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Bill Number	0482	Session	1749
Title	To provide for the maintenance of bastard and foundling children.
Variant Title(s)	To provide for the maintenance of bastard and foundling children, and for the punishment of the parents of foundling children, and all other persons who shall be aiding or assisting in the exposing of them. [19, 20 Dec, 13 Jan] To provide for the maintenance of bastard and foundling children. [IPC]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Lords
Leave or Order		—
Read & Committed		20 Dec 1749	Presented by	John Ryder Bishop of Down and Connor	[3020]
Reported		13 Jan 1750	Reported by	Henry Maule Bishop of Meath	[3022]
Sent to Chief Governor		13 Jan 1750
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Amended
Received & Referred to Law Officers		16 Feb 1750
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		28 Feb 1750
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Lords
Presented		12 Mar 1750
Sent to Other House		17 Mar 1750
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
[+] Further Details
Subject: [620] Social Issues - Poor Law And Poverty - Poor law relief, inc. bastardy and settlement Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Read and Committed on Different Days Comments on Procedural Features: Received and read first time on 19 Dec. by Bishop of Down and Connor. Read second time and committed on 20 Dec.