{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poor-relief-act-1662/section-XV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poor-relief-act-1662/section-XV.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/14/12",
  "legislation_title": "Poor Relief Act 1662",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poor-relief-act-1662",
  "path": "section/XV",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XV",
  "heading": "Recital of Mischief from Want of Officers.",
  "text": "On Death or Removal of Constables, &c. Justices may make and swear a new one until Court Leet or Quarter Sessions.\nAnd whereas the Lawes and Statutes for the apprehending of Rogues and Vagabonds have not been duly executed sometimes for want of Officers by reason Lords of Mannors doe not keepe Court Leets every yeare for the making of them Bee it therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case any Constable Headborough or Tithingmen shall die or goe out of the Parish any two Justices of the Peace may make and sweare a new Constable Headborough or Tithingman untill the said Lord shall hold a Court or until next Quarter Sessions who shall approve of the said Officers so made and sworn as aforesaid or appoint others as they shall thinke fitt And if any Officer shall continue above a yeare in his or theire Office that then in such case the Justices of Peace in theire Quarter Sessions may discharge such Officers and may put another fit person in his or theire place until the Lord of the said Mannor shall hold a Court as aforesaid",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/14/12/section/XV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:32:01.086623+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}