These allowed for the appointment of overseers to place destitute or neglected children as servants in the homes of the affluent,where they were trained in agricultural,trade,or domestic services.

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The description matches the provisions of the Poor Laws, which were enacted in England and aimed to address poverty and vagrancy by establishing a system of relief and labor. One of its provisions allowed for the placement of poor children as apprentices or servants to wealthy families.

These Allowed for the Appointment of Overseers to Place Destitute