49 Geo.3.0.84. s. 10. I. Repairs of bridges. Poor Laws. 49 Gro.3. c.56. such supervisor, and appoint another in his stead; and it shall be lawful for every such supervisor to expend in every year any sum not exceeding 1s. a perch, in repairing, cleansing, and improving the roads within his district, and the bridges and pipes thereon, and removing nusances; and every such supervisor may appoint one deputy or more with a salary not exceeding, for the whole of such deputies, a sum to be calculated after the rate of 2d. for each perch of the road of which he shall be so appointed supervisor; and such supervisor, or his deputy, shall have all such powers with respect to such roads, as are given to overseers and conservators by the 36 Geo. 3. c. 55. And by s. 4. grand juries are required to presentsuch money as shall be necessary to reimburse such supervisors for all sums appearing (by such affidavit as hereby dírected) to be advanced by them, and also for payment of such deputy or deputies, to be levied off the county, or any barony or half barony wherein such road is situate. P. 277. l. 33.-The 49 Geo. 3. c. 84. I. provides (s. 10.) that it shall be lawful for any grand jury, in cases where the battlements of bridges shall have been lately built or repaired by presentments, to contract for keeping the same in repair for any term not less than 7 years; provided that no larger sum than 1s. shall be paid annually for every perch in length of such battlement; and provided that no money shall be paid, unless it shall appear to the grand jury, by the affidavit of the contractor, and the certificate of the conservator of the road in the barony in which the bridge is situate, or of a magistrate, that the said battlements are and have been kept in good and sufficient repair since the assizes preceding. P. 280. l. 40.-The 49 Geo. 3. c. 124. E. 50 Geo. 3. c. 49. G. B. 50 Geo. 3. c. 50. E. and 50 Geo. 3. c. 52. G. B. have made some alterations in the poor laws of England. P. 287. l. 36.-By the 49 Geo. 3. c. 36. I. the provisions of the 45 Geo. 3. c. 111. I. relating to presenting and raising any sum not exceeding £500, in all counties in in Ireland, shall extend to all counties of cities and Presentment for counties of towns in Ireland, for the erecting, establish- hospitals, Fe ing, supporting, and maintaining of any public infirmaries or hospitals, wherein any special provisions have been made by any act in force in Ireland. Provided (s. 2.) that when in any such county of a city, &c. there shall be 2 or more infirmaries, &c. entitled to the benefits of the 45 Geo. 3. c. 111. such sum (not exceeding in the whole £500.) as shall be presented, &c. under said act, shall be equally divided amongst such infirmaries, &c. and be paid over by the treasurer of such county of a city, &c. to the respective treasurers of said infirmaries, &c. c. 33. Ir. P. 295. l. 24.-The 21 & 22 Geo. 3. c. 33. Ir. pro- 21 & 22 Geo.3, vides, that where 2 or more persons shall be appointed to any office in this kingdom under the king, by one patent, Any person quacommission, or other appointment; and that such persons dera joint palifying once unshall have once taken the oath of office, and performed tent, &c. need not re-qualify if the other requisites prescribed by law, to qualify them- re-appointed. selves for executing the same; and that any person named in one patent, &c. shall be re-appointed, and continue without intermission, in any new or subsequent grant, &c. for executing said office, it shall not be necessary for such person so re-appointed, &c. again to take such oath of office, or perform the other requisites, &c. P. 314. l. 16 & 17.—The 2 Ric. 2. st. 2. c. 1. E. & I, 2 Ric. 2. st. 2. c. 1, E. & I. should be here also referred to as confirming the liberties 9 Edw.2. st.1. of the church. And the 9 Edw. 2. st. 1. c. 14. E. & I. c 14. E. & I. also provided that elections to the dignities of the church 31. Edw.3. st.4. c. 1. Eng. should be free. The liberties of the church of Ireland Liberties of the church. were confirmed by the 31 Edw. 3. st. 4. c. 1. Eng. 9 Edw. 2. st.1. P. 323. l. 3. The 9 Edw. 2. st. 1, c. 13. E. & I. declares, that of the ability of a parson presented unto a c. 13. E. & I. benefice of the church, the examination belongeth to a Examination of spiritual judge. parsons. 25 Geo.3. c.38. P. 326, l. 8.—The 25 Geo. 3. c. 38. Ir. recites, that the clergy are often required to prove their induction s. 1 & 2. Ir. and other qualifications, which, by the death of wit- Induction and nesses and loss of certificates, is frequently impractica- tions of clergy, ble; and therefore provides, that upon the mandate of how proved. other qualifica every ordinary for the induction, of any person to any ecclesiastical preferment, a. returu shall be made by the person giving induction thereon, that induction hath, been given upon such mandate; which mandate, together with the return, thereon indorsed, as also the certificate of the persons attesting the assent and consent, and other qualifications of the person so inducted, shall be registered in the registry of the diocess wherein such, preferment lies, and an entry thereof shall be made in the books of said office, the truth of such return and certificate being verified on oath by one or both of the, wit nesses attesting the same, to be by affidavit made before the register of such diocess; and any person who shall falsely make such oath, may be prosecuted for perjury. And by s. 2. such mandate, return, and certificate, and; such affidavit, or a copy of such mandate, &c. attested. by the register of the diocess, shall, in all courts, be admitted as evidence of such induction and other qualifications; and every register shall be entitled to 55 for every such attested copy: provided that nothing herein shall deprive any ecclesiastical person of a right to prove the validity of his title in any other way, by which, he may now prove the same. 28 Hen.8. c. 15. s. 9. Ir. Oath at ordina-” P. 326. l. 8.-The 28 Hen. 8. c. 15. Ir. (the other clauses of which are of an obsolete nature) provides. (s. 9.) that every archbishop, bishop, suffragan, and tion to learn and other having authority to give order of priesthood, deateach English, language, St. Cop, and subdeacon, shall, at such time as they give to any person any of said orders, give unto such person taking any of said orders, a corporal oath, that he shall, to the uttermost of his power, wit, and cunning, endeavour himself to learn the English tongue and language, and use English order and fashions, (if he may learn the same by possibility in such place where his cure or dwelling shall be); and further shall endeavour himself to move, endoctrine, and teach all other being under his order, rule, and governance, to accomplish and perform the same: and every archbishop, and other having power to admit, &c. any person to any dignity, benefice, office, or promotion spiritual, shall, at the time of the Dakkal bene ficed clergy to keep a school, admission admission of such person, &c. give unto said person a corporal oath that he so admitted, &c. shall, to his wit and cunning, endeavour himself to learn, instruct, and teach the English tongue, to every being under his rule, cure, order or governance, [and likewise shall bid the beads in the English tongue,] and preach the word of God in English, if he can preach, and also for his own part shall use and execise the English order and habit, and also provoke as many as he may to the same, and also shall keep, or cause to be kept, within the place or parish where be shall have rule, benefice, &c. a school for to learn English, if any children of his parish come to him to learn the same, taking for the keeping of such school such convenient stipend or salary as.in. said land 8. 10. is accustomably taken. And if any archbishop, &c. shall These provisions give orders to any person without giving the oath afore-enforced. said, or shall admit, &c. any person to any dignity, &c. without giving to such person such oath as aforesaid, such archbishop, &c. shall forfeit £3. 6s. 8d. one moiety to the king, and the other to such person as shall sue for the same, And by s. 10. if any person being promoted, &c. to any dignity, &c. do not observe the said oath, then, upon condemnation by due process of law as aforesaid, he shall forfeit for the 1st time 6s. 8d. for the 2nd offence 20s. and if condemned a third time, such dignity, &c. shall be void, &c, Provided (s. 11.) that this act shall not be prejudicial to any person which shall be beneficed within this land, being bound to keep residence in any metropolitan, cathedral, or collegiate church, nor to any person so beneficed, who shall be at study in any university, either being in the king's service, or otherwise out of the land by the king's commandment, but such parish priest, which shall have the service of any parish church under him, shall, during his absence, teach the English tongue, and keep a school according to the form of this act, upon pain of forfeiture to every such parish priest of 20s. for every year he shall omit the same. s. 11. Proviso 43Geo.3.c.107. P. 333. 1. 3.-The 43 Geo. 3. c. 107. G. B. confirms c. 10. ing, c. parsonage houses. First fruits ap- C. 10. Eng. and provides (s. 3.) that where a living shall plicable to build- have been or shall be augmented by the governors of queen Anne's bounty, and there is no suitable parsonage house, the said governors may apply the money appropriated for such augmentation, or any part thereof, towards the building, rebuilding, or purchasing a house and other proper erections within the parish, convenient for the residence of the minister. Ir. Geo. 3. c. 9. Dilapidations. 51 Geo.3.c.115. U. K. P. 335. 16.-The 7 Geo. 3. c. 9. Ir. (vide vol. 2, p. 86.) should have been here referred to. P. 353. l. 28.-The 51 Geo. 3. c. 115. U. K. amends the 43 Geo. 3. c. 108. by enabling the king to grant lands within the survey of the court of exchequer, or of King and lords of manors em- the duchy of Lancaster, not exceeding 5 acres, for or topowered to grant wards the erecting, rebuilding, repairing, purchasing, siastical purposes or providing any church or chapel where the liturgy of lands for eccle 49 Geo.3. c.53. G. B. s. 13. Penalty for bal the united church shall be used, or any mansion house for the residence of the minister, or of any out-buildings, offices, church-yard, or glebe; and also empowering lords of manors to grant 5 acres of the waste of such manors, for erecting thereon or enlarging any such church or chapel, or for a church-yard or burying ground, or enlarging a church-yard, &c. or for a glebe for the rector, vicar, curate, or other minister, to erect a mansion house or other buildings, &c. thereon. P. 365. l. 4.—The 49 Geo. 3. c. 53. G. B. provides for the raising in the several counties in England and Number of mi- Scotland, a number of private militia men equal to one half of the original quotas of private men specified in the 42 Geo. 3. c. 90 & 91. and 37 Geo. 3. c. 25. And by s. 13. every person chosen by ballot under this act to serve in the militia (not being of the people called quakers) who shall refuse or neglect to appear and take the oath, and serve in the militia, or to provide a substitute, forfeits £20. By s. 19. persons inrolled in any corps of yeomanry or volunteers shall not be entitled to any exemption, unless such person shall have actually attended the usual muster and exercise of such corps for the number of days required by the 44 Geo. 3. c. 54. And by s. 20. no person shall be exempt from being ballotted to Botted man not serving, &c. $19. Yeomanry how Far exempted. s. 20. |