RELATING TO

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES,

AND

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES,

WITH THE ACTS, OBSERVATIONS THEREON, FORMS OF RULES, &c., AND THE LEADING CASES AT LENGTH,

BY W. TIDD PRATT, Esq.,

OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

Seventh Edition.

LONDON:

SHAW AND SONS, FETTER LANE,

PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE BOOKS AND FORMS FOR SAVINGS BANKS, VRIENDLY SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT ANNUITY SOCIETIES, &c., &c.

LONDON SHAW AND SONS, PRINTERS, FETTER LANE.

ΤΟ

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

T. H. S. SOTHERON ESTCOURT,

THE FOLLOWING PAGES

ARE

(WITH HIS PERMISSION)

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY

THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

Observations on the Friendly Societies Acts

Table of cases mentioned in notes -

Table of cases at length

Stat. 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63

21 & 22 Vict. c. 101

23 & 24 Vict. c. 58

29 Vict. c. 34

16 & 17 Vict. c. 34

17 & 18 Vict. c. 105

18 & 19 Vict. c. 35

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83

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95

21 & 22 Vict. c. 90

22 & 23 Vict. c. 40

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1862, (25 &

26 Vict. c. 87) -

APPENDIX I.

Form of Rules for a Friendly Society

for an Industrial Society - 100

for a Cattle Insurance Society 109

Form of appointment of Trustees

. 117

declaration on alteration of Rules 118, 119

agreement for dissolution of a Friendly

Society

120

declaration to accompany agreement 122

application to Registrar for dissolution

of Society

Rules and Orders of County Courts

Sheriff's Court

- 123

- 123

- 124

Table of distribution of personal estates of intestates 128

APPENDIX II.

Cases at length

INDEX.

- 131