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5.  In  case  any  trustee  being  removed  shall  refuse  or
neglect  to  assign  or  transfer  any  property  of  the  society  as
the  committee  of  management  shall  direct,  he  shall  (if  he
he  a  member)  be  expelled  the  society,  and  shall  cease  tohave
  any  claim  on  the  society  on  account  of  any  contributions ­
  paid  by  him,  without  prejudice  to  any  liability  toprosecution
  which  he  may  have  incurred.
[In  a  society  with  branches,  the  composition  of  the  central
body  must  also  be  stated  and  the  conditions  under  which  a
branch  may  secede  from  the  society;  and  provision  should  be
made  for  a  fund  under  the  control  of  the  central  body,  to  which
every  branch  is  bound  to  contribute,  and  for  the  control  of  the
central  body  over  the  branches.]

VIII.—Copies  of  Rules.
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  committee  of  management  to
provide  the  secretary  with  a  sufficient  number  of  copies  of
the  rules,  to  enable  him  to  deliver  to  any  person  on  demand
a  copy  of  such  rules  on  payment  of  a  sum  not  exceeding  Is.,
[for  non-members,  and  6d.  for  members  (a)],  and  of  the
secretary  to  deliver  such  copies  accordingly.—Friendly
Societies  Act,  1875,  s.  13  (5).
IX.—Keeping  and  Auditing  of  Accounts.
(1.)  The  committee  of  management  shall  cause  the
accounts  of  the  society  to  be  regularly  entered  in  proper
books.
(2.)  Separate  accounts  shall  be  kept  of  all  moneys
received  or  paid  on  account  of  every  particular  fund  or
benefit  assured  by  tlxe  society,  for  which  a  separate  table  of
contributions  payable  is  adopted,  distinct  from  all  moneys
received  and  paid  on  account  of  any  other  benefit  or  fund".
(3.)  A  separate  account  shall  also  be  kept  of  tlie  expenses
of  management  of  the  society,  and  of  all  contributions  on
account  thereof.
(4.)  The  committee  of  management  shall  once  at  least  in
every  year  submit  the  accounts,  together  with  a  general
statement  of  the  same  and  all  necessary  vouchers  up  to  the
31st  December  then  last,  for  audit,  either  to  one  of  the

(a)  If  no  distinction  is  intended,  the  words  in  brackets  may
he  omitted.  Any  other  figure  not  exceeding  Is.  may  be
inserted.