Destitute Persons Act 1846

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No. IX.

An Ordinance for the Support of Destitute Families and Illegitimate Children. [26th October, 1846.]

	Preamble	1
1	Near relatives of destitute persons to be liable for their support	1
2	Mode of proceeding	1
3	Power to two Justices to make an order for support	1
4	Persons deserting their wives or children to be liable to penalties	1
5	Power to Justice to summon party charged as the father of an illegitimate child	1
6	Power to two Justices to adjudge the party to be the putative father	1
7	And to make an order upon him for support of the child	2
8	And to make an order for payment of additional sum for education &c.	2
9	Putative father may make composition	2
10	Custody of illegitimate children in certain cases	2
11	Children may be bound apprentices in certain cases	3
12	Age to be stated in articles of apprenticeship	3
13	Misbehaviour of apprentice and ill-usage of master	3
14	Articles to be cancelled in certain cases	3
15	Assignment of articles on the death of the master	3
16	And during lifetime	3
17	Recovery of payments in arrear	3
18	Party liable for payment may be detained in custody	4
19	Property of persons absconding liable for support of their wives and children	4
20	Persons about to abscond may be arrested	4
21	False statements	4
22	Parties aggrieved &c. may appeal	4
23	Interpretation	5