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last Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act for supplying some Defect

the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom

[ No. VI. ] 12 Anne, st. 1. c. 18.-An Act for making perpetual the Act mad
the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Years of the Reign of the late King Che

the Second, intituled "An Act for the better Relief of the Poor of this K

dom;" and that Persons bound Apprentices to, or being hired Servants

Persons coming with Certificates, shall not gain Settlements by such Serv

or Apprenticeships: And for making perpetual the Act made in the S

Year of her present Majesty's Reign, intituled "An Act for the Importa

of Cochineal from any Ports in Spain, during the present War, and

Months longer:" And for reviving a Clause in an Act made in the Ninth

Tenth Years of the Reign of the late King William, intituled "An Act for

tling the Trade to Africa, for allowing foreign Copper Bars imported, t

[ No. VII. ] 5 George I. c. 8.-An Act for the more effectual Relief of such W

and Children as are left by their Husbands and Parents, upon the Charg

[ No. VIII. ] 9 George I. c. 7.-An Act for amending the Laws relating to

Settlement, Imployment, and Relief of the Poor ...

[ No. IX. ] 3 George II. c. 29.-An Act for continuing and amending an Ac

regulating the Price and Assize of Bread; for Relief of Bankrupts w

Certificates were not allowed before the Expiration of a late Act "For

better preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts ;" for allowing fur

Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists, and for Relie

Protestant Purchasers and Lessees; and for making further Provi

concerning Certificates relating to the Settlement of poor Pers

and the Charges of maintaining and removing Certificated

sans

.....

[No. X. ] 17 George II. c. 3.-An Act to oblige Overseers of the Poor to

publick Notice of Rates made for the Relief of the Poor, and to produce

[ No. XI. ] 17 George II. c. 37.-An Act to prevent Disputes touching the

rishes or Places where improved Wastes, and drained and improved M

Lands, shall be charged to Parochial Rates

[ No. XII. ] 17 George II. c. 38.-An Act for remedying some Defects in the

made in the Forty-third Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled

Act for the Relief of the Poor "

[ No. XIII.] 20 George III. c. 36.—An Act for obviating Doubts, touching

binding and receiving of poor Children Apprentices, in pursuance of sev

Acts of Parliament made for the Relief of the Poor within particular incom

rated Hundreds or Districts; and for ascertaining the Settlement of H

tard Children born in the Houses of Industry within such Hundreds or

[ No. XIV. ] 22 George III. c. 83.-An Act for the better Relief and Emp

ment of the Poor

[No. XV. ] 30 George III. c. 49.-An Act to impower Justices and other I

sons to visit Parish Workhouses or Poor Houses, and examine and certify

State and Condition of the Poor therein to the Quarter Sessions ......

[ No. XVI. ] 35 George III. c. 101.-An Act to prevent the Removal of F

Persons, until they shall become actually chargeable,-[22d June 1795 ]..

[ No. XVII. ] 36 George III. c. 10.-An Act for the better Relief of the P-

within the several Hundreds, Towns, and Districts, in that part of Great ■

tain called England, incorporated by divers Acts of Parliament for the I

pose of the better Maintenance and Employment of the Poor; and for enla

ing the Powers of the Guardians of the Poor, within the said several H

dreds, Towns, and Districts, as to the Assessments to be made upon the seve

Parishes, Hamlets, and Places, within their respective Hundreds, Towns,

Districts, for the Support and Maintenance of the Poor,-[18th Decen=

[ No. XVIII. ] 36 George III. c. 23.-An Act to amend so much of an Act, m

in the Ninth Year of the Reign of King George the First, intituled, "An

for amending the Laws relating to the Settlement, Employment, and Relie

the Poor," as prevents the distributing occasional Relief to Poor Person

their own Houses, under certain Circumstances and in certain Cases.-[24th

December 1795.]

[No. XIX. ] 41 George III. c. 9.-An Act to explain and amend an Act, made.

in the Twenty-second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled "An

Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor."-[8th December

1800.].

......

119

[No. XX. ] 41 George III. c. 23.-An Act for the better Collection of Rates

made for the Relief of the Poor.-[18th April 1801.] ....

[No. XXI. ] 42 George III. c. 74.-An Act to amend an Act, made in the

Twenty-second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, for the better Relief

and Employment of the Poor, so far as relates to the Payment of the Debts in-

curred for building any Poorhouse.—[22d June 1802.]

[ No. XXII. ] 43 George III. c. 110.-An Act to explain and amend an Act, made

in the last Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to amend an Act, made

in the Twenty-second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, for the better

Relief and Employment of the Poor, so far as relates to the Payment of the

Debts incurred for building any Poorhouse.”—[27th July 1803.] ......................... 124

[ No. XXII. a. ] 45 George III. c. 54.-An Act to amend an Act, made in the

Ninth Year of King George the First, for amending the Laws relating to the

Settlement, Employment, and Relief of the Poor, so far as the same respects

Contracts to be entered into for the Maintenance and Employment of the Poor.

-[27th June 1805.] ....

[ No. XXIII. ] 49 George III. c. 124.-An Act for altering, amending, and ex-

plaining certain Acts relative to the Removal of the Poor, and for making Re-

gulations in certain Cases touching the Examination of Paupers as to their

Settlement; and for extending to all Parishes certain Rules and Orders in

Workhouses, under an Act of the Twenty-scond Year of his present Majesty,

intituled "An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor."-

[20th June 1809.]

[ No. XXIV. ] 50 George III. c. 49.-An Act to amend the Laws for the Re-

lief of the Poor, so far as relate to the examining and allowing the Ac-

counts of Churchwardens and Overseers by Justices of the Peace.-[9th June

1810.] ....

128

[ No. XXV. ] 50 George III. c. 50.—An Act to explain and amend an Act made

in the last Session of Parliament, relating to the Relief and Employment of

the Poor, so far as relates to the more effectual carrying the same into Ex-

ecution; and to extend the Provisions thereof to Parishes which shall not have

adopted the Provisions of an Act of the Twenty-second Year of his present

Majesty, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor.-[9th June

1810.]

[No. XXVI. ] 50 George III. c. 52.-An Act to amend so much of an Act, passed

in the Eighth and Ninth Year of King William the Third, as requires Poor

Persons receiving Alms to wear Badges.-[9th June 1810.] ..

....... 130

[ No. XXVII. ] 52 George III. c. 160.-An Act to enable Justices of the Peace

to order Parochial Relief to Prisoners confined under Mesne Process for Debt

in such Gaols as are not County Gaols.-[29th July 1812.] ...
.... 133

[No. XXVII. a. ] 54 George III. c. 91.-An Act to amend so much of an Act,

passed in the Forty-third Year of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as con-

cerns the Time of appointing Overseers of the Poor.-[14th July 1814.].. ib.

[ No. XXVIII. ] 54 George III. c. 107.—An Act to fender valid certain Inden-

tures for the binding of Parish Apprentices, and Certificates of the Settlement

of Poor Persons.-[23d July 1814.]

[ No. XXIX. ] 54 George III. c. 170.-An Act to repeal certain Provisions in Lo-

cal Acts, for the Maintenance and Regulation of the Poor; and to make other

Provisions in relation thereto.-[30th July 1814.]..
..... ib.

[No. XXX. ] 55 George III. c. 137.-An Act to prevent poor Persons in Work-

houses from embezzling certain Property provided for their use; to alter and

amend so much of an Act of the Thirty-sixth Year of his present Majesty, as re-

strains Justices of the Peace from ordering Relief to poor Persons in certain

Cases for a longer Period than one Month at a time; and for other Purposes

therein mentioned, relating to the Poor.-[4th July 1815.]

[No. XXXI.] 56 George III. c. 129.-An Act to repeal certain Provisions

Local Acts for the Maintenance and Management of the Poor.-[1st Ju

[No. XXXII. ] 58 George III. c. 47.-An Act to establish Fever Hospitals, af

to make other Regulations for Relief of the suffering Poor, and for preventi

the Increase of Infections Fevers in Ireland.-[30th May 1818.]

[No. XXXIII. ] 59 George III. c. 12.-An Act to amend the Laws for the Reli

of the Poor.-[31st March 1819.]

[No. XXXIV. ] 59 George III. c. 50.-An Act to amend the Laws respecti

the Settlement of the Poor, so far as regards renting Tenements.-[2d Ju

[No. XXXV. ] 59 George III. c. 95.-An Act for confirming ancient Separation

of Towns Corporate from Parishes, in regard to the Maintenance of the Poc

-[12th July 1819.]

[ No. XXXVI. ] 59 George III. c. 137.—An Act to enable the Directors of ť

Poor of the several Parishes within the City of Worcester, and of the Parish

united therewith, to sell and dispose of certain Lands discharged of all Clair

of the Crown, in respect of any Forfeiture incurred under the Statutes

Mortmain.-[13th July 1819.]

[ No. XXXVII. ] 1 George IV. c. 49.-An Act to amend the Laws relating

the House of Industry in Dublin.-[15th July 1820.] ......

[ No. XXXVIII. ] 1 & 2 George IV. c. 56.-An Act to amend an Act, passed

Twenty-second Year of his late Majesty, for the better Relief and Employme

of the Poor.-[23d June 1821.]

[ No. XXXIX. ] 6 George IV. c. 57.---An Act for the Amendment of the La

respecting the Settlement of the Poor, as far as regards renting Tenemen

and paying Parochial Taxes.-[22d June 1825.]

PART VI. CLASS XXIX.

Rivers and Navigation.

[No. I. ] 19 George II. c. 22.-An Act for the better Preservation of Haven

Roads, Channels, and Navigable Rivers, within that Part of Great Brita

[No. II. ] 54 George III. c. 159.-An Act for the better Regulation of the sever

Ports, Harbours, Roadsteads, Sounds, Channels, Bays, and Navigable River

in the United Kingdom; and of his Majesty's Docks, Dock Yards, Arsenal

Wharfs, Moorings, and Stores therein; and for repealing several Acts passe

for that purpose.-[29th July 1814.]...

[ No. III. ] 58 George III. c. 35.-An Act to provide for the maintaining of th

Royal Canal from the River Liffey to the River Shannon, in Ireland.—[23

PART VI. CLASS XXX.

Seditions Meetings, &c.

[ No. I. ] 39 George III. c. 79.-An Act for the more effectual Suppression o

Societies established for Seditious and Treasonable Purposes; and for better

preventing Treasonable and Seditious Practices.-[12th July 1799.]

[No. II. ] 60 George III. and 1 George IV. c. 1.-An Act to prevent the Train-

ing of Persons to the Use of Arms, and to the Practice of Military Evolutions

and Exercise. [11th December 1819.]

[No. III. ] 60 George III. and 1 George IV. c. 2.-An Act to authorize Justices

of the Peace, in certain disturbed Counties, to seize and detain Arms collected

or kept for Purposes dangerous to the Public Peace; to continue in force until

the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two.-

[18th December 1819.]

[No. IV. ] 60 George III. and 1 George IV. c. 6.-An Act for more effectually

preventing Seditious Meetings and Assemblies; to continue in force until the

end of the Session of Parliament next after five years from the passing of the

Act.-[24th December 1819.] ....

[ No. V. ] 1 George IV. c. 47.-An Act to revive and to continue for two years,

and from thence until the end of the then next Session of Parliament, two

Acts, made in the Forty-seventh and Fiftieth years of the Reign of his late

Majesty King George the Third, for the preventing improper Persons from

having Arms in Ireland.-[15th July 1820.] ...

PART VI. CLASS XXXI.

[No. I.] 5 Eliz. c. 4.-An Act containing divers Orders for Artificers, Labourers,

Servants of Husbandry, and Apprentices

[ No. II. ] 1 Anne, st. 2. c. 18.-An Act for the more effectual preventing the

Abuses and Frauds of Persons employed in the working up the Woollen, Linen,

Fustian, Cotton, and Iron Manufactures of this Kingdom

[No. III. ] 6 Anne, c. 31.-An Act for the better preventing Mischiefs that may

[No. IV. ] 12 George I. c. 34.-An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of

Workmen employed in the Woollen Manufactures, and for better Payment of

............

ib.

No. V. ] 13 George I. c. 23.-An Act for the better Regulation of the Woollen

Manufacture, and for preventing Disputes among the Persons concerned

therein; and for limiting a time for prosecuting for the Forfeiture appointed

by an Act of the Twelfth year of his Majesty's Reign, in case of Payment of

the Workmen's Wages in any other manner than in Money

[ No. VI. ] 13 George II. c. 8.-An Act to explain and amend an Act made in

the First year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, "An

Act for the more effectual preventing the Abuses and Frauds of Persons em-

ployed in the working up the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton and Iron Manu-

factures of this Kingdom;" and for extending the said Act to the Manufactures

[No. VII. ] 20 George II. c. 19.-An Act for the better adjusting and more easy

Recovery of the Wages of certain Servants; and for the better Regulation of

such Servants, and of certain Apprentices

[ No. VIII. ] 22 George II. c. 27.-An Act for the more effectual preventing of

Frauds and Abuses committed by Persons employed in the Manufacture of

Hats, and in the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton, Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp,

Flax, Mohair and Silk Manufactures; and for preventing unlawful Combina-

tions of Journeymen Dyers and Journeymen Hot Pressers, and of all Persons

employed in the said several Manufactures; and for the better Payment of

....

[ No. VIII. a. ] 31 George II. c. 11.-An Act to amend an Act made in the Third

year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, "An Act for

the better Explanation, and supplying the Defects of the former Laws for the

Settlement of the Poor," so far as the same relates to Apprentices gaining a

Settlement by Indenture; and also to impower Justices of the Peace to deter

mine Differences between Masters and Mistresses and their Servants in Hus

bandry, touching their Wages, though such Servants are hired for less Tim

than a Year....

[No. IX. ] 14 George III. c. 44.-An Act to amend an Act made in the Twenty

second year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled

"An Act for the more effectual preventing of Frauds and Abuses committed

by Persons employed in the Manufacture of Hats, and in the Woollen, Linen

Fustian, Cotton, Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp, Flax, Mohair, and Silk Manufac

tures; and for preventing unlawful Combinations of Journeymen Dyers and

Journeymen Hot Pressers, and of all Persons employed in the said severa

Manufactures; and for the better payment of their Wages

[No. X. ] 15 George III. c. 14.-An Act to explain and amend an Act, made in

the Fourteenth year of his present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend an

Act, made in the Twenty-second year of the Reign of his late Majesty King

George the Second, intituled, An Act for the more effectual preventing o

Frauds and Abuses committed by Persons employed in the Manufacture of Hats

and in the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton, Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp, Flax

Mohair, and Silk Manufactures; and for preventing unlawful Combinations o

Journeymen Dyers and Journeymen Hot Pressers, and of all Persons em

ployed in the said several Manufactures; and for the better Payment of thei

[ No. XI. ] 17 George III. c. 56.-An Act for amending and rendering mor

effectual the several Laws now in being, for the more effectual preventing of

Frauds and Abuses by Persons employed in the Manufacture of Hats, and in

the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton, Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp, Flax, Mohair

and Silk Manufactures; and also for making Provisions to prevent Frauds by

Journeymen Dyers

[No. XII. ] 32 George III. c. 56.—An Act for preventing the counterfeiting of

Certificates of the Characters of Servants.

[No. XIII. ] 39 & 40 George III. c. 90.-An Act for settling Disputes that may

arise between Masters and Workmen engaged in the Cotton Manufacture in

that part of Great Britain called England-[28th July 1800.] .......... 222

[No. XIV. ] 39 & 40 George III. c. 100.-An Act to repeal an Act passed in the

last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to prevent unlawful Combina-

tions of Workmen ;" and to substitute other Provisions in lieu thereof.—[291]

[No. XV. ] 41 George III. c. 38.—An Act to amend so much of an Act, passed

in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth years of the Reign of his present Majesty, in-

tituled, "An Act to repeal an Act, passed in the last Session of Parliament,

intituled, An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen, and to sub-

stitute other Provisions in lieu thereof;" as relates to Forms of Convictions

therein referred to.-[21st May 1801.] ..

................. 238

[ No. XVI. ] 44 George III. c. 87.-An Act to amend an Act, passed in the

Thirty-ninth and Fortieth years of his present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for

settling Disputes that may arise between Masters and Workmen engaged in the

Cotton Manufacture in that part of Great Britain called England.—[20th July

[ No. XVII. ] 53 George III. c. 40.-An Act to repeal so much of several Acts,

passed in England and Scotland respectively, as empowers Justices of the

Peace to rate Wages, or set Prices of Work, for Artificers, Labourers, or

Craftsmen.-[15th April 1813.].

[No. XVIII.] 57 George III. c. 115.-An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act

of the Twelfth Year of his late Majesty King George the First, and an Act of

the Twenty-second Year of his late Majesty King George the Second, against

Payment of Labourers in Goods or by Truck, and to secure their Payment in

the lawful Money of this Realm, to Labourers employed in the Manufacture of

Articles made of Steel, or of Steel and Iron combined, and of Plated Articles,

or of other Articles of Cutlery.-[11th July 1817.]

[No. XIX. ] 57 George III. c. 122.-An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act

of the Twelfth Year of his late Majesty King George the First, and an Act of

the Twenty-second Year of his late Majesty King George the Second, against

Payment of Labourers in Goods or by Truck, and to secure their Payment in

the lawful Money of this Realm, to Labourers employed in the Collieries, or in

ib.

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