The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer (Volume 1)

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. 1793. Excerpt: ... JhaU come to settle in any tenement under 10 /. a year, two ju/iices (iQ.) may remove him to the place where he was last legally settled, either at a native, houstolder, sojourner, apprentice, or servant, for the space of 40 days at the least. But by the 1 J. 2. c. 17. The forty days continuance stall not make a settlement, but from the time os delivering notice in writing. And by the 3 W. c. II. From the publication of such notice in the church. But by another clause in the said act of the 3 IV. If any unmarried person, not having child or children, shall be lawfully hired into any parish or town for one year, such service shall be adjudged and deemed a good settlement therein, tbo' no such notice in writing be delivered and published. And by the 8 W 9 IV. c. 30. Whereas some doubts have arisen touching the settlement of unmcrried persons, tut having child or children, lawfully hired into any parish or town for one year, it is enacted and declared, that no such person so hired as aforesaid, shall be adjudged or deemed to have a good settlement in any juch parish or township, unless such person shall continue and abide in the same service during the space of one uhote year. By the 12 An.st. I. c. 18. Is any person after Juntas, 1713 shall be a hired servant with any person, who did come into, or shall reside in any parish, township, or place, by means or licence of a certificate, and not after wards having gained a legal settlement in such parish, township, or place; such fervent shall not gain any settlement in such parish, township, or lace, by reason of such hiring or service, but shall have his settlement as if he had mt been an hired servant to such person, s. 2. And by the 9 W10 W. c. 11. No person who shall come into any pars) by a certificate shal...