AGREEMENTS.

most in his power to preserve and keep the same ship and vessel with its Postpone Sale. appurtenants as aforesaid in good order and condition during the said intended voyage. AND also the said (owner), his executors, adminis trators and assigns, shall and will do the utmost in his and their power to make or cause to be made the said intended voyage as speedily as possible, and conduct and manage the said ship or vessel on its intended voyage, so that as little damage as possible may be done thereto, or to any of its [masts, sails, sail-yards, anchors, cables, ropes, cords, cannons, guns, fire-arms, ammunition, tackle, apparel, boats, oars, furniture, materials,] appendants and appurtenants, and shall and will use his utmost endeavours to procure the same ship or vessel with its appurtenants to return as speedily, and in as good order, plight and condition, as may be. IN WITNESS, &c.

No. LIII.

*An Agreement for Postponing a Jointure or other Charge upon Lands, to a Mortgage or other subsequent charge.

AGREEMENTS.

Postpone Join

ture.

ARTICLES of agreement indented, made, and entered into this
in the year, &c., and in the year of our Lord
of the one part, and (the mort-
of the other part;

day of BETWEEN (the jointress) of, &c.

WITNESS.

Jointress agrees to postpone jointure to interest of mortgagee.

gagee, or other subsequent creditor) of, &c.
WHEREAS, &c. [recite the settlement by which the jointure was Recitals.
created so far as relates to such jointure; the agreement for the
loan by way of mortgage of the jointure lands; the agreement
of the jointress to postpone the payment of her jointure to the
interest of the mortgage debt, and the mortgage deed of even date :]
NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESS, that in pursuance of the said
agreement, and for the better and more effectually securing the pay-
ment of the said sum of £
and interest to the said (mortgagee)
at the time and in the manner aforesaid, she the said (jointress) for
herself, her heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, doth hereby
covenant, promise, and agree with and to the said (mortgagee), his
executors, administrators, and assigns, that so long as the said sum
of L
or any part thereof shall be due and owing, she the said
(jointress) shall and will consent and agree that all interest and
arrears of interest (1) of, for or in respect of the same, shall take place
and have priority to, and be paid before her said jointure, or annual
sum of £ so provided and made payable to her the said (jointress)
and her assigns for the term of her natural life, as hereinbefore is
mentioned, and of all and every the arrears and growing payments
thereof now or hereafter accrued or to accrue; and that the pay-
ment of the same jointure, arrears, and growing payments respec-
tively, shall from time to time be postponed, until the interest of the
said sum of £ shall be fully paid and discharged, so as and in

(1) Sometimes the jointure is required by the mortgagee to be postponed to the principal as well as the interest of the mortgage; but this, unless under particular circumstances, is unreasonable.

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AGREEMENTS.

Postpone Join

ture.

order that the said interest money shall and may at all times have
priority to the said jointure or annual sum, and the arrears and
growing payments thereof: and also that she the said (jointress), or
her assigns, shall not nor will claim, demand, or require payment of
her jointure, or any arrears or growing payments thereof, or any part
of the same, out of the said messuages and hereditaments, whereupon
or whereout the same is issuable or chargeable, and which have been
so granted, released, or otherwise assured to the said (mortgagee) as
aforesaid, until after all interest of or for the said sum of £
shall from time to time, and for the time being, be fully paid and
satisfied. IN WITNESS, &c. (1)

(1) If part only of the lands are intended to be exempted, "Provided always nevertheless, and it is hereby expressly agreed and declared, that nothing in these presents contained shall be deemed or construed to extend to the lands and hereditaments chargeable with the jointure of the said situated at other than those situated at

or

aforesaid, or to exonerate the said

lands and hereditaments from the payment thereof, or impeach or

prejudice her means or remedies for recovering or compelling payment thereof, or of any part thereof."

No. LIV.

*An Agreement at a Public Meeting for a Parish or Township to adopt the provisions of an Act of Parliament for the relief and employment of the Poor (1).

day of

, pursuant to

the directions of an act made in the twenty-second year of King
George the Third, for the better relief and employment of the poor.
THAT the parish [or township] of
(as the case shall be)
shall from henceforth adopt, in all respects, the provisions, rules,
orders and regulations, and comply with all the requisites prescribed
by the said act, and that our workhouse [if there is one] shall be im-
mediately fitted up and accommodated for the purpose mentioned in
the said act. [If there is none] We will forthwith provide a proper
workhouse, either by erecting a new one, or hiring, altering and fit-
ting up buildings suitable to the purpose, at some convenient place
within our parish, &c. AND we recommend to the consideration of
the justices of
, as fit and proper persons for
guardians of the poor, and
as fit and proper
persons for governors of the poor-house for the said parish, township,
&c., [as the case shall be]. Given under our hands, &c.

and

and

AGREEMENTS.

Poor.

(1) By the act of 22 Geo. 3. c. 83. it is provided that where two third 22 Geo. 3. c.83. parts in number and value (according to the poor rate) of the owners or As to guardians occupiers of lands, &c. within any parish or place, shall, at a public meeting of poor. held pursuant to the act, agree in the above form to adopt its provisions, they are authorized to nominate, for the approbation of the Justices of the Peace, three persons as guardians of the poor and three others as governors of the poor-house for such parish or place, with reasonable salaries to be allowed them.

AGREEMENTS.

Poor.

No. LV.

*An Agreement at a Public Meeting for two or more Parishes, Townships or Places to unite in adopting the provisions of an Act of Parliament for uniting to provide an Asylum for the Poor (1).

Ir is agreed at a public meeting held this

at

near

in the county of

and

day of

, pursuant to the directions of the said act, that the parish [or township] of [as the case shall be] shall from henceforth, in conjunction with the parishes or townships of [as the case shall be] adopt in all respects the provisions, rules, orders and regulations, and comply with all the requisites prescribed by the said act for parishes uniting for these purposes, and that a convenient workhouse and other buildings and necessary conveniences shall be immediately provided at or , (2) and properly fitted up and accommodated for the purposes mentioned in the said act; and we recommend to the consideration of the justices of the limit wherein such workhouse will be situate, A. B., C. D. and E. F., as fit and proper persons qualified for guardians of the poor, and G. H., I. K. and L. M., as fit persons to be governors of the poorhouse for the said parish [or township as the case shall be], and do agree to allow the person who shall be appointed guardian a salary of per annum, for his trouble in executing that office, and to the person who shall be appointed gover

22 Geo. 3. c. 83,

Uniting parishes, &c.

(1) By the act of 22 Geo. 3. c. 83. it is provided that where two thirds in number and value (according to the poor-rate) of the owhers or occupiers of lands &c., within two or more parishes, townships or places, shall think fit to agree in the form or to the effect above expressed, to unite for the purposes of that act, such agreements shall be binding upon the said parishes if approved of under the hands of two justices of the peace, in the form given post. p. 194.

(2) By the act above cited it is declared that the agreement shall specify the place where the house or houses to be built shall be situated, and the terms upon which such agreement is made.