Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1849

1 & 2 Vict. c. 56. s. 19.

Qualification of guardians in different electoral divisions.

6. And whereas by the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838, the said commissioners were empowered to fix the value of the qualification of persons eligible to serve as guardians of the poor, but were not empowered to fix a different qualification in value for different electoral divisions in the same union: Be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said commissioners, in fixing the qualification of guardians as aforesaid, to fix a different value, if they shall see fit, for different electoral divisions of the same union, anything in the said recited Act to the contrary notwithstanding.