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Special jury

shall occupy a private dwelling-house rated or assessed to the poor rate, or to the inhabited house duty, on a value

Scotland and Ireland

Sch. I., Art. 66] The removal of Scottish and Irish poor from England to Scotland or Ireland is regulated by 8

Savings banks

safe custody and increase of the small savings of the poor. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Savings Banks.' They are: (1) Trustee;

Occupier

upon any house, land, or place; formerly rateable to the poor rate under the Poor Relief Act, 1601, 43 Eliz. c.

Orphan

the realm. See GUARDIANSHIP; WARD OF COURT. By the (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 17),

Irremovability, status of

Irremovability, status of, of poor persons, by one year's residence, under (English) Poor Law Act,

Assessment Committee

purpose of making out the valuation list on which the poor rate is based. See VALUATION LIST and POOR LAWS. The

Gilbert Acts (English)

83, first establishing unions of parishes with guardians of the poor, superseded by the Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834, and repealed

Affiliation

c. 65, and 36 Vict. c. 9), and the (English) Poor Law Amendment Act, 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 101),

Allotments

have been passed authorizing parish officers to let out to poor persons small quantities of parish land or land originally allotted

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