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Workhouses
Workhouses, municipal institutions for the support and maintenance of poor persons. See (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 21 to 34; (English) POOR
Local Government Board (Ministry of Health)
department of the Government 'the supervision of the laws relating to the public health, the relief of the poor, and local government,' and transferred thereto all the powers of the Poor Law Board, all the powers of
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
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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
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
Savings banks
Savings banks, institutions for the safe custody and increase of the small savings of the poor. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Savings Banks.' They are: (1) Trustee; (2) Post Office; (3) Military; (4) Statutory; (5)
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
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
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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