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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 is-
not so engraved as aforesaid, or issues or authorizes the
issue of any notice, advertisement, or other official publica
tion 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, pro
missory 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