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"To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the said Parish ;
"And to all others whom it may concern.
"WHEREAS by an Order dated the 2Gth day of September,
1835, the Poor Law Commissioners ordered that the laws for
the relief of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell,
in the County of Surrey, should be administered by a Board of
Guardians, and that the number of Guardians to be elected for the
said Parish should be Eighteen ;
"And whereas it is expedient that, for the purpose of the
Election of Guardians of the Poor, the said Parish should be
divided into Wards, and the number of Guardians of the Poor to
be elected for each of such Wards should be determined as
herein-after mentioned :
"NOW THEREFORE, We, the Local Government Board, in
pursuance of the powers given to Us by the Statutes in that
behalf, hereby Order as follows :—
" Article I.—So much of the above-citied Order as fixes the
number of Guardians of the Poor to be elected for the said Parish
of Saint Giles, Camberwell, is hereby rescinded,
"Article II.—The said Parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell,
shall, for the purpose of the Election of Guardians of the Poor, at
the next annual Election, and at all future Elections, be divided
into Six Wards, to be termed respectively—
The Saint George's West Ward
The Saint George's East Ward.
The Camden Ward,
The North Peckham Ward,
The South Peckham Ward,
The Camberwell and Dulwtich Ward.
" Article III.—The said Wards shall respectively comprise
all the property rateable to the Poor Rate within the boundaries
of the several Wards having corresponding names, formed under
the Local Management Act, 1855, as such boundaries are described
by an Order in Council dated the 19th day of October, 1855, and
published in the Supplement to the London Gazette of the 19th
day of October, 1855.
" Article IV.—The number of Guardians of the Poor to be
elected for each of the said Wards shall be as follows:—
The Saint George's West Ward - - Two Guardians.
The Saint George's East Ward - - Two Guardians.
The Camden Ward Two Guardians.
The North Peckham Ward Three Guardians.
The South Peckham Ward Four Guardians.
The Camberwell and Dulwich Ward - Six Guardians.
" Article V.—The Guardians to be elected for the said
Wards shall be elected in the manner and at the periods
prescribed in the Orders relating to the Election of Guardians
for the time being in force in the said Parish.
" Given under the Seal of Office of the Local Government
Board, this First day of March, in the year One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
CHAS. J. RITCHIE,
President.
EDMUND H. WODEHOUSE,
Assistant Secretary.