RELATING TO

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES,

AND

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES,

WITH THE ACTS, OBSERVATIONS THEREON, FORMS OF RULES, &c., AND

THE LEADING CASES AT LENGTH,

AND

A COPIOUS INDEX.

By W. TIDD PRATT, ESQ.,

OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

Sebenth 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.

CONTENTS.

.

PAGE

Observations on the Friendly Societies Acts

xi

Table of cases mentioned in notes

vii

Table of cases at length

ix

Stat. 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63

1

21 & 22 Vict. c. 101

63

23 & 24 Vict. c. 58

68

29 Vict. c. 34

74

16 & 17 Vict. c. 34

75

17 & 18 Vict. c, 105

77

18 & 19 Vict. c. 35

77

21 & 22 Vict. c. 90

80

22 & 23 Vict. c. 40

81

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1862, (25&

26 Vict. c. 87) -

83

APPENDIX I.

Form of Rules for a Friendly Society

95

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

123

Rules and Orders of County Courts

- 123

Sheriff's Court

124

Table of distribution of personal estates of intestates 128

APPENDIX II.

Cases at length

- 131

INDEX.

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