...the fame to conclude and bind all the ¿aid parties. VII. And be it further enacted, That the father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and...children of every poor, old, blind, lame and impotent perfon, or other poor perfon not able to work, being of a fufficient ability, ihall, at their own charges,...

...being of ability, fhall maintain fuch poor perfons refpectively ; it is here expreffed, that the father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and the children, of every fuch poor perfon mail maintain them. The claufes relating to the total prohibition of wandring and...

...fame to conclude and bind all the faid parties". § VII. And be it further enafted, That the father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and...children of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent perfon, or other poor pcrfon not able to work, being of a fuflicient ability, (hall, at their own charges,...

...said city, district and *>"• to maimain township, not able to work, being of sufficient them> ,c' ability, shall at their own charges, relieve and maintain every such poor person as the mayor's court for the* city, or the court of quarter sessions for the county where such poor...

...and grand- ttnante' 43 F.liz. c. 2. mother, and the children of every poor, old, blind, lame, Eng. and impotent person, or other poor person not able to work, being of sufficient ability, shall, at their own charges, relieve and maintain every poor person, in that manner,...

...again" fating it. £y 43 Ui/.. c. 8. the father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, an-.l the children of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent person, or other poor person Dot uhle to work, being of л sufficient ability, shall, at llieir own charges, relieve and maintain...

...seem that the parliament did not intend that the obligation should extend to them. 2. Of the order. Of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent person, or other poor person not able to work.~\ St. Andrew's Undershaft v. Jacob Méndez de Breta, M. 13 W. l Ld. Raum. 699. l Bott, 365. 2 Nol. PL...

...c. 2. itself, seems to dictate the opposite conclusion, for iu s. 7, it imposes upon the relatives " of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent person or other poor person not able to work," the burthen of relieving and maintaining such. There are also several cases in which this question...

...in the first section means those physically unable to xvork. That section enacts, " that the father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and...person, or other poor person not able to work (being of sufficient ability), shall at their own charges relieve and maintain every such poor person in that...

...2, itself, seems to dictate the opposite conclusion, for in sec. 7, it imposes upon the relatives " of every poor, old, blind, lame, and impotent person, or other poor person not able to work," the burthen of relieving and maintaining surh. There are also several cases in which this question...