Union

In the English Poor Law. Two, or more parishes which have been consolidated for the better administration of the poor law therein. In Ecclesiastical Law. Two or more benefices which have been united into one benefice. Such a union may be made under St. 1 & 2 Vict. c. 106, passed "to abridge the holding of benefices in plurality," and amended by St. 13 & 14 Vict. c. 98; and under St. 23 & 24 Vict. c. 142, passed "to make better provision for the union of contiguous benefices in cities, towns and boroughs" (in substitution for St. 18 & 19 Vict. c. 127), amended by St. 34 & 35 Vict. c. 90.

A popular term for the United States of America. In English Poor Law. Two or more parishes that have been consolidated for the better administration of the poor law therein.

In English poor-law. A union consiste of two or more parishes which have been consolidated for the better administration of the poor-law therein.

In ecclesiastical law. A union consists of two or more benefices which have been united into one benefice. Sweet.

In public law. A popular term in America for the United States; also, in Great Britain, for the consolidated governments of England and Scotland, or for the political tie between Great Britain and Ireland.

In Scotch law. A "clause of union" is a clause in a fcoffment by which two estates, separated or not adjacent, are united as one, for the purpose of making a single seisin suffice for both.

See Merger, 1; Trades-union; United States; Unity.

1. Under the English poorlaws, a consolidation of parishes, authorized by the Stat. 4 & 5 Wm. IV. ch. 76, passed in 1834, which empowers the local government board, at its discretion, to consolidate any two or more parishes into one union under the government of a single board of guardians, to be elected by the owners and ratepayers of the component parishes. And each of such unions is to have a common workhouse, provided and maintained at the common expense. (3 Steph. Com. 49-51.) Such workhouse is frequently called " the union workhouse," or, more briefly, " the union." 2. A popular term in America for the United States; also, in Great Britain, for the consolidated governments of England and Scotland, or for the political tie between Great Britain and Ireland; particularly, in recent times, the latter. 3. A clause in an infeftment, whereby lands or tenements lying discontiguous are incorporated, so that one seisin may suffice for them all, is called, in Scotch law, a clause of union. See Wharton. Union of benefices, or of parishes. This is authorized by Stat. 23 & 24 Vict, ch. 142, which empowers the bishops of London and Winchester, in any case where miasmners, appointed as in 1ibe act mentioned, to inquire into the matter. If the 'Commissioners recommend a umoo, ttie tishop is to cause proposals for a sclieme to be prepared for effecting the union. These proposals, with the consent in writing of the:patrons, are to be laid before each parish affected. The parish may then, within two months, notify their assent or objections to the proposals. The proposals are then to be laid before the «celesiastica;l commissioners, who are to prepare a scheme in accordance therewith, and submit the same to her majesty in council; provided that no such scheme shall 'be submitted to her majesty in council until it has been laid before both houses of parliament for two calendar months. Any person interested, who objects to the scheme proposed, may appeal against it to her majesty in council; and her majesty in council may direct that objections be considered by the judicial committee; and the judicial committee, in making their report, may propose to her majesty to affirm, vary, or dismiss the scheme, or return the same to the ecclesiastical commissioners for alteration or amendment. Parishes are united under the act for ecclesiastical purposes only; they remain distinct in all other respects. Moiky i- W. Union of churohes. A combining and consolidating of two churches into one. Also, it is when one church is made subject to another, and one man is rector of both; and where a conventual church is made a cathedral. {LyndermoS/e.) Ttmlins. Union-j ack. The national flag of Great Britain and Ireland, which combines the banner of St. Patrick with the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew. The word jack is most probably derived from the surcoat, charged with a red cross, anciently used by the English soldiery. This appears to have been called a jacgue, whence the word jacket, anciently written jacgraK. Some, however, without a shadow of evidence, derive the word from Jacques, the first alteration having been made in the reign of King James I. Wharton.