INDEX TO THE STATUTES. 523 FREEMA80N8, IRELAND. Registry of lodges and societies of ; power of justices to direct discontinuance of meetings 2 & 3 Vict. c. 74. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 14. s. 4. Freight. Lien for. See Merchant Shipping, *. Friendly Society. Established under 10 Geo. 4. c. 56. and 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 40. for the granting of assurances exceeding 1,000/., to cease to be friendly society, and regulations as to 13 & 14 Vict. c. 115. 15 & 16 Vict. c. 65. 17 & 18 Vict. c. 56. 10 Geo. 4. c. 56. 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 37. 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 40. 9 & 10 Vict. c. 27. Triendly societies and cattle insurance societies, established before 1st January 1876, regulations asto- - - - - -38&39 Vict. c. 60. ss. 5, 7. Friendly societies exempt from Life Assurance Companies Acts 33 & 34 Vict. c. 61. s. 2. „ „ from Charitable Trusts Acts. See Charities, 4. Societies which may be registered ; friendly societies, cattle insurance societies, benevo- lent societies, working men's clubs, and specially authorised societies 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 8. Limited application of Act to specially authorised societies - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 9. Chief and assistant registrars, and central offices ; exercise by central office, and Scotch and Irish registrars, of functions of registrars of friendly societies and registrars of building societies, and, as to loan societies, building societies, and societies for purposes of science, literature, and art, of functions of barristers, &c. appointed to certify rules of savings banks of friendly societies (see also Building Society; Industrial Society; Savings Bank ; Trade Union) - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 10. Registration of societies ; cancelling and suspension of registry ; rules and amendments ; registered offices ; trustees ; audit ; annual returns ; quinquennial returns and valuation 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. ss. 11-15. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 32. Certificate of death required before payment on death - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 14 (2). „ ,, but not in case of death at sea - 39 & 40 Vict. c. 32. 8. 7. Privileges of registered societies ; exemption from Corresponding Societies Acts ; exemption from stamp duty ; power of nomination ; payment of sums under 50/. without adminis- tration ; transfer of stock on absence, lunacy, &c. of trustee ; priority of debts due to society on death or bankruptcy of officers ; membership of minors, and societies and branches consisting of children only ; limitation of cost of certificate of birth or death ; subscriptions to hospitals, &c. - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 15. Investment of funds ; purchase, sale, and holding of lands ; vesting and devolution of property ; admission to copyholds ; discharge of mortgages to societies 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 16. Contribution to funds of other societies - - - 39 & 40 Vict. c. 32. s. 4. Fraud or misappropriation of property - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 16. (9). Investment with National Debt Commissioners (see also National Debt Commis- sioners) - - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 17. Loans to and accumulations for members - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. ss. 18, 19. Security by and accounts of officers - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 20. Legal proceedings against registered societies - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 21. Disputes between societies and members ; reference to registrar, court of summary juris- diction, or county court ; statement of case for superior court 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 22. Appointment of inspectors ; special meetings and resolutions ; change of name ; amalga- mation ; conversion into, amalgamation with, or transfer of engagements to company under Companies Acts - - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. ss. 23, 24. Dissolution by agreement, or award of registrar; powers of county court 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 25. 39&40 Vict. c. 32. s. 11. Enrolment of members in militia, yeomanry, naval coast, royal naval, naval artillery, or other volunteers - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 26. Limitation of benefits - - - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 27. Restrictions as to insurance of infants in registered and industrial assurance societies ; duties of registrars of deaths as to certificates - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 28. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 32. s. 8. Societies with branches, and conversion of societies into branches 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 29. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 32. Societies receiving contributions by collectors ; settlement of disputes by county court, or court of summary jurisdiction - - - - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 30. Cattle insurance and specially authorised societies ; recovery of money due from members in county court ----- - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 31 . Penalties for falsification of entries, and other offences - 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. s. 32.
