payments made by authority of his own board of guardians to non-settled poor, and to take credit for such payments in his receipt and expenditure book.

No. 13. To present his weekly accounts to the clerk for his inspection and authentication, before every ordinary meeting of the guardians, and to the guardians at such meeting for their approval.

No. 14. To submit to the auditor of the union all his books, accounts, and vouchers, at the place of audit, and at such time, and in such manner as may be required by the regulations of the commissioners.

No. 15. To assist the clerk in conducting and completing the annual or other election of guardians, according to the regulations of the commissioners.

No. 16. To observe and execute all lawful orders and directions of the guardians applicable to his office.

Art. 216. The relieving officer shall in no case take credit in his accounts, or enter as paid, or given by way of relief, any money or other articles which have not been paid or given previously to the taking of such credit, or the making of such entry; and he shall not take credit in such accounts for any money paid to any tradesman or other person without producing at the next ordinary meeting of the guardians, a bill from such tradesman or person with voucher of payment.

What books, &c., he shall keep.] By the order of the commissioners, dated the 17th March, 1847, Art. 17, the relieving officer of every district in the union shall punctually enter up and accurately keep the following books and accounts, according to the forms and directions in the schedule D., hereunto annexed:

No. 1. The Application and Report Book.-In this book shall be entered in the form numbered 33, the applications made from time to time through the relieving officer for relief, and such of the particulars therein set forth as, on making the requisite examination into the circumstances of the case, he shall collect, as well as the medical relief or relief in kind (if any) already given by the relieving officer at his discretion, or reported to him to have been given by an overseer of the poor.

A note of the decision or direction of the board of guardians shall be inserted at the board, and authenticated by the initials of the chairman or clerk, in the column contained in the form for this purpose.

No. 2. Out-door Relief List. In this book shall be entered, in the form numbered 34, the sums of relief in money, and the value of relief in kind, given by the relieving officer to or for each pauper relieved by him in each week. The entries shall include only relief given to the pauper himself, or to

some person properly authorized to receive it, and shall be made after the relief has been actually so given, and not before or otherwise. In this book shall also be entered, in the proper columns, the number of individuals of any of the several classes relieved in each case, and the other particulars in such form set forth. The relieving officer shall enter up this book every week, and shall complete the same at the end of every half-year, taking care that no pauper appear in such relief list more than once in the half-year.

No. 3. The Abstract of the Out-door Relief List. In this book shall be entered, in the form numbered 35, the names of the several parishes of the union, and, opposite to the names of such parishes, the amount of relief charged against them weekly in the out-door relief list. And such entries shall be made on the days of the ordinary meetings of the board of guardians, and the book shall remain in the custody of the clerk.

No. 4. The Receipt and Expenditare Book. In this book the relieving officer shall keep, in the form numbered 36, an account of all monies received and disbursed by him, and of all tickets or orders for relief in kind issued by him, and also of all articles received and given out by him for the relief of the out-door poor of each parish in his district; and he shall balance such account weekly. In this book the relieving officer shall also enter, at the end of every quarter's account, a Summary of Receipts and Expenditure for the quarter, in the form numbered 37.

Art. 18. On the day of every ordinary meeting of the board of guardians, or on the day next before it, (unless such day shall be Sunday, and then on the previous Saturday,) the clerk shall examine the weekly accounts in each of the relieving officers' out-door relief list, abstract of the out-door relief list, and receipt and expenditure book, so as to ascertain the accuracy of the entries therein, and shall certify the correctness of the same by his initials. And the relieving officers sball, under the directions of the board of guardians, present their books and accounts to the clerk for his examination, on such day as aforesaid.

Art. 21. The master of the workhouse shall, at the end of every half-year, allow each relieving officer to inspect the indoor relief list for the half-year last expired. And each of the relieving officers shall, within fourteen days after the end of the half-year, inspect the names entered in such in-door relief list, and shall affix a mark in red ink against the name of every pauper who shall have been entered in the out-door relief list in the course of the said half-year.

Art. 22. The clerk or medical officer in possession of the district medical relief books shall, at the end of every halfyear, allow each of the relieving officers to inspect such books;

and each of the relieving officers shall, within fourteen days after the end of the half-year, inspect the names in such books, and shall affix a mark in red ink against the name of every pauper who shall not have received any other relief during the last half-year than medical relief.

Art. 29. Every relieving officer shall, within fourteen days after the end of each half-year, enter in the proper columns of the parochial list for every parish in his district, or (with the consent of the board of guardians) in a separate list containing similar columns, to be called the Parochial List of Out-door Poor, the name of every pauper contained in the out-door relief lists for the previous half-year, together with the amounts of relief in money and in kind charged as given to each pauper.

Such parochial lists, when filled up by the relieving officers, shall be delivered by them to the clerk, who shall examine the entries made therein, and shall certify to the accuracy thereof by his signature. The clerk shall also make out, in the form given at the foot of such parochial list, a complete statement of the account of each parish with the union, and shall sign the same.

Art. 30. The relieving officers of the union shall, within thirty days after the end of each half-year, under the direction of the board of guardians, or of the clerk, deliver a copy of each of such lists and statement for every parish in his district to the overseers thereof, who shall lay the same before the next vestry meeting, and preserve the same with the parish papers.

SECTION V.

Medical Officer.

His appointment, 84.
Qualification, 85.
Medical districts, 86.
Surgical and midwifery
cases, 87.
Substitutes for medical offi-
cers, 88.

Medical relief to permanent paupers, 88.

Duties of the medical officer generally, 89.

Duties of a district medical officer, 89.

Duties of a medical officer for the workhouse, 90. His appointment.] By the consolidated order of the commissioners, 24th July, 1847, Art. 153, the guardians shall appoint a medical officer for the workhouse, and a district medical officer.

Art. 157. The guardians shall not, by advertisement, or other public notice, printed or written, invite tenders for the "pply of medicines, or for the medical attendance on the pau

pers of the union, unless such advertisement or notice shall specify the district or place for which such supply of medicines and such attendance is required, together with the amount of salary or other remuneration.

Art. 191. Every medical officer duly appointed shall, unless the period for which he is appointed be entered on the minutes of the guardians at the time of making such appointment, or be acknowledged in writing by such medical officer, continue in office until he may die or resign, or become legally disqualified to hold such office, or be removed therefrom by the commissioners.

Art. 197. In the case of any medical officer who holds his office for a specified term, the guardians may provide for the continuance of such officer, or appoint his successor, within the three calendar months next before the expiration of such term.

Qualification. By the same order, Art. 168, no person shall hold the office of medical officer under this order, unless he possess one of the four following qualifications: that is to say,

1. A diploma or degree as surgeon from a royal college or university in England, Scotland, or Ireland, together with a degree in medicine from an university in England, legally authorized to grant such degree, or together with a diploma or licence of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

2. A diploma or degree as surgeon from a royal college or university in England, Scotland, or Ireland, together with a certificate to practise as an apothecary from the Society of Apothecaries of London.

3. A diploma or degree as surgeon from a royal college or university in England, Scotland, or Ireland, such person having been in actual practice as an apothecary on the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

4. A warrant or commission as surgeon or assistant-surgeon in Her Majesty's navy, or as surgeon or assistant-surgeon, or apothecary in Her Majesty's army, or as surgeon or assistantsurgeon in the service of the Honourable East India Company, dated previous to the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six.

Art. 169. Provided always, that if it be impracticable, consistently with the proper attendance on the sick poor, for the guardians to procure a person residing within the district in which he is to act, and duly qualified in one of the four modes recited in Art. 168, to attend on the poor in such district, or that the only person resident within such district, and so qualified, shall have been dismissed from office by the commissioners, or shall be unfit or incompetent to hold the office of medical officer, then and in such case, the guardians shall cause a special minute to be made and entered on the usual record

of their proceedings, stating the reasons which, in their opinion, make it necessary to employ a person not qualified as required by Art. 168, and shall forthwith transmit a copy of such minute to the commissioners for their consideration; and the commissioners may permit the employment by such guardians of any person duly licensed to practise as a medical man, although such person be not qualified in one of the four modes required by Art. 168.

Art. 170. Provided also, that the guardians may, with the consent of the commissioners, continue in office any medical officer duly licensed to practise as a medical man already employed by any such guardians, although such medical officer may not be qualified in one of the four modes required by Art. 168.

Medical districts.] By Art. 158, the guardians may from time to time divide the union into districts for general and medical relief, with the consent of the commissioners; and on any change in the division of the union into districts for general and medical relief, or in the assignment of relieving officers and medical officers to such districts, the clerk shall report every such change to the commissioners for their approbation.

Art. 159. The guardians shall not assign to any medical officer a district which exceeds in extent the area of fifteen thousand statute acres, or which contains a population exceeding the number of fifteen thousand persons, according to the then last enumeration of the population published by authority of parliament.

Art. 160. Provided that if it be impracticable, consistently with the proper attendance on the sick poor, for the guardians to divide the union into districts, containing respectively an area and population less than is specified in Art. 159, then and in such case the guardians shall cause a special minute to be made and entered on the usual record of their proceedings, stating the reasons which in their opinion make it necessary to form a district exceeding the said limits, and shall transmit a copy of such minute to the commissioners for their consideration, and if the commissioners signify their approval thereof to such guardians, then and in such case, but not otherwise, such guardians may proceed to assign the said district to a medical officer.

Art. 161. Provided also, that the limit of fifteen thousand statute acres, prescribed in Art. 159, shall not apply to any medical district situate wholly or in part within the principality of Wales; but no medical district situate wholly or in part within that principality shall be assigned to any medical officer residing more than seven miles from any part of any parish included within such district, unless such district shall have been specially sanctioned by the commissioners in the same manner as is directed in Art. 160.