The compleat parish-officer containing, I. The authority and proceedings of High Constables, Petty Constables, Headboroughs, and Tithingmen, in every Branch of their Duties pursuant to Acts of Parliament: With the High Constables Precepts, Presentments, Warrants, &c. II. Of Church-Wardens, how chosen, their Business in Repairing of Churches, Bells, &c. and Assigning of Seats; the Manner of Passing their Accounts, and the Laws concerning the Church in all Cases; and an Abstract of the Act for building Fifty new Churches in London and Westminster. III. Of Overseers of the Poor, and their Office; their Power in Relieving, Employing, and Settling, &c. of poor Persons; the Laws relating to the Poor, and Settlements, and the Statutes concerning Masters and Servants. IV. Of surveyors of the highways, and Scavengers, how elected, their Business in amending the Ways, &c. and the Duty of others, with the Methods of Taxation, and Laws of the Highways. Together with the statutes relating to hackney coaches and Chairs, &c. The fifth edition, corrected and enlarged. To which is added, The office of constables, written by Sir Francis Bacon, Knt. in the Year 1610. Declaring what Power they have, and how they ought to be cherished in their Office

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jacob, Giles
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for Bernard Lintot at the Cross Keys in Fleet-Street, and William Mears at the Lamb without Temple-Bar 1729, 1729
Subjects:	Constables / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800 Parishes (local Government) / England / Early Works To 1800 Parishes (local Government) / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0409300600?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa