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consent,  and  remains  liable  to  tbe  member ­
  if  it  attempts  to  transfer  without
such  written  consent.
4.  Cannot  accept  a  transfer,  even  by  consent
of  the  member,  without  notice  to  the
society  from  whom  the  transfer  is  sought
.  to  be  made.
5.  Must  hold  at  least  one  general  meeting  of
the  members  in  every  year,  notice  of
such  meeting  to  be  given  by  advertisements ­
  or  by  letter  or  post  card  sent
prepaid  to  every  member.
6.  Must  have  open  for  inspection  for  seven
days  preceding  the  meeting,  a  copy  of  its
balance-sheet,  and  must  deliver  or  send
prepaid  a  copy  to  any  member  on
demand.
7.  Must  obtain  the  certificate  of  a  public  accountant, ­
  not  an  officer  of  the  society
(other  than  auditor),  to  the  annual  returns.
In  any  dispute  arising  in  a  society  of  this  class,  the
member  has  the  option  to  appeal  to  a  County  Court
or  Court  of  Summary  Jurisdiction,  in  the  place
where  he  resides,  notwithstanding  anything  in  the
rules  to  the  contrary.  No  collector  is  capable  of
taking  part  in  the  management  of  the  society  or
in  the  proceedings  of  any  of  its  meetings.  Contravention ­
  of  this  provision,  or  of  those  as  to  the
transferring  of  members,  is  an  offence  punishable
by  a  fine  of  from  JJ1  to  £5.  The  section  (30)
applies  not  merely  to  societies  established  after
1st  January,  1876,  but  to  those  in  existence  at
that  date.