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Folio 569. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to R H Hodgson, Clerk to the justices,...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/15161/399

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This record is about the Folio 569. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to R H Hodgson, Clerk to the justices,... dating from 17 Feb 1855 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 12/15161/399
Date
17 Feb 1855
Description
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Folio 569. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to R H Hodgson, Clerk to the justices, Division of Keighley, regarding payment of fees to constables for extra services. The Board has in the past (1847) taken advice from counsel and was advised that orders for payment were invalid: 1. When the overseers had not been summoned so that they had an opportunity to object 2. When the justices have ordered a total sum to be paid without details of the specific services included. Paper Number: 3833/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10593948/

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