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Status of Irremovability
Status of Irremovability, the right formerly ac-quired by a poor person under the (English) Union Chargeability Act, 1865, s. 8, after one year's residence (altered from the three
Sportula, or sportella
meat or money given in the time of the Roman Empire by princes or great men to the poor. It was properly the pannier or basket in which the meat was brought, or with which the poor
Special jury
shall be a banker or merchant, or who shall occupy a private dwelling-house rated or assessed to the poor rate, or to the inhabited house duty, on a value of not less than 100l. in a town
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Scotland and Ireland
Irish Free State Constitution Act, 1922 (Session 2), Sch. I., Art. 66] The removal of Scottish and Irish poor from England to Scotland or Ireland is regulated by 8 & 9 Vict. c. 117, 10 & 11
Union Assessment Committee
revise the valuation lists framed by the overseers of each parish for the purpose of rating to the poor rate. See (English) Union Assessment Committee Acts of 1862 and 1864 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 103, and
Orphan
general guardian of all orphans and minors throughout the realm. See GUARDIANSHIP; WARD OF COURT. By the (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 17), local county or borough councils may assist the
Bastard
mother, whilst unmarried or a widow, must maintain a bastard child up to the age of sixteen (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (c. 17), but see AFFILIATION. The father may be compelled to contribute towards the cost
Occupier
or having a right to reside in or upon any house, land, or place; formerly rateable to the poor rate under the Poor Relief Act, 1601, 43 Eliz. c. 2, and as 'inhabitant occupier' and entitled to
Allotments
Many (English) Acts (see chit. Stat., tit. 'Allotments') have been passed authorizing parish officers to let out to poor persons small quantities of parish land or land originally allotted under inclosure Acts for the benefit of the
Assessment Committee
Committee. This is a statutory committee for the purpose of making out the valuation list on which the poor rate is based. See VALUATION LIST and POOR LAWS. The committee is appointed and acts by virtue of
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