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Penalty.

Unlawful Societies.

Penalties on managers and

assistant

managers.

Penalties on members or

persons

attending

meetings of

unlawful Society.

Persons allow- ing unlawful assembly in their premises. Penalty.

(2.) In case any Exempted or Registered Society shall

fail to comply with any order under or with any of the

provisions of sections 7 or 8 each of the persons mentioned

in the last preceding sub-section shall be liable on

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five

dollars.

10. On and after the first day of January, 1912, every

Society not being a Registered Society or an Exempted

Society shall be deemed to be an unlawful Society.

11.

Any person managing or assisting in the management

of any unlawful Society shall be liable on summary convict- ion to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months.

12.-(1.) Any person being or acting as a member of an

unlawful Society shall be liable on summary conviction to

a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprison-

ment for a period not exceeding six months.

(2.) Any person attending a meeting of an unlawful

Society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not

exceeding one hundred dollars and to imprisonment not

exceeding three months.

13. Any person knowingly allowing a meeting of an

unlawful Society, or of members of an unlawful Society, to

be held in any house, building or place belonging to or occupied by him, or over which he has control, shall be

liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one

thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a period not

exceeding six months.

Burden of proof 14. If in any prosecution for an offence against the as to definit- ion of Society.provisions of this Ordinance it shall be proved that a club,

company, partnership or association exists and is neither

a Registered nor an Exempted Society it shall be presumed

until the contrary be proved that the club, company, part-

nership or association is a Society within the meaning of

this Ordinance.