The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

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log, and Ten o'Clock on Thursday morning next following;
any members paying their subscriptions except at the time here
stated in this Rule, the same shall not be legally received, not
shall the member be entitled to benefit. All members to
date their entrance from Saturday, and all members to pay in
advance.
XIII. Any member going to reside in the country, by
causing their subscriptions to be paid according to Rule 12, if
he or she dies, his or her representative shall be entitled to
the usual funeral money, on satisfactory proof being given of
the death, either by documentary evidence, or by deputing a
competent person to visit the deceased; and that the Presia
i dent, Secretary, and Sub-Treasurer, shall be empowered to
decide upon the necessity or otherwise, of a visit, if deemed
necessary, who shall receive a reasonable remuneration.
XIV. That if at any time it be proved that any person or
persons gain their admission into this Society by a false account
of his or her age, or state of health, he or she shall, in case o
death, forfeit all claim for funeral moneys, and all subscrip.
Lions previously paid.
XV. Should any free member be reduced to the necessity
of seeking relief in a workhouse, any friend or relation may
pay for them, and by engaging to have them decently interred
(should they die therein), shall receive the money winch they
are entitled to by these Rules; but should they have neither
friend nor relations to continue their subscriptions, the Presi-
dent and Secretary shall see them decently interred, at tiro
Society's expense, should they die within six months from the
date of their last payment to the Society ; but in no case shall
the officers exceed the sum of three pounds to a penny mem-
ber, and one pound ten shillings to a half-penny member; and
the officers not to be subject to the control of the parish or
its officers, or any other persons whomsoever.
XVI. A box shall be provided for the use of the Society,
and shall be kept in the office used by the Secretary; in
the box shall be kept the books, papers, and securities of tire
Society, which shall be under the care of the Secretary.
XVII. The master of the house Where the Society is held
shall, for the time being, be the Under-Treasurer, under such
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at the usual meetings of the Society, and shall take charge of
all monies handed to him. -Besides the general accounts of
the receipts and expenditure of the Society kept by the
tary, two books shall be kept, one by the Sub-Treasurer,
containing an amount of the weekly receipts, and disburse-
ments, and one by the President, containing an account of tire
weekly receipts, which latter shall be signed by the Sub-
Treasurer each Thursday; the Sub-Treasurer shall pry the
funeral monies on receiving a written order from the Secretary,
and all other charges on receiving a written order from the
Chairman of the Committee. All moneys arising from
contributions and fines shall be applied to the purposes men-
tioned in these rules, and in i efraying the necessary expenses
for the management of the Society's affairs ; any officer
Luis Tplying the funds shall repay the tame or be expelled.
XVIII. That for the better satisfaction of the members,
a statement of the income and expenditure shall be prepared,
pursuant to 10 Geo. IV, cap 56, sec. 33. and posted in two
parts of the Club-room, on each yearly night, also the stock
of cash in hand. Any member may be entitled to a copy on
payment of two-pence.
XIX. Any member proposing the breaking up, or dividing
the stock of, this Society, shall forfeit the sum of one pound,
or be expelled.
XX. A General Meeting of this Society shall be held
yearly, which shall he is December ; the Secretary on the
night shall read the report of the year, and all affairs connected
with the welfare of this Society shall be finally settled by a
majority of tire members then present. Any member having
any question to ask shall address the President ; two members
shall not be on their feet to speak at the same time. Any
member interrupting another while speaking shall be fined
sixpence; and any member coming into the club-room and
behaving in a disorderly manner, shall be fined sixpence and
turned out of the room.
XXI. That in all cases of dispute between this Society and
any member, or person claiming on account of a member,
reference shall be made to the magistrates, agreeable to the
said statute 10 Geo. IV. cap. 56, sec. 27, 28.
XXII. That each member or family shall be supplied with
a card, containing the names, amount of payment, and elate of
entrance, on which card they shall see the Collector put down
the various sums of money paid to him, under proper dates,
which are on the said card, or be answerable for all conse-
quences that may occur through such neglect ; for which card
each member or family shall pay one penny. And all mco
bers or families shall take a copy of these rules, for which they
shall pay two-pence.
XXIII. There shall bo a Treasurer appointed, who may or
may not be a member of this Society, by a majority of the
members present at any general meeting, in whose nature tire
funds of the Society shall be deposited at the bank, and such
Treasurer shall continue for life, unless he voluntarily resign
the office, or be guilty of a breach of the trust reposed in him,
or becomes a bankrupt, or insolvent ; in any one of which
cases, on satisfactory proof being given to a majority of the
members present at any General Meeting, he shall be dis-
missed the office of Treasurer : and if a vacancy occurs by
any of the means above mentioned, the Secretary shall give notice at the next General Meeting, and at such meeting a
new Treasurer shall bo appointed by a majority of the
members present. The Treasurer shall, if required by a
majority of the members present at any meeting of the Society
duly convened, give security to the Society for the cash and
stock in his possession, pursuant to 10 Geo, 4. cap. 66, secs
11. No moneys shall be paid to, or received trete, the
Treasurer, except in the presence of the President, Secretary,
and Sub-Treasurer.
XXIV. That no rule herein contained, nor any rule here-,
after to be made, shall be altered, amended, rescinded, or,
repealed, except at a General Meeting of the members of this
Society, convened by public notice, written or printed, signed
by the Secretary, President, or otSer principal officers of this
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Geo, 4, cap. 56, sec. 9, which requisition and notice shall be,
held next before such General 'Meeting, for the purees, of
Meeting of this Society, convened in the manner aforesaid, in
which case such committee shall have the lik.e power to make
such alteration or repeal, but all such alterations or repeat
shall be made with the concurrence and approbation of the
majority of the members of the Society, then and there presents
or by the like proportion of such committee as aforesaid, if
any shall have been nominated for that purpose.
XXV. That no person holding office in any other Burial
Society will be allowed to hold office in this Society.
XXVI. No person entering this Society shall he allowed to
attend any Meeting, or give a vote, until such person baB been
twenty six week, a member or subscriber,
XXVII. All fines levied on officers or members of this
Society, according to these Exiles, the sari
before the yearly night next folloWle-
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XXVIII. There shall
e two Auditors appointed by 3
duty it shall be
Collector'
majority of the membe:i.B present at any yearly meeting, w'Loso
to examine all books of accounts, and all
/".,00ks, if required by a majority of the members 0
anY Leeting, and shall report thereon ; who shall be rennin°.
rated as the Committee for the time being shall direct.
XXIX. Any member or members leaving their place of
abode, and not informing the Secretary or Collector thereof,
and stating the name of the street, and number on the doorr
such member shall be fined sixpence ; and should they get into
arrears with the Society, and become bad on the books in con.
sequence of such neglect, they shall be excluded.
XXX. Any fraud or circumstance not particularised in these
Rules, shall be taken cognizance of according to Act of
Parliament, passed in the 10th year of the reign of Geo. IV.
intituled "An Act to Consolida e and Amend the Laws
relating to Friendly Societies.
XXXI. These Rules, with any further which this Society
may, from time to time consider necessary to be made, shall
be filed, agreeable to Act of Parliament, 10 Geo. IV. cap. 56, intituled " An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Lass'
reltifing to Friendiy Societies,"

I, William Jenkins, Secretary of the Liverpool United
Friendly Burial Society, maketh oath and s.iyetb, that
is
altering and amending the foregoing Rules, the Act .1°
Geo. IV., as amended by 4 and 5 of Wm. IV, c. 40 bao
been duly complied with.

WILLIAM CURRIB,
WILLIAM RICHARDSON,
JOHN GAGE,
WILLIAM JENKINS, Secretary.
Sworn before me, one of her Majesty's Justices of the
Peace acting for the Borough of Liverpool, this Eight
day of January, One thousand Eight Hundred ana
Fifty-one.

EDWARD RUSHTON

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