The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-10
MAI ORITY REPORT
oF TBS
WORKINGS OF TRADES UNIONS
ROYAL COMMISSIONERS.

lCONrlNUED.l
REGISTRATION OF TRADES UNIONS
(7S) With regard 10 the existing trades
unions, we think that, SUBJECT to certa IN
conditions, to be presently stated, they
should be relieved from their present ano-
malous position. A. to the actual state Of
the .aw a. The time Of writing this report, We
Ind that The question has been raised wheth-
or unions which erase al rules for Illegal
purposes from the COPY Of their rules have a
rlglt 70 deposit such clpv with the Eegistr Y
OF Friendly Societies under The 44.h section
ot II and IL Wet, g. 63, end upon SO doing
" have a certificate, which. it valid. would
be evidence Of q tight u al the facilities,
both for settling disputes and also for OBJ
tanning redress for wrongs In respect az
their property ami funds. which Are given
by that section 10 toe societies certified in
accordance therewith. THE question arose
N hornby y. Close (l0 Cox VI. U. 1881 iu
Earrer y. Close %. d. j. Jan. lS6o,l and
lastly 70 Farrer v. The justices III Bradford
no Jan, loGg); The judgment w the last
mentioned ease, which is the case Of Farrer
y. Close re-stated, being under consideration
at the date Of gning this port.
ADyANFAGEs UND-s TIE LAW RECENTLY CON
FERRED
(l9) We notice, also, that societies have
now facilities TO Apply the law skainst lar
ceny ard embeZzlement 10 offences bv their
oiheers and Othe- members coming within
the recent Act TO amend the Law relating
70 Larceny and Embezzienent7 (SL and 81
fict-,c. ll6). Bur although sume progress
has been made towards security fer the
rights of members Of unions, there would
Pc advantage 10 the unions If they were e.
tabllshed with the capacities, rights. and
liabilities atising from status recognized
by law and tnere would be advantage to
the pubic II tLeir proceedings were made
public, and the officers, Of unions acting
according ~ 'a7v had the position To which
persons dlscharging important duties are
entitled.
REGISTRATION Oh UNI0AS.
(oO.) We therefore recommend that fac
iiities should be granted for such registra-
ton as will give ID the unions capacity fnr
rights and duties resembling 10 some decree
that OF corporations, and 70 the public the
II ans Of knowing the rules, members, ana
funds D. the unions, and also their expendi-
ture and proceedings But as many Of the
rules and bylaws Of some Of The trades un-
ions are framed IN defiance IL well e-tab-
lished principles Of economical science. and
tenl TO restrict the free action of those
principles on which depend the well being
and progress Of isocety and as, moreover.
they appear to US 10 be not less injurious ~
the working classes themselves than IN tha
employers Of labor and the public generally.
We are Of opiaion that a distinction shouId
Oe drawn between thO5. trades unions
whose rules and bye-laas sre, and those
whose rules ana bye-laws are not, thus open
to objection.
UNIONS HAVING oBJECTIoNABLE BULBS Sor ro
BE ENTITLED To ..EGIsrRAlIoN.
(el.) The distinction We propose To draw
Is TO ALLOW registration in the one case. SO
taa; trades union whose rules and bye-laws
were founded by the registering officer ~ be
uDobjectionable, would be entitled 20 be re-
glstered, and acq uire the benefits intended
70 be confer red By such registration while
in the otner case trades union whose rules
and bye-lsws were found By him to be franz
ed for the promotion Of certain objects
deemed Objectionable. which we shall pres
emily specify. would not be entitled 80 reg
istration 20 long as the Objectionable rules
and bye-laws should remain.
REGISTRATION, now TO BE REJECTED.
v (3-.) The registration Of trades unions
might be effected through the registrar q
friendly societies, asd it would be his duty
TO see that the rules ard bye-laws Of a socie-
ty claiming to be registered were unobiec
tlonable-that Is, not intending 10 promote
the objects which we now proceed to specify
as Jnstifying in our opinion, the refusal oi
registration.