member.
(v.) Any member who may be in arrear of a sub- Civil pro-
script, which, according to the rules of the ceedings Society, he is bound to pay, or who shall against possess himself of or detain any property of the Society in a manner or for a time contrary to such jules, or shall injure or destroy any pro- perty of the Society, may be sued for such arrear or for the damage accruing from such detention, injury or destruction of property in the manner hereinbefore provided. But, if the defendant shall be successful in any suit or other proceedings brought against him at the instance of the Society, and shall be adjudged to recover his costs, he may elect to proceed to recover the same from the officer in whose name the suit shall be brought, or from the Society, and in the latter case shall have process against the property of the said Society in the manner above described,
(vi) Any number not less than three-fifths of the Dissolution members for the time being resident in the of Societies
how may be Colony of any Society may determine that it had. shall be dissolved forthwith, or at the time them agreed upon, and all necessary steps shall be taken for the disposal and settlement of the property of the Society, its claims and liabilities according to the rules of the said Society appli- cable thereto (if any), and, if not, then as the governing body shall find expedient, provided that, in the event of any dispute arising among the said governing body or the members of the Society, the adjustment of its affairs shall le referred to the Supreme Court, and the Court shall make such order in the matter as it shall deem requisite. Provided that no Society shall Proviso. be dissolved unless three-fifths of the members
so resident as aforesaid shall have expressed a wish for such dissolution by their votes deli-
vered in person or by proxy at a general meet- ing convened for the purpose.
25. The Triad and Unlawful Societies Ordinance, 1887, Repeal of is hereby repealed.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1887.
Objects and Reasons,
The objeer of the bill is to provide means of controlling the numerous clubs and societies which have come into existence in Hongkong during the last few years.
Some of these societies have been used in the past for the purpose of bringing illegal pressure to bear on persons other than members and it is feared that in the present state of affairs such occurrences may be repeated and dis- orders fomented and it is desired to give the Government opportunities of obtaining full particulars about these societies and of suppressing them where necessary. It is hoped also that the Ordinance will be useful in giving the Registrar a stronger position if guidance or advice appear to be called for.
The Ordinance will also enable control to be exercised more effectively over working men's clubs such as those which were responsible for the riots in 1894.
The Trial and Unlawful Societies Ordinance, 1887, is repealed, as all its effective provisions are included in the present bill.
The bill is framed on the same lines as the Ordinance in
force in the Straits Settlements. It is necessary to include all clubs and societies but in practice a very large number will be permanently exempted from registratiou.
A. W. BREWIN,
Registrar General,
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