No. 28. Order on a Parent or Child having ability to give Relief to poor Relatives. County of to wit. The order of W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, one whereof is of the quoin the said county, rum, made at a petty sessions held at the day of eight hundred and in the year of our Lord one thousand Upon an application to us the said justices, at the said petty sessions, by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of of to have an order made on in the said county of is in the county [or, ] of who for him to maintain his poor and unable to work so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of he the said [or, ] being a person of sufficient ability to maintain and provide for his said And the said [or, ] having been duly summoned to appear before us the said justices, at the said petty sessions, to the end that we might examine into the cause and circumstance of the premises, but when and where he has not shown any sufficient cause why such order should not be made, and we having heard the parties so complaining, and duly considered the circumstances of the said complaint as well as the want of any adequate defence on the part of the said [or, ]. Do adjudge and determine, that the said is poor and unable to work so as to maintain and support himself, and actually chargeable to the said parish of and that the said [or, ] is a person of sufficient ability to maintain and provide for his said therefore we do order, that the said [or, ] shall and do forthwith, upon notice of this our order, pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of for the time being, or to some or one of them, weekly and every week from this present time, the sum for and towards the sustentation, relief, maintenance, and support, of thesaid for and during so long time as the said shall be chargeable to the said parish of or until the said [or, ] shall be legally directed to the contrary. Given under our hands and seals, at said, the day and year first above written. of And afore No. 29. Information of an Overseer against a Parent or Child for disobeying an Order of Maintenance, &c. County of to wit.' one The information and complaint of of the overseers of the poor of the parish of in the county of made on oath before us, W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of sessions held at day of dred and of in the said county of at a petty the in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hunwho on his oath aforesaid saith, that by an order the hands and seals of W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county one whereof is of the quorum, made at a petty sessions held at in the said county of the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and upon an application to the said last-mentioned petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of to have an order made on said county of of for him to maintain his in the who is poor and unable to work so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of the said being a person of sufficient ability to provide for his said he the said was ordered, upon due notice thereof, to pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of for the time being, or to some or one of them, weekly and every week, from the date of the said order, the sum of for and towards the sustentation, relief, maintenance, and support of the said and during so long time as the said to the said parish of gally directed to the contrary; but that notwithstanding he the said has had due notice of the said order, yet he has not observed nor performed the said order for and during months; that is to say, from the day of year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and the day of in the to following, whereby he the said has subjected himself to the penalty and forfeiture of twenty shillings for each month, to go and be employed to the use of the poor of the said parish of and towards a stock and habitation for them, and other necessary uses and relief. And thereupon he the said prays us the said justices first before named, that the said penalty may be levied by some or one of the churchwardens or overseers of the aforesaid parish of by warrant of distress, and that justice may be done in the premises. Before us, No. 30. Warrant of Distress on a Parent or Child for disobeying an Order of Maintenance, &c. To the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of in the county of Whereas by an order under the hands and seals of W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of one whereof is of the quorum, made at a petty sessions held at county of day of in the said in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty upon an application to the said petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of the county of in the said county of is in who poor and unable to work so as to maintain and support himself, and chargeable to the said parish of the said being a person of sufficient ability to provide for his said he the said was ordered, upon due notice thereof, to pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of for the time being, or to some one of them, weekly and every week, from the date of the said order, the sum of for and towards the susten for shall be chargeable tation, relief, maintenance, and support of the said or until the said shall be legally directed to the contrary. And whereas it appears unto us W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of sessions, held at one of the overseers of the poor of the parish of aforesaid, that notwithstanding he the said has had due notice of the said order, yet he has not observed nor performed day of the said order for and during from the sand eight hundred and twenty to the day of following, whereby he the said has subjected himself to the penalty and forfeiture of twenty shillings for each month. And whereas the said has been duly summoned to appear before us, at this present petty sessions, to answer unto the said complaint, but has not shewn to us any sufficient cause why the said order has not been complied with, and why the said penalty of twenty shillings a month should not be levied by warrant of distress from us, or in defect thereof why he the said should not be committed to the common gaol, there to remain, without bail or mainprize, till the said forfeitures shall be paid: These are therefore to require you forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of him the said And if within the space of four days next after such distress by you taken, the said penalty, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and out of the money arising by such sale that you detain the amount of the said penalty, (being the sum of ,) to go and be employed to the use of the poor of your said parish of and towards a stock and habitation for them, and other necessary uses and relief, and also that you detain your reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress, rendering to him the said the overplus on demand. months; that is to say, in the year of our Lord one thou And if no such distress can be made, that then you certify the same unto us, to the end that such further proceedings be had therein as to law doth appertain. Given under our hands and seals at aforesaid, this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty No. 31. Commitment of a Parent or Child for disobeying an Order of Maintenance, &c. County of To the constable of the parish of to wit. in the said county, and to the keeper of the common gaol of the said county of at Whereas by an order under the hands and seals of W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of one whereof is of the in the year of our Lord one , upon an application to the said petty sessions by the churchwardens and overseers of in the county of to have the poor of the parish of an order made on of for him to maintain his so as to maintain and support said parish of the said ability to provide for his said ordered, upon due notice thereof, to pay or cause to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of for the time being, or to some or some or one them, weekly and every week, from the date of the said order, the sum of for and towards the sustentation, relief, and maintenance, and support of the said for and during so long time as the said in the said county of who is poor and unable to work himself, and chargeable to the being a person of sufficient He the said was shall be chargeable to the said parish of or until the said shall be legally directed to the contrary; which said order having been disobeyed and complaint thereof made to W. R. and E. R. M., two of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of the at day of on in the year of our Lord one thousand at a petty sessions then held by and upon eight hundred and twenty in the said county of the oath of one of the overseers of the poor of the said parish of they the said last-mentioned justices did then and there issue their warrant to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of to levy the said penalty (being the ) by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of him the said and to apply the same according to law. And whereas it duly appears unto us W. R. and E. R. M., esquires, two of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of at a petty sessions held at in the said day of sum of of this in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty oath of the one of the overseers of the poor of the said parish of as otherwise, that he said overseer of the poor has used his best endeavours to levy the said sum on the goods of him the said as aforesaid, but that no sufficient distress can be had whereon to levy the same: These are therefore to command you, the said constable of aforesaid, to apprehend the body of the said and him safely to convey to the common gaol of the said county of in the at |