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any such society of which he is a member, or against any 
branch thereof, for the expenses incurred in his relief, unless 
-and until the guardians or their relieving officer shall have 
declared the relief to be given on loan, and shall have, 
within 30 days thereof, notified the same in writing to the 
secretary or trustees of the society or branch of which the 
pauper or pauper lunatic is a member, and as such entitled 
to receive any payment. 
2. Short title.—This Act may be cited as the Poor Law 
Amendment Act, 1879. 
16 & 17 VICT. Cap. 34. 
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties on Profits arising 
from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices. 
[28th June, 1853.] 
49. Eriendly societies legally established, entitled to exemp 
tion under loth Schedule (0.) and Schedule (D.)—Any 
friendly society legally established under any Act of par 
liament relating to friendly societies, and which does not 
•assure or grant to any individual any sum or annuity to 
an amount which would debar such society from the benefit 
of the exemption granted to friendly societies by the said 
Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her Majesty, chapter 
thirty-five, in respect of their stocks, dividends, and in 
terest chargeable under schedule (C.) of the said Act 
shall be entitled to exemption under this Act, as well in 
respect of all their interest and other profits and gains 
chargeable under schedule (D.), as in respect of their stocks, 
dividends, and interest chargeable under Schedule (C.) of 
this Act (a). 
N.B.—The 88th section of 5 & 6 Vict. c. 35, is as fol 
lows : “ Exemption.—The stock, dividends, or interest of 
(a) This section has been continued by the different Acts, 
relating to the property tax.