ABSTRACT

It is required by 17 Geo. II. c. 9" that the churchwardens and overfeers, or other perfons authorifed to take care of the poor, {hall give public notice of the rate on the Sunday after it has been allowed by the juftices, otherwife it is null and void. It mull: be puhliilied therefore in the church, and on the Sunday enfuing the allowance. Where notice was given on the third Sunday after allow .. ance, it was held a radical defeCl: in the rate itfelf, which nothing could cure (2). But the publication need not be fet forth in a fpecial cafe ftated for the opinion of the court of King's Bench, refpeCling the validity of the rate in other particulars. It is fufficient if it aver that the rate was duly made; for the court, with refpeCl: to an order of juftices, will intend every thing to he right which does not appear to be otherwife (3)'

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