...descriptions ; first, children ; second, persons having no means to maintain themselves, and using no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by. 'Though the persons entitled to relief, and the sort of relief, seem to be pointed out with sufficient...

...which they issue, are Rateable. The statute 43 Eliz. c.2. s. 1. directs the overseers of the poor " to raise, weekly or otherwise, — by taxation of...houses, tithes impropriate, propriations of tithes, coalmines, or saleable underwoods in the said parish, in such competent sum and sums of money as they...

...greater part of them, by and with the consent of two or more justices in the same county, to raise by taxation of every inhabitant, parson, vicar, and other, and of every occupier of lands, houses, &c., competent sums of money for the purposes therein mentioned, to be gathered out of the same parish,...

...required to " take order from time to time, by and with the consent of two or more justices of peace, — to raise weekly or otherwise, (by taxation of every inhabitant, parson, vicar, and other, and every occupier of lands, &c., — in such competent sum and sums of money as they shall think fit,)...

...could not work. The former were only to receive relief when " having no means to maintain them, and no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by;" and their relief only came in the shape of labour of one kind or another, the necessary materials of "...

...part of them, shall take order from time to time, by and with the consent of two justices of peace, to raise weekly or otherwise (by taxation of every...other, and of every occupier of lands, houses, tithes unpropriate, propriations of tithes, coal mines, or saleable underwoods in the said parish, in such...

...work" those who have work, and are engaged in work: nor could they by the words " all persons using no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by," have intended to describe persons " who do use an ordinary and daily trade of life." A?id although...

...parish. The statute authorizes the parish officers, by and with the consent of two or more justices, to "raise weekly or otherwise, by taxation of every inhabitant, parson, vicar, aud other, and of every occupier of lands, houses, tithes impropriate, propriations of tithes, coal...

...be necessary to support the aged and infirm parishioners, and for setting to work all persons using no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by." By another clause, the justices of the peace are allowed a discretionary power, to the effect that...

...— " The churchwardens and overseers of the poor of every parish, or the greater part of them, shall raise weekly, or otherwise, (by taxation of every...parson, vicar, and other, and of every occupier of land, houses, tithes impropriate, propriatory of tithes, coal mines, or saleable underwoods in the...