The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-30 00:00:00

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

This Bill is again amended, and of course again reprinted;
and it is now to have a new title, the phraseology of which
is, on tha face of the new Bill. enclosed within mournfully
-trnng black lines. The following is the inscription inserted
under the title that is to be defunct on the third reading of
the Bill New Title for Third Reading: An Act to amend
the Laws relating to Friendly Societies." _ _ _

Then follow the new clauses, of which we give the leading
particulars.

Clause (A.)—Contributiens to be distinct for each purpose.
Clause (o.)—Separate books of account to be kept.
Clause (P. )—Returns of bickness and mortality, assets, and
liabilities.

Clause (B.)—For establishing the legality of certain so-
cieties, mamely—That any friendly society established before
the passing of this Act, for any purpose which is herein-
before specified, or for any legal purpose which shall be cer-
tified anti allowed, as is hereinbefore provided, and shall not
have been adjudged not to be within the provisions of the
first-recited Act, by ally court of competent jurisdiction,
shall be deemed to have been within the provisions of the
said Act from the time at which the rules thereof shall have
been or may be certified-or allowed by the Barrister or Advo-
cate appointed to certify the rules of friendly societies.
Clause (C.) repeals part of 10 Geo. IV., cap. 56, and 4 and
5 Will. IV., cap. 40.
Clause (Q.)—Provisions of 3rl Geo. 111., cap. 79, and 57
Geo. 111., cap. 19. not to extend to friendly societies.
Clause (D.)—Registrar of friendly societies in England to
be paid by salary.
Clause (E.) provides how salaries and expenses of office
are to be paid.
Clause (F.)—One transcript of certified rules to be kept by
the registrar.

Clause (G.)—Foe securing the solocnry of friend y sorieties.
[A most valeable clause—it is rightly termed chime " G,"
for it is good—it is to be hoped that it may at all events
pass.]
Clause (R)—For appointing new trustees in certain cases.
Clause (H)—Settlement of disputes.—That every dispute
which shall arise between the trustees or managers of any
friendly society, and any member or officer thereof, or any
executor, administrator, or next of kin of any such
trustees, managers, members or officers or any creditor or
assignee of any trustees, managers, members or officers
of any such society who may become bankrupt or insolvent;
or any person claiming to be such executor, administrator.
next of kin, creditor or assignee, or to be entitled to any
money paid to such society, or to any benefit arising
therefrom, for the settlement of which, accordiug to the
laws now in force, recourse must be had in England or
Ireland to one of her Majesty's superior Courts of
Law or Equity, and in Scotland to the Court of Ses-
sion or Sheriff Court, may be referred in writing to
the Registrar of Friendly Societies in England, Ireland. and
Scotland respectively; and where the value of the subject.
matter in dispute does not exceed twenty pounds, every
such dispute shall be so referred, unless in England or Ire-
land her Majesty's Attorney or Solicitor-General, or in
Scotland the Lord Advocate, shall certify, in writing,
under his hand, that such dispute ought to be decided by
the judgment of a superior court of law or equity, and the
said registrar shall have power to proceed ex-parte on notice
in writing to the said trustees or managers left or sent by
the said registrar to the office of the said institution, or to the
last-known place of residence of every such trustees, mana-
gers, members or officers; and whatever award, order, or
determination shall be made by the said registrar shall be
binding and conclusive on all parties, arid shall be flea' to all
intents and purposes, without any appeal; and all payments,
assignments, sales, and transfers made in pursuance of any
such order, shall be good in law; and no submission to, or
award or determination of, the said registrar shall be subject
or liable to, or charged with any stamp duty w.hatr-ver.
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oaths books may be inspected, and
irtunsetsese.ess.ehall be absent, &c., registrar
may order stock to be transferred, and dividends paid.
Clause (L. )—Fees of awards
Clause (M) for enforcing awards—Re. it enacted, that any
one Justice of the Peace residing within the county within
which such society
shag be
award is made, upon coin-
tl
iheld, or within which the
party resides against whom sc uie party
plaint made upon oath by
desiring to have the
benefit of the award ;or, in the
trustees of any such society, bvieatica,s,effi,oetr* thofe
sniiia.s or
appointed for that purpose, may summon the person i nagerl
whom such award shall be mark, to appear at a time
and piece
to be named in such summons; and upon his or her appear-
ance, or in default thereof, upon due. proof upon oath of the
service of such summons, any two justices re-iding within
the county aforesaid, upon due proof of the execution of
such award, may order payment of the fees and money
thereby awarded to be paid, to the party appearing to be en-
titled thereunto, with such costs as shall he awarded by the
said justices, not exceeding the sum of ten shillings ; and in
case the person against whom such order shall be made shall
not pay the sum of money so ordered to the person, and at
order,
such justices shall, by
the time, specified in the said
warrant under their hands and seals, cause the same to be
levied by distress and sale of the pods of the person on
whom such order shall have been nyade, or by other legal
with such costs as shall be awarded
proceeding, together wi
by
the said justices, not exceeding the sum of ten shillings, and
.
also the costs and charges attending such distress and sale,
or other legal proceeding, returning the overplus (if any)
to the owner. Provided always that in Scotland it shall be
competent to enforce payment of such fees, and of any sum
of money so awarded to be paid, by
sheriffs in the same manner as is by the law of Scotland eom-
petent for the recovery
of any debt of the like amount.
Clause (N).—Certificates, awards, &c., to be receivable in
evidence.