Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ... any other person who shall be employed in any parish or union in carrying this Act or the laws for the relief of the poor into execution, aud whether performing one or more of the above-mentioned functions; the word " overseer" shall be construed to mean and include overseers of the poor, churchwardens, so far as they are authorized or required by law to act in the management or relief of the poor, or in the collection or distribution of the poor rate, assistant overseei, or any other subordinate officer, whether paid or unpaid, in any parish or union, who shall be employed therein, in carrying this Act or Ihe laws for the relief of the poor, into execution; the word " owner " shall be construed to include any person for the time being in the actual occupation of any property rateable to the relief of the poor, and not let to him at rack rent, or any person receiving the rack rent of any such property, either on his own account, or as morgagee,or other incumbrancer in possession; and the words " rack rent" shall be construed to mean any rent which shall not be less than two-thirds of the full improved net annual value of any property; the word " parish " shall be construed to include any parish, city, borough, town, township, liberty, precinct, vill, village, hamlet, tithing, chapelry, or any other place, or division or district of a place, maintaining its own poor, whether parochial orextra-parochial; the word " person" shall be construed to include any body politic, corporate, or I'ollegiate, aggregate or sole, as well as any individual; the word " poor " shall be construed to include any pauper or poor or indigent person applying for or receiving relief from the poor rate in England or Wales, o...
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