Full text: 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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39 & 40 Vict. Cap. 45, s. 19. 
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
	        
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