the poor shall yearly, within fourteen days after other overseers are appointed to succeed them, deliver up into their hands a book of accounts of all monies received and paid, or rated and assessed, but not received; and also of all goods, chattels, and other things in their hands, or in the hands of the poor, concerning their office, and pay over the balance in hand. This account to be verified upon oath (or the affirmation of Quakers) before one or more justices of the peace, who are to sign it at the foot without fee or reward.

The books of accounts are to be carefully preserved in some public or other place in the parish, by the overseers; who shall permit any person therein rated to

officers to accounts.

deliver up

Rate-books

to be pre

served.

Punishment of

inspect them at all seasonable times, on payment of sixpence for each time; and shall, upon demand, give copies at the rate of sixpence for every three hundred words. In case the overseer shall refuse or neglect to give up the monies, goods, and give up mo- accounts, as above specified, two or more justices of the peace shall commit him to the common gaol until he render satisfaction.

overseer on

refusing to

nies, &c. in hand.

In case an

overseer

shall die or

remove.

If any overseer shall die, or remove from the parish or liberty for which he was appointed, or become insolvent before the expiration of his office, two justices are to appoint another overseer, who is to continue in office until new ones are appointed. In case of removal, the overseer shall deliver up his accounts, and all other things concerning his office, to one of the overseers who was appointed with him; in default thereof, he will be subject to the penalties before mentioned. And in case

of death, his executors or administrators shall, within forty days after his decease, deliver over all things concerning his office

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