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).

in the county of

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
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

guardians of the poor, 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.89. 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).

It is agreed at a public meeting held this

at

, 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

near

22 Geo. 3. c. 83.

&c.

(1) By the act of 22 Geo. 3. c. 83. it is provided that where two thirds Uniting parishes, in number and value (according to the poor-rate) of the owners 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.

nor of the poor-house a salary of that office.

for his trouble in executing

AGREEMENTS.

Poor.

***The above agreement must be entered with the clerk of the peace or town-clerk of the county or place in which the parish, &c. is situated, and a copy thereof left with him within three calendar months after the date.

AGREEMENTS.

Poor.

22 Geo. 3. c. 83.

No. LVI.

*An Agreement for uniting two or more Parishes or Townships for the purpose of providing a house, maintenance and employment for the Poor, pursuant to 22 Geo. 3. c. 83 (1).

guardians of the poor of the parishes of
of the townships of

and

, by and between the and

, and in the county of (which maintain their own poor separate and distinct from the other parts of their respective parishes) whose names are hereunto subscribed pursuant to the opinion of two third parts in number and value as aforesaid, of the owners or occupiers of lands, tenements and hereditaments, assessed to the poor's-rates within such respective parishes and townships, at meetings duly held for that purpose, qualified according to the directions of the act passed in the twenty-second year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, and with the approbation of A. B. and C. D., two justices of the peace, according to the directions of the said act, that the said respective parishes and townships shall be united for the better maintaining and employing their poor, and that a convenient house or houses, with proper buildings and accommodations thereto, and with land fit for gardens, orchards, and the keeping of a cow or cows, shall be built [purchased or hired, as shall be found most suitable] at or near for the reception and accommodation of the poor, as soon as conveniently may be, and, if hired, the same shall be rented upon such terms as shall be agreed upon by the guardians of the poor of the said several parishes and townships, or the major part of them, and the person or persons owning or being authorized to let such buildings, lands and premises; but no such agreement shall be made for a longer term than twenty-one years, unless the guardian or guardians shall have an option to vacate it at the end of that term on

(1) See ante, No. LV. pp. 189. n. (1). 190. n. (1). (2). which apply to this as well as to that agreement.

giving twelve months' notice in writing of his or their intentions so to
do, nor for a shorter term than three years; and such houses shall be
fitted up and made convenient for the purposes aforesaid, at the ex-
pences of the landlords [or tenants, as shall be agreed between them].
THAT the rents of the said houses, the expences of fitting up, making
additions or alterations [where they shall be agreed to be paid by the
tenants], and of the furniture thereof, and all the utensils and ma-
terials to be used for the purpose of employing the poor, and the
wages and allowances to be paid to the governor of the house shall
be paid by the said several guardians in their due proportions, accord-
ing to the amount of the money raised by the poor's-rates for their
several parishes and townships, in respect of their poor, on a medium
of three years preceding such agreement, and that such proportion
shall be ascertained by
and
whom we have
nominated for that purpose, and shall be paid by the guardians of
the poor of the said respective parishes and townships, to the per-
sons who shall be authorized to receive the same within seven days
after the same shall be so ascertained: and that the money earned by
the labour of such poor shall be brought to the credit of that account
at the end of every year. THAT the expences of victuals, beer and
firing for the poor and the governor [and for the assistant where any
shall be found necessary] in every such house or houses, with all other
small incidental expences, shall be proportioned at the end of every
month according to the number of poor which shall be sent from
each of the said respective parishes, townships and places, and for
the time they shall have resided there within such month. THAT the
guardians of the poor of any of the said parishes, townships or places
shall be at liberty to withdraw from this agreement at the end of the
first three years or any succeeding three years, on giving twelve
months' notice of such their intention, if it shall be so determined by
three fourth-parts of the owners or occupiers of lands, tenements,
or hereditaments assessed to the poor's rates and qualified as aforesaid
at a public meeting summoned by due notice as aforesaid, specifying
the occasion of such meeting; and in such case they shall receive one
half of their due proportion to be ascertained by the persons above
named, or such other persons as the parties shall agree upon for that
purpose, or the value of the furniture, stock, utensils and imple-
ments then remaining at such poor-house, after paying their
proportions of the rent, and of the salaries to the governor and
other officers, to the end of the then growing year. AND that the
guardians of the poor of each parish, township and place, shall pro-
vide suitable and convenient clothing for the poor, to be sent to the

AGREEMENTS.

Poor.