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Poor laws

Poor laws. By the (English) Poor Relief Act, 1601, (43 Eliz. c. 2), frequently called 'The Act of Elizabeth,' overseers...

Overseers of the poor (now abolished by (English) Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (c. 90), ss. 1, 64), formerly public...

or sufficiency or suitable provision for comfort as to live poorly

Guardians of the poor. Their powers have been transferred to the councils of the counties and county boroughs, who are...

Union of parishes for the purpose of administering the laws for the relief of the poor, first effected under 22...

Emigration of poor persons. See Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 68, by which the council...

Poor Prisoners, Defence of. The (English) Poor Prisoners Defence Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 32), repealing the...

Poor person, includes any poor or indigent person applying for or receiving relief (Poor Law Act, 1930). As litigant, see...

Poor, means lacking material possession having little or no means to support oneself, needy, and impoverished. The expression refers to...

The quality or state of being poor in any of the senses of the adjective