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The Scottish Poor Laws were the statutes concerning poor relief passed in Scotland between 1579 and 1929.〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 Scotland had a different Poor Law system to England and the workings of the Scottish laws differed greatly to the Poor Law Amendment Act which applied in England and Wales.〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 In 1579, the Scottish Parliament passed an act which made individual parishes responsible for enumerating their own poor. More than merely enumerate, however, the purpose of the law was an "inquisition" into the circumstances of the individual poverty, so as to determine whether the poor were able to work, whether they had any other means of subsistence, and whether there were other persons, family or others, who might assist them. The laws at that time codified the need to assist the poor—but at the same time as outlawing what were apparently considered public nuisances: begging and vagrancy. In 1595, Buttock Mail, a Scottish poor rate began to be levied.〔http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/historyf.htm〕 There was further legislation in 1597 which made the parishes rather than the church responsible for the administration of poor relief. In 1672, magistrates were ordered to build correction houses or workhouses〔In Scotland the more common term for a workhouse was "poorhouse"〕 so that beggars could be made to work. In 1843, a Commission of Enquiry was set up to suggest improvements to the Scottish Poor Law system. Proposals suggested included: *Setting up a Board of Supervision and Parochial Boards〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 *The levying of a poor rate〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 *Joint poorhouses in urban areas〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 *An Inspector of the Poor who could examine requests for relief.〔http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/〕 ==Scottish Poor Law Act== (詳細は1845 Scottish Poor Law Act being passed. The Scottish Poor Law Act established parochial boards in parishes and towns and a central Board of Supervision in Edinburgh.〔http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/poorlaw2.htm〕 In Scotland the able-bodied poor had no automatic right to poor relief as in England. The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 created a central Board of Supervision which had the ability to raise local taxes to cover Poor relief costs.〔(BBC - History - Beneath the Surface: A Country of Two Nations )〕 Unlike in England, the Scottish pauper had a legal right to appeal if they were denied poor relief. Outdoor relief was common, however, mismanagement of the system meant that a more restricted system after 1868 which relied more on the workhouse. The Archives and Special Collections at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow hold more than 1,000,000 applications for poor relief made by residents of Glasgow and the west of Scotland. These records can prove extremely useful for the family historian, and contain detailed notes and information about the applicants, their families and life.〔(Video Interview at the Mitchell Library ) with Dr. Irene O'Brien, showing an example of a Poor Law application (February 2008)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scottish Poor Laws」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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