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delivered  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  with  intent  to  falsify
the  same,  or  to  evade  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  he
shall  he  liable  to  a  penalty  not  exceeding  fifty  pounds.
(2.)  Not  using  the  name  of  the  society.—If  any  officer  of
the  society,  or  any  person  on  its  behalf,  uses  any  seal!
purporting  to  be  a  seal  of  the  society,  whereon  its  name  isnot
  so  engraved  as  aforesaid,  or  issues  or  authorizes  the
issue  of  any  notice,  advertisement,  or  other  official  publication ­
  of  the  society,  or  signs  or  authorizes  to  be  signed  on.
behalf  of  the  society  any  bill  of  exchange,  promissory  note,
endorsement,  cheque,  order  for  money  or  goods,  or  issues
or  authorizes  to  be  issued  any  bills  of  parcels,  invoice,
receipt,  or  letters  of  credit  of  the  society,  wherein  its  name
is  not  mentioned  in  manner  aforesaid,  he  shall  be  liable  to
a  penalty  of  fifty  pounds,  and  shall  further  be  personally
liable  to  the  holder  of  any  such  hill  of  exchange,  promissory ­
  note,  cheque,  or  order  for  money  or  goods  for
the  amount  thereof  unless  the  same  is  duly  paid  by  the
society.
(3.)  Penalties  for  ordinary  offences.—Every  society,  officer,
or  member  of  a  society,  or  other  person  guilty  of  an  offence
under  this  Act  for  which  no  penalty  is  expressly  provided
herein  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  one
pound  and  not  more  than  five  pounds.
(4.)  Recovery  of  penalties.—The  penalties  imposed  or  to
be  imposed  (1)  by  this  Act,  (2)  by  any  regulations  under
the  same,  or  (3)  by  the  rules  of  a  registered  society,  shall
be  recoverable  in  a  court  of  summary  jurisdiction,  and  at
the  suit,  in  cases  (1)  and  (2),  of  the  chief  registrar,  or  of
any  assistant  registrar  or  of  any  person  aggrieved,  and,  in
case  (3),  of  the  society.
19.  Summary  procedure  and  appeals.—With  respect  to
summary  procedure  and  appeals  from  orders  or  convictions
thereon  made,  the  following  provisions  shall  have  effect:
(1.)  Prosecution  for  offences,  dec.—In  England  and  Ireland
all  offences  and  penalties  under  this  Act  may  be  prosecuted
and  recovered,  in  the  manner  directed  by  the  Summary
Jurisdiction  Acts,  as  respects  a  prosecution  against  a  society