100

38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  s.  28.

shall  be  entitled  to  receive  more  than  two  hundred  pounds
by  way  of  gross  sum,  together  .with  any  bonuses  or  additions ­
  declared  upon  assurances  not  exceeding  that  amount,
or  (except  as  provided  by  section  six  of  this  Act)  fifty
pounds  a  year  by  way  of  annuity,  from  any  one  or  more
such  societies;  and  any  such  society  may  require  a  member,
or  person  claiming  through  a  member,  to  make  and  sign  a
statutory  declaration  that  the  total  amount  to  which  such
member  or  person  is  entitled  from  one  or  more  such  societies
does  not  exceed  the  sums  aforesaid;  and  any  person  knowingly ­
  making  a  false  or  fraudulent  declaration  in  the
matter  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  (a).
28.  Payments  on  death  of  children.—With  respect  to  payments ­
  on  the  death  of  children  under  ten  years  of  age,
the  following  provisions  shall  have  effect:—
(1.)  Limitation  of  payments.—No  society  [or  branch]
shall  insure  or  pay  on  the  death  of  a  child  under  five  years
of  age  any  sum  of  money  which,  added  to  any  amount  payable ­
  on  the  death  of  such  child  by  any  other  society  [or
branch],  exceeds  six  pounds,  or  on  the  death  of  a  child
under  ten  years  of  age  any  sum  of  money  which,  added  to
any  amount  payable  on  the  death  of  such  child  by  any
other  society  [or  branch],  exceeds  ten  pounds  (h).
(2.)  Who  may  receive  payments.—No  society  [or  branch]
shall  pay  any  sum  on  the  death  of  a  child  under  ten  years

(a)  This  section  is  founded  on  18  &  19  Vict.  c.  63,  ss.  9,  38;
hut  the  limit  of  annuity  is  raised  from  £30  to  £50.
(5)  The  provisions  in  this  section  are  in  some  respects  more
stringent  than  those  of  21  &  22  Vict.  c.  101,  s.  2.  The  limits  of
assurance,  however,  are  the  same.  The  certificate  of  a  registrar
of  deaths  is  substituted  for  the  medical  certificate,  and  more
effectual  provision  is  made  against  evasion  of  the  Act.  It  is  also
.extended  to  industrial  assurance  companies,  and,  on  the  other
hand,  such  companies  are  relieved  from  the  operation  of  the
(Gambling  Act.  It  is  to  be  observed  that  sect.  28  extends  to  unregistered ­
  as  well  as  registered  societies,  and  has  been  so  acted
•upon  in  cases  before  the  sheriffs  of  Forfar  and  Dundee.  See
Report  of  Assistant  Registrar  for  Scotland  for  1875,  p.  35.