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administration or confirmation will be taken out of the funds, goods,
and chattels, of such depositor, to pay the same to the widower or
widow of such member as the case may be, or to the child of such
member, as the case may be, or the child of such member, if so di-
rected by any rule of such Society or Branch, and, in case there shall
be no such direction, then to pay and divide the same to and amongst
the person or persons entitled to the effects of the deceased intestate,
without taking out letters of administration.
What payment on account of deceased members valid.
30. Whenever the Trustees of any certified Friendly Society
or Branch, at any time after the decease of any Member, shall have
paid and divided any sum of money to or amongst any person or
persons who shall at the time of such payment appear to such Trus-
tees to be entitled to the effects of any deceased intestate Member,
the payment of any such sum or sums of money shall be valid and
effectual with respect to any demand of any other person or persons
as next of kin of such deceased intestate Member, or as the lawful
representative or representatives of such Member against the funds
of such Society or Branch, or against the Trustees thereof, but ne-
vertheless such next of kin or representatives shall have remedy for
such money so paid as aforesaid against the person or persons who
shall have received the same.
Payment on death of members to be paid to Executors.
31. From and after the passing of this Act it shall not be
lawful for any Society to grant any assurance whereby the sum as-
sured on the death of the Member shall be payable to any nominee,
or to any other person than the widower or widow of a Member (as
the case may be), or the child, or the executors, administrators, or
assigns, of such Member, or in case the Member shall die intestate,
and the sum payable on his death shall not exceed Fifty Pounds, to
the person whom the Trustees shall consider entitled to the goods
and effects of the Member so dying intestate. Provided always that
it shall be lawful for any such Society to add to its rules a rule or
rules whereby any sum payable on the death of a Member may be
made payable to the executors, administrators, or assigns, of such
Member.
Donations.
32. It shall be lawful for any Society established under this
Act to receive any property whatsoever by gift, grant, bequest, de-
vise, or otherwise, from any person or persons, and all such pro-
perty shall vest in the Trustee or Trustees of the said Society, in
Trust, for the use of such Society.
Construction of terms.
33. In the construction of this Act, unless there shall be some-
thing in the subject, matter, or context, repugnant thereto, the word
Society shall include every Branch thereof, by whatever name it
may be designated; and words Committee of Management shall
mean the body of Members appointed to manage and direct the af-
fairs of the Society, by whatever name such body may be called ;
the word Secretary shall mean the Clerk or person who keeps the
accounts of the Society.
Short title.
34. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the "Friendly
Societies Act, 1856."
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Friendly Societies Act, Deceased members, Payments, Trustees, Executors, Definitions, Short title