38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, Sch. 2. 
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4. Tlie appointment and removal of a committee of 
management (by whatever name), of a treasurer and other 
officers, and of trustees, and in the case of a society with 
branches, the composition of the central body, and the 
conditions under which a branch may secede from the 
society (d). 
5. The investment of the funds, the keeping of the 
accounts, and the audit of the same once a year at least (e). 
6. Annual returns to the registrar of the receipts, funds, 
effects and expenditure, and number of members of the 
society (f). 
7. Tiie inspection of the hooks of the society by every 
person having an interest in the funds of the society (</). 
8. The manner in which disputes between the society 
and any of its members, or any person claiming through a 
member or under the rules, shall be settled (7i). 
9. In case of dividing societies, a provision for meeting 
all claims upon the society existing at the time of division 
before any such division takes place (i). 
And also in. the case of friendly and cattle insurance 
societies :— 
1. The keeping separate accounts of all moneys received 
°r paid on account of every particular fund or benefit 
assured, for which a separate table of contributions payable 
shall have been adopted, and the keeping separate account 
of the expenses of management, and of all contributions 
on account thereof (7i). 
(d) Prom 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63, s. 25. The words "by what 
ever name ” and the provisions as to a society with branches, 
are new. 
' (e) Prom 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63, s. 25. The audff being once 
a year at least ” instead of “ annual or periodk al. 
(f) New as a rule. 
(//) Prom 25 & 26 Vict. c. 87, 34 & 35 Vict. c. 31. 
id) See note (b), ante, p. 120. 
(i) These provisions are new. 
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