CONTENTS

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Introduction  1-46
PART  I.
Registered  Friendly  Societies.
38  &  39  Viet.  c.  60.  Friendly  Societies  Act,  1875  -  47-125
Sects.  ],  2.  Short  title,  commencement  of  Act  -  -  -  47
3,4.  Extent  of  Act,  Definitions  -  -  -  -  <8
5.  Repeal  of  Acts  in  schedule  -  -  -  -  50
0.  As  to  existing  societies  -  -  -  -  51
7.  Societies  with  deposited  rules  -  -  -  51
8.  Classes  of  societies  -  -  -  -  -  52
1  q'  j  Limited  application  of  Act,  registry  office  -  Sill. ­
  Registry  of  societies  -  -  -  -  -  58
12.  Cancelling  and  suspension  of  registry  -  -  61
13.  Rules  and  amendments  -  -  -  -  63
14.  Duties  and  obligations  of  societies  -  -  64
15.  Privileges  of  societies  -  -  -  -  -  69
16.  Property  and  funds  of  societies  -  -  -  75
17.  Investment  with  National  Debt  Commissioners  80
18.  Loans  to  members  82
19.  Accumulating  surplus  of  contributions  for  members’ ­
  use  -------  83
20.  Officers  in  receipt  or  charge  of  money  -  -  83
21.  Legal  proceedings-  -  -  -  -  -84
22.  Disputes  -------  86
23.  Special  powers  of  registrars  on  application  from
members  -------  88
24.  Special  resolutions  and  proceedings  thereon  -  89
25.  Dissolution  of  societies  93
26.  Militiamen  and  volunteers  not  to  lose  benefits  98
27.  Limitations  of  benefits  -  -  -  -  99
28.  Payments  on  death  of  children  -  -  -  100
29.  Societies  with  branches,  how  to  be  registered  -  103
30.  Societies  receiving  contributions  by  collectors-  105
31.  Cattle  insurance  societies  -  109
32.  Penalties  -  110
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