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  2. Relief of the Poor Act 1782 - Wikipedia

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    The Relief of the Poor Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3.c. 83), also known as Gilbert's Act, [1] was a British poor relief law proposed by Thomas Gilbert which aimed to organise poor relief on a county basis, counties being organised into parishes which could set up poorhouses or workhouses between them. [2]

  3. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1782

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    Land Tax Act 1782 (repealed) 22 Geo. 3. ... Wapping, Stepney (Poor Relief) Act 1782. 22 Geo. 3. c. 35. 3 May 1782. ... and state the Public Accounts of the Kingdom ...

  4. Thomas Gilbert (politician) - Wikipedia

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    In 1782, his name was given to the Relief of the Poor Act 1782. In 1787 Gilbert introduced another bill related to poor relief. It proposed grouping many parishes together, for tax purposes, and imposing an additional charge for the use of turnpikes on Sundays. He also advocated the abolition of ale-houses in the country districts, except for ...

  5. Timeline of the English poor law system - Wikipedia

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    1834 - Poor Law Amendment Act passed; 1842 - Outdoor Labour Test Order allows outdoor relief despite the Poor Law Amendment Act's ban on it; 1844 - Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order issued to further discourage outdoor relief; 1847 - The Poor Law Commission is abolished and replaced by the Poor Law Board; 1848 - The Huddersfield workhouse ...

  6. Poor relief - Wikipedia

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    The Settlement Act allowed such people to be forcefully removed, and garnered a negative reaction from the population. In order to fix the flaws of the 1662 act, the Poor Relief Act 1691 came into effect such that it presented methods by which people could gain settlement in new locations. Such methods included "owning or renting property above ...

  7. DeSantis' 2024 budget includes tax relief on homeowner's ...

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    The second back-to-school sales tax holiday in Florida is going on now through Jan.14, the first time the state has authorized two such school supplies in one school year.. If Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

  8. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1788

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    An Act for raising further Sums of Money for the better Relief of the Poor of the City and County of the City of Exon, and to explain and amend an Act passed in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for rendering more effectual several Acts of Parliament for erecting Hospitals and Workhouses within the said City and County ...

  9. 'The most pernicious and insidious regressive tax on the poor ...

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    Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis indicates the median sales price of houses sold in the U.S. was $417,700 in the fourth quarter of 2023, marking a substantial increase from $273,600 ...