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father or mother of such child shall be living, and shall reside in or near the place to which such child shall belong, such justices shall, if they see fit, examine such father or mother, or either of them, and shall particularly inquire as to the distance of the residence or place of business of the person with whom it shall be proposed to place such child, and the means of communication therewith; and shall also inquire into the circumstances and character of such person; and if such justices shall, upon such examination, &c. think it proper that such child should be bound to such person, they shall make an order that the overseers shall be at liberty to bind such child apprentice accordingly; which order shall be delivered to the overseers as their warrant, &c. and shall be referred to by the date thereof, and the names of the justices, in the indenture; and after such order shall have been made, the justices shall sign their allowance of such indenture, before the same shall be executed by any of the parties

No child to be thereto: Provided that no such child shall be bound to any person residing or having any establishment in trade, &c. out of the (at which it is intended such child should be employed) than 40 miles out of the same county, at a greater distance than 40 miles from the parish, from the parish or place to which such child shall belong, unless such child shall belong to some parish, &c. more than 40 miles from London, in which case the justices

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shall make a special order, specifying the grounds thereof. By s. 2. in all cases where the residence or establishment Indenture to be of business of the person to whom any child shall be bound, shall be within a different county or jurisdiction, from that within which the place, by the officers whereof such child shall be bound, shall be situated, and in all other well as by 2 jus- cases where the justices who shall so sign the allowance of the indenture shall not have jurisdiction, every such-indenture shall be also allowed by 2 justices for the county or district within which the place shall be situated wherein such child shall be intended to serve : Provided, that no indenture shall be allowed by any justice, &c. for the county into which such child shall be bound, who shall be engaged in the same business, employment, or manufacture, in which the person to whom such child shall be

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seers of the poor of the parish, &c. in which such child shall be intended to serve an apprenticeship, before any justice for the county, &c. in which such parish shall be shall allow such indenture; and such notice shall be proved before such justice shall sign such indenture, unless one of such overseers shall attend such justice, and admit such notice: Provided (s. 3.) that the allowance of 2 justices for the county within which the place where such Allowance by county justices child shall be intended to serve, &c. shall be situated, shall valid in towns, be valid, although situated in a town or liberty in which &c. other justices may, in other respects, have an exclusive jurisdiction. And whereas there are several cities and boroughs which are counties of themselves, and several districts situated without the limits of the county to which such districts belong; this statute therefore provides (s. 4.) that the distance to which parish apprentices may be bound, shall not be limited to such cities, &c. being coun- tices may be ties, but shall extend to the county in which such city, &c. bound, not and such district though belonging to another county, shall be locally situated. By s. 5. no settlement shall be gained by any any child who shall be bound by the officers of any parish, &c. by reason of such apprenticeship, unless such order shall be made, and such allowances of the directions com indenture signed, as herein-before directed. And by s. 6. any overseer who shall bind any apprentice without ob- Penalty on taining such order and allowances, &c. or any person who overseers acting shall receive such apprentice so bound without such order and allowances, shall respectively forfeit 10, for each apprentice so bound. By s. 7. from the 1st. October, 1816, it shall not be lawful for any parish officers to bind out Children not to any child as a parish apprentice, under the age of 9 years. 9 years of age. By s. 8. if any person to whom any child shall be bound apprentice by the overseers, &c. shall, after the said 1st. of October, remove his or her residence or establishment of business out of the same county, or 40 miles from the parish, &c. wherein the same was when such child was bound apprentice, such person shall, at least 14 days previous to such removal, give a written notice thereof to the churchwardens or overseers of the poor of the place

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s. 5. No settlement gained unless

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S. 6.

contrary hereto.

s. 7.

be bound under

s. 8.

In case of master's change of residence, &c.

how apprentices shall be disposed

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where such apprentice shall reside, unless such person shall reside in such place under certificate, and in that case such person shall give the like notice to the churchwardens or overseers of the poor of the place where such apprentice shall be then legally settled; and which churchwardens and overseers, and also the master or mistress, &c. shall cause such apprentice to appear before 2 justices of peace for the county or district within which such apprentice shall be then serving, who shall inquire whether it be proper that such apprentice should continue in the service. of such person, or be discharged therefrom, or bound or assigned over to any other person, and shall thereupon make order, either for the continuance or discharge of such apprentice, or for the binding or assigning of such apprentice to any other person, and if they shall see fit, shall also require the person so giving notice of removal, to pay the amount of the premium received with such apprentice, or such portion of it as to them shall seem meet, for the expense of assigning or binding such apprentice to any other person, to be approved by said justices; and the person to whom such apprentice shall be so, bound or assigned, shall be subject to the same rules as the person to whom such apprentice shall be originally bound; and in case any such master, &c. shall remove as aforesaid, and abandoning or shall take any such apprentice to any other place, without prentice without such order as aforesaid, or shall wilfully abandon and notice to church leave wardens, &c. any such apprentice, without giving such notice as aforesaid, every person so offending, shall forfeit £10. for every such apprentice, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish, &c. wherein, at the time of such removal, &c. the apprentice shall have been legally. settled, for the use of the poor of the same; provided an information be exhibited within 3 calendar months after such offence. By s. 9. after said 1st Oct. it shall not be lawful Consent of jus- for any master or mistress to put away or transfer any parish for assigning or apprentice to any other, or to discharge or dismiss from discharging ap his or her service any parish apprentice, without such

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consent of justices as is directed in the 32 Geo. 3. c. 57. Eng.; and no settlement shall be gained by any service of such apprentice, after such putting away or trans->

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fer, unless such service shall have been performed under the sanction of such consent as aforesaid. And by s. 10. Penalty for dis charging, &c. any person who after 1st. October, 1816, shall put away or apprentice withtransfer any parish apprentice to another, or who shall in any way discharge or dismiss from his or her service any parish apprentice, without such consent as aforesaid, shall forfeit £10. for every apprentice so transferred. By s. 11. after 1st. October, 1816, no indenture of apprenticeship valid unless a by reason of which, any expense shall be incurred by the proved by 2 juspublic parochial funds, shall be valid, unless approved of by 2 justices under their hands and seals, according to the provisions of the 43 Eliz. c. 2. Eng. and of this act. By s. 12. all penalties hereby imposed shall be recovered by information before any 2 justices of peace Penalties how of the county or district where such offence shall be committed: And by s. 13. it shall be lawful for such justices to direct such penalty after deducting the neces- Penalties how sary costs and charges attending any information, and disposed of. proceedings thereon, to be paid and applied, either to the person giving information, &c. or to the overseer of the poor of the parish or township in which such offence shall have been committed, or by the officers whereof such apprentice shall have been bound, for the use of the poor of such parish, &c. or in the binding of such apprentice to any other person, or to be applied for any one or more of such purposes, as to such justices shall seem mect.

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recovered.

s. 13.

ing penalties.

s. 14. the penalties hereby imposed shall be levied by dis- s. 14. tress, &c. by warrant of the justices before whom such Mode of enforc offender shall have been convicted, or of any other 2 justices of peace of the same county or district; and for want of such distress such offender shall be committed to the common gaol or house of correction for any period not less than one, nor more than six months, to be appointed by the justices before whom such offender shall be convicted. By s. 15. a form of conviction is prescribed. Form of convici And by s. 16. in case the penalty shall not be paid within tion prescribed. a calendar month after such conviction, it shall be lawful for the justices making such conviction, or for any other Penalty may be enforced by 2 justices of the county or district, to issue their warrant imprisonment for apprehending and imprisoning of such offender, not- of party.

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withstanding such offender may have goods or chattels whereby such penalty might have been levied. But by

s. 17. any person who shall be dissatisfied with any act Appeal to quar- done by any justice in execution of this act, may appeal within 3 calendar months against the same, to any court [*of] general or quarter sessions to be holden for the county within which such act shall have been done, upon giving notice in writing to such justice, and also to the person interested in such appeal, within 21 days next after the act so appealed against shall have taken place; and in case such appeal shall be against any conviction, entering into a recognizance, with 2 sureties, before any justice of peace of the county or district within which such conviction shall have taken place, to appear at such general or quarter sessions, to abide the judgment of the court upon such appeal, and to pay the costs which may be awarded thereon; and it shall be lawful for the justices at such sessions to determine such appeal, and to award costs therein, as they shall think fit; and all such appeals shall be to the sessions of the county within which the act appealed against shall have taken place, and not to any district or liberty within the same. By s. 18. the provisions to churchwar- and penalties herein contained respecting overseers of the poor, shall extend to all churchwardens having the authority of overseers of the poor; and all the provisions contained respecting any parish or place, shall extend to any incorporated or other district for the maintenance of the poor; and the officers of any such district having power to bind apprentices, shall be subject to all the rules and penalties herein mentioned and contained respecting overseers of the poor.

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P. 424. l. 31. The 21 Geo. 2. c. 10. s. 8. Ir.* should gesses or other have been here referred to, which recites, that many of officers in towns the towns corporate and boroughs, not being cities, which boroughs, (not send members to parliament, have been hitherto obliged being cities,)

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*The other clauses of this act are repealed by the 35 Geo. 3. c. 29. Ir.

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