Vestry Cess. Abolition (Ireland) Act 1864
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1864 c. 17 |
| Year | 1864 |
(27 & 28 Vict.) C A P. XVII.
[13th May 1864]
'WHEREAS it is expedient to abolish Vestry Cess inIreland , and to make other Provisions in relation thereto:' Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
1 No Vestry in Ireland to levy Rate.
1. From and after the passing of this Act it shall not be lawful for any Vestry called or holden in or for any Parish, Union, Chapelry, or Place inIreland to make or levy any compulsory Rate or Assessment for any Purpose whatsoever.
2 Powers of Vestry with respect to deserted Children to cease.
2. From and after the passing of this Act it shall not be lawful for any Vestry inIreland to appoint Overseers of deserted Children; and all other Powers now exercised by Vestries with respect to the Charge, Maintenance, and Education of deserted Children shall wholly cease and determine.
3 The Acts for Relief of destitute Poor in Ireland to apply to destitute deserted Children.
3. From and after the passing of this Act the several Acts in force for the Relief of the destitute Poor inIreland shall be and are hereby declared to be applicable to all Cases of destitute deserted Children which are now relieved or relievable under the Acts relating to Parish Vestries, or under the Grand Jury Act, or any other Act for the Relief of deserted Children.
4 Every Vestry Clerk, Cess Collector, Beadle, Engine Keeper, &c. deprived of any Salary or Emolument by this Act to be compensated.
4. Every Vestry Clerk, Cess Collector, Beadle, Engine Keeper, and other Officer of any Parish in the City ofDublin who shall be deprived of any Salary, Fees, or Emoluments by the Operation of this Act, shall be entitled to have an adequate Compensation, by way of a Sum of Money in gross, or Annuity, at the Option of and to be assessed by the Town Council of Dublin , regard being had to the...
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