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(6.) Delivery of untrue rules.—If any person, with
intent to mislead or defraud, gives to any other person a
copy of any rules, laws, regulations, or other documents,
other than the rules for the time being registered under
this Act, on the pretence that the same are existing rules of
a registered society, or that there are no other rules of such
society, or gives to any person a copy of any rules on the
pretence that such rules are the rules of a registered society
when the society is not registered, the person so offending
shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor (a).
10. Duties and obligations of societies.—With respect to
tire duties and obligations of registered societies the following
provisions shall have effect:
(1.) Every society shall—
(ft.) Registered office.— Have a registered office to which
all communications and notices may be addressed,
and send to the registrar notice of the situation of
such office, and of every change therein :
(&.) Publication of name.—Paint or affix, and keep
painted or affixed, its name on the outside of
every office or place in which the business of the
society is carried on, in a conspicuous position, in
letters easily legible, and have its name engraven
in legible characters on its seal, and have its name
mentioned in legible characters in all notices,
advertisements, and other official publications of
the society, and in all bills of exchange, promissory
notes, endorsements, cheques, and orders for
money or goods, purporting to be signed by or on
behalf of such society, and in all hills of parcels,
invoices, receipts, and letters of credit of the
society :
(c.) Audit.—Once at least in every year submit its
accounts for audit either to one of the public
(a) These provisions arc new, and arc adopted from sect. 13 of
the Friendly Societies Act, 1875. See p. 63, ante.
