| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - 1824 - 1040 pagine
...to the sessions again, that We mfcy be informed their most abiding as aforesaid, !«• not so lame or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work, that then such town, parish, or village do either in common provide some such work for them as they... | |
| Alexander Dunlop - 1825 - 168 pagine
...able to work. This provision, however, must be held to have reference to the prior act 1579, c. 74, and to include those poor only, who, though unable...lamed, or impotent, but that they may work in some man' ner of work.' 174. The enactments relative to vagabonds and idle persons are now in desuetude,... | |
| Alexander Dunlop - 1828 - 214 pagine
...and, accordingly, that this provision should be held to have reference to the prior act 1579, c. 74, and to include those poor only, who, though unable...regulations of police intended for the security of the public, and not for the benefit of the individuals against whom their provisions are directed, they... | |
| Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners - 1834 - 520 pagine
...suffer death as a felon;) and if any of the said aged and impotent persons, not being so diseased, lame, or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work, shall be by the overseers of their said abiding place appointed to work, and refuse, they are to be... | |
| John Ramsay McCulloch, John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1839 - 738 pagine
...death as a felon) ; and if any of the said aged and impotent persons, not being so diseased, lame, or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work, shall be by the overseers of their said abiding place appointed to work, and refuse, they are to be... | |
| John Ramsay McCulloch, John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1839 - 760 pagine
...death as a felon) ; and if any of the said aged and impotent persons, not being so diseased, lame, or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work, shall be by the overseers of their said abiding place appointed to work, and refuse, they are to be... | |
| Alexander M'Neel-Caird - 1848 - 352 pagine
...opinion that it must be understood to have reference only to those who, in terms of the act 1579, c. 74, though unable to maintain themselves by their labour,...impotent, but that they may work in some manner of work." But notwithstanding the weight of Mr Dunlop's authority, concurred in, as it is, by Lord Pitmilly,... | |
| Scotland. Court of Session - 1852 - 1292 pagine
...case of those who can do some work. " If," says the act, " the aged and impotent persons not being so diseased, lamed, or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work," refuse to work, they are to be punished. Here " impotent " cannot possibly mean any thing but incapacity... | |
| George Nicholls - 1856 - 310 pagine
...order of his said parish. 10th. If the aged and impotent poor persons, not being so diseased, lame, or impotent but that they may work in some manner of work, shall by the overseers in any burgh or parish be appointed to work, and yet refuse the same — " then... | |
| 1865 - 420 pagine
...is manifestly one of that class who are described in the Act of 1579 as "impotent persons, not being so diseased, lamed or impotent, but that they may work in some manner of work." Such persons are not excluded from relief, although they may bo set to such work as they are capable... | |
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