Poor Relief - Law Commission

(c) any money or accounts belonging to the previous corporation to be
delivered to the Guardians; penalty for failure to do so; certificates of
settlement and bonds of security to remain at the house of industry
(Sections 5 – 7)
(d) Guardians to confirm their qualifications upon oath before acting as such;
female Guardians may vote by proxy; present Directors of the Poor and
officers of the previous corporation to remain in post until successors
were appointed; 12 of the Guardians to be elected as Directors; a
Treasurer and Clerk to be appointed along with officers for the daily
running of the house of industry (Sections 8 - 10)
(e) provision for the Guardians to hold quarterly meetings; vestries to be held
annually in each parish to elect a Director from that parish; replacement of
Directors on their death or removal from office; exemption from the office
of Director; Overseers to deliver lists of persons nominated as Directors;
provision for retirement/election of Directors by rotation; procedure for
election of replacements if a person elected refused or neglected to take
office; alternative procedure for election of Directors should the Overseers
fail to submit a list of Guardians; Directors’ oath of office; penalty for
refusing to act as a Director; penalty for acting as a Director without being
qualified; no act of the Directors to be invalidated due to unqualified
Directors; Justices may act as such under this Act even if they are also
Guardians (Sections 11 - 21)
(f) provisions for weekly and special meetings of the Directors; all business
of the Directors to be carried out at meetings held in pursuance of this Act
with the requisite quorum; a chairman to be chosen at each meeting to
have the casting vote; provision for adjourning meetings; Directors to form
committees to make or repeal rules for the better regulation of the
Guardians and the poor in the house of industry; penalty on Directors for
failure to attend meetings and committees (Sections 22 - 29)
(g) Guardians and Directors to pay their own expenses; Directors to appoint a
Chaplain, a Treasurer and a Clerk and other officers for the daily running
of the house of industry; such officers to be paid a salary; office of Clerk
and Treasurer not to be held by the same person; Directors may appoint
special constables (Sections 30 - 34)
(h) Justices to act on complaints of the Directors as if made by Overseers;
lawful for the Directors to make alterations or additions to the house of
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