The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1876
WHEREAS many parishes in England are divided and some unions are formed in a manner which renders their arrangements inconvenient, and whereas other unions are too large in extent for the purposes of the relief of the poor and other local administration, and it is expedient that provision should be made for remedying these inconveniences; And whereas other amendments are required in the laws for the relief of the poor in England: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, ...