St Botolph Aldgate Parish:
Minutes of Parish Vestries
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14th April 1766 - 17th February 1804

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of exceptionable Characters not admissible into other
benefit Societies may claim to be admitted Subscriber
to this Fund - That the stimulus which excites [..]
vigilance in other benefit Societies will be wanted
in this Parochial Fund namely the active care of
Stock by a strict Security into the various claims
avert Insolvency, the right of claim on the Poor Rates
for the deficiencies of the fund removing these salut [..]
Checques.

Clauses 12
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That Visitors nominated and constituted by other
than those who pay the Poor Rates have a power [..]
uncontrouled by the Parishioners of incurring
charges payable out of them.

Clause 15

That it gives to the Persons to be appointed to the
Management of the Poor (elected by the other Persons t [..]
those paying the Rates) the power to hire purchase
build a School or Schools of Industry in and for the
Parish without any reservation to the Parish of th [..]
option of appropriating to such use the Workhouse [..]
already erected therein.

Clause 16

That it directs the appointment of a Warden of [..]
Poor who shall be the Manager of the School or Schools
of Industry but does not state by whom how or w [..]
he is to be appointed

Clause 17

That it gives the Manager of the School of industry
his Assistant (neither of them elected by Persons poor
Rates) which Assistant is not required to be quality [..]
any specific manner by this Act nor is it stated [..]
elects him or who pays him or whether he is to be [..]
or whether this Office is permanent or during the pl [..]
of his Employer only yet it gives to such Assistant [..]
same Priviledge as to the Manager himself.

Clause 27

That it is expressed in equivocal Terms namely
building purchasing or hiring House for the purpose
a safe depon't of stock Etc to appoint Warehouse Keeper
and proper skilful Workmen Etc again to contract w [..]
any Person for setting up Warehouses and for pro [..]




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