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merits, anil papers of the club, and shall prepare all returns and other docu- 
ments required by the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, or the Treasury Eegu- 
tions, to be sent to the Registrar. 
XIII. The steward or stewards of each parish or place shall admit members 
(Rule 22) subject to approval by the committee of management, receive the 
contributions of the members, enter the same on the members' cards, keep 
the books and accounts prescribed by the committee of management, and 
furnish the district secretary with a quarterly statement of his receipts 
within one month of the first day of January, April, July, and October, and 
in all matters act under the direction of the committee of management. He 
may be paid such yearly salary as the committee of management shall direct. 
The district secretary shall, for bis district, keep the books and accounts 
prescribed by the committee of management, and furnish the secretary with 
a quarterly statement of his receipts within one month of the first day of 
February, May, August, and November, and in all matters act under the 
direction of the committee of management. He may be paid such yearly 
salary as the committee of management shall direct. 
XIV. The committee of management shall have the power to dismiss or to 
accept the resignation of any officer. 
XV. Funds. — So much of the funds of the club as may not be wanted for 
immediate use, shall, with the consent of the committee of management, be 
invested by the trustees in a savings' bank, or in the public funds, with 
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, upon Govern- 
ment or real securities in Great Britain or Ireland, or upon debentures, 
debenture stocks, mortgages, or securities of any company incorporated by 
charter or Act of Parliament and paying a dividend, or upon the security 
of any county, borough, or other rates authorised to be levied and mort- 
gaged by Act of Parliament, in the purchase of land, or in the erection or 
alteration of offices or other buildings thereon. — Friendly Societies Act, 1875, 
s. 16 (1). 
XVI. Mortgages or other assurances for securing money to the club may 
be vacated by a receipt endorsed, signed by the trustees, and counter-signed 
by the Secretary in the form contained in the 3rd Schedule to the Friendly 
Societies Act, 1875. — Friendly Societies Act, 1875, s. 16 (7). 
XVII. The honorary fund shall consist of one-third of the moneys received 
from honorary members, provided that if at any time this fund shall be 
insufficient to meet the necessary charges thereon, the committee of manage- 
ment shall, at a meeting duly called for that purpose, direct that from each 
benefit member there be levied a sum, not exceeding one penny per quarter, 
or fourpence per year, which shall be applied exclusively to the payments 
chargeable to this fund, and of which contributions a separate account shall 
be kept, to be balanced and audited annually with the other accounts of 
the club. 
XVIII. The management fund shall consist of two-thirds of the moneys 
received from honorary members, together with all fines from benefit members, 
and all sums otherwise unapplied, including interest on all sums temporarily 
or otherwise invested. 
Provided that if at any time this fund shall be insufficient to meet the 
necessary expenses of management, the committee of management shall, at a 
meeting duly called for that purpose, direct that from each benefit member 
there be levied a sum not exceeding threepence per quarter, or one shilling 
per year, to be applied exclusively to the necessary expenses of management, 
of which contributions a separate account shall be kept to be balanced and 
audited annually with the other accounts of this club. 
XIX. Accounts. — All moneys received on account of contributions, sub- 
