...occupier became chargeable in proportion to his property within the parish, and according to its ability, towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind, and such others among them being poor and unable to work (including, if thought proper, the erection of almshouses...

...means to maintain them, and using no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by," and for "the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind, and such other being poor and not able to work." The Poor Law Act for Scotland, after reciting " that charitie wald...

...necessary ware and stuff, to set the poor on work : and also competent sums of money for and The names of towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind and such as receive such other among them, being poor and not able to work, and collection to be also for the...

...convenient stock of flax, hemps wool, thread, iron, and other ware, and stuff to set the poor on work; b. and also competent sums of money for and towards the...necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind, and other persons, poor, and not able to work ; and also for putting out of poor children to be apprentices...

...4 B. & Cr. 957, judgment of cow, 2 Bnlstr. 354, cited by Boyley, I. Also 2 Q. B, 882. B., 2 QB 883. towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent,...such children to be apprentices — to be gathered oat ol the same parish, according to the ability of the same parish, and tc do and execute all other...

...raise weekly, or otherwise, by taxation of the inhabitants and occupiers of property in the parish, competent sums of money for and towards the necessary...other among them, being poor, and not able to work." It was, however, early decided by the courts of law, that the justices who were, in this explicit language...

...such competent sum and sums of money as they shall think fit,) " a convenient stock of flax, &c., " and also competent sums of money for and towards the necessary relief of the lame, &c., " to be gathered out of the same parish, according to the ability of the same parish." Certain...

...competent sums of ^»'"|work. money for and towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, 16-414. old, blind, and such other among them, being poor, and not able to o!^'^' work, and also for the putting out of such children to be apprentices, The names to be gathered...

...otherwise, a convenient stock of flax, hemp, wool, thread, iron, and other ware and stuff to set the poor on work, and also competent sums of money for and towards...the putting out of such children to be apprentices.' Here the labour test descended to children, who were only to be relieved in the shape of being converted...

...a convenient stock of flax, hemp, wool, thread, iron, and other ware and stuff, to set the poor on work; and also, competent sums of money for and towards...other among them being poor and not able to work." The Guardians at the present day stand in the place of the Churchwardens and Overseers, and the Poor...