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INTRODUCTION.

society  (a).  He  is  to  have  evidence  of  the  good
faith  of  the  applicants,,  and  he  may,  if  he  think  fit,
require  them  to  give  security  for  costs,  and  shall
direct  by  whom  the  expenses  of  the  inspection  or
meeting  are  to  be  defrayed.
64.  A  registered  society,  by  special  resolution,
may  (with  approval)  change  its  name,  or  may
unite  with  another  society,  or  may  convert  itself
into  a  company.  Every  special  resolution  must
be  registered.
65.  A  registered  society  terminates  on  the  happening ­
  of  any  event  declared  by  its  rules  to  be  its
termination;  or  (if  not  a  Friendly  Society)  may
he  dissolved  by  the  signatures  of  three-fourths  of
the  members  to  an  instrument  of  dissolution,  setting ­
  forth  certain  matters  required  by  the  Act,  or,
if  the  society’s  funds  and  rates  of  contribution  are

(a)  It  is  interesting  to  remark  that  while  a  similar  provision ­
  to  this  has  existed  in  the  Companies  Acts  ever  since
1862,  and  as  yet,  no  single  inspection  has,  so  far  as  we  know,
ever  been  held  under  those  Acts,  already  several  inspections
and  special  meetings  have  taken  place  under  this  Friendly
Societies  Act  of  1875.  They  areas  follows
1.  Loyal  Whitworth  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  Manchester
Unity.
2.  Loyal  Industry  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  Manchester
Unity.
3.  Hainford  Provident  Society.
4.  United  Family  Life  Assurance  and  Sick  Benefit
Society.
5.  Independent  Orderof  United  Brothers,  Leicester  Unity.
C.  Friendly  Society  of  Young  Seamen.
7.  London  and  Provincial  Railway  Servants’  United
Benefit  Society  (special  meeting).
8.  Golborne  Female  Friendly  Society.
9.  Kidlington  Friendly  Society  (special  meeting).
The  Instructions  given  to  Inspectors  by  the  Chief  Registrar
are  reprinted  in  the  Appendix.