The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

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Identifikator:: 875232663

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-2698

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Title:: The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

Place of publication:: with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index$gTenth edition, revised and enlarged

Publisher:: Shaw and Sons

Year of publication:: 1881

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 303 Seiten)

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Title:: Part I. Registered friendly societies

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90 38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, s. 24. (1.) Special resolutions. —A special resolution is one which is passed hy a majority of not less than three fourths of such members of a society for the time being entitled under the rules to vote as may be present in person or by proxy (where the rules allow proxies) at any general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose such reso lutions has been duly given according to the rules, and which resolution is confirmed by a majority of such mem bers for the time being entitled under the rules to vote as may be present in person or by proxy at a subsequent general meeting of which notice has been duly given, held not less than fourteen days nor more than one month from the day of the meeting at which such resolution was first passed. At any meeting mentioned in this section a decla ration by the chairman that the resolution has been carried shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the fact (a). (2.) Change of name.—A society may, by special resolu tion, with the approval in writing of the chief registrar, or in the case of societies registered and doing business exclu sively in Ireland or Scotland the assistant registrar for Ireland or Scotland respectively, change its name; but no such change shall affect any right or obligation of the society, or of any member thereof, and any pending legal proceedings may be continued by or against the trustees of the society, or any other officer who may sue or be sued on behalf of such society, notwithstanding its new name (b). (3.) Amalgamation of societies. — Any two or more societies may, by special resolution of both or all such societies, become amalgamated together as one society, with or without any dissolution or division of the funds of such societies or either of them; and any society may, by special (a) The machinery of special resolutions is new to friendly societies, being adopted from sect. 51 of the Companies Act, 1862. See Treasury regulations 33 to 40 and Forms AA to AG. (i) Change of name, witli the approval of the registrar, was permitted by 21 & 22 Vict. c. 101, s. 4. The permitting a change of name is wholly in the discretion of the chief registrar, and it is perhaps the only act of registry depending on approval.

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