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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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

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Title:: Part II. Friendly societies not registered

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140 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES NOT REGISTERED. altered by 31 & 32 Viet. c. 116 (commonly called “Russell Gurney’s Act”), which provides as follows :—■ 31 & 32 VICT. Cap. 116. An Act to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzle ment. [31st July, 1868.] “ Whereas it is is expedient to provide for the better se curity of the property of copartnerships and other joint beneficial owners against offences by part owners thereof, and further to amend the law relating to embezzlement: Be it enacted by the Queen’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— “ 1. Member of copartnership guilty of converting to his own use, &c., property of copartnership, liable to be tried as if not such member.—If any person, being a member of any co partnership, or being one of two or more beneficial owners of any money, goods, or effects, bills, notes, securities, or other property, shall steal or embezzle any such money, goods, or effects, bills, notes, securities, or other property of or belonging to any such copartnership, or to such joint beneficial oivners, every such person shall be liable to be dealt with, tried, convicted, and punished for the same as if such person had not been or was not a member of such copartnership, or one of such beneficial owners.” Section 2 extended the provisions of 18 & 19 Viet. c. 126, <! An Act for diminishing Expense and delay in the Admi nistration of Criminal Justice in certain Cases,” to embezzle ment by clerks or servants; but the section is repealed, and other provision made (so far as regards England) by the Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879. The Act does not extend to Scotland. Her Majesty’s Friendly Societies Commissioners, in their fourth Report, pp. clxxvii-viii, in a notice of the remarks on this head in the eighth edition of the present work, pointed out the classes of friendly societies which, by the operation of the statute law, are made absolutely unlawful in default of registration. These are (1st) those having for object the acquisition of gain by the society or its members; (2nd)

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