i 
THE LAW 
OF 
friendly societies, 
AND 
INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES, 
WITH THE ACTS, OBSERVATIONS TIIEKEON, 
forms of rules, etc., reports of leading cases at length, 
AND A COPIOUS INDEX. 
FORMERLY (1850—1807) EDITED BY THE LATE 
WILLIAM TIDD .PRATT, Esq., 
Cmtl) etntion, licbtsrts anH (Snlargctt, 
BY 
EDWARD WILLIAM BRABllOOK, F.S.A., 
* Of Lincoln's Inn, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law; 
Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies for England; 
Author of “ The Laic of Co-operative Societies 
and “ The Law of Trades Unions 
LONDON: 
SHAW AND SONS, FETTER LANE, 
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE BOOKS AND FORMS FOR 
SAVINGS BANKS, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT 
ANNUITY SOCIETIES, ETC., ETC. 
1881.