The Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1871
WHEREAS by "The Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1867," s. 4, it is enacted, that upon such certificate as therein mentioned being granted to a society by the Registrar of Friendly Societies in England, Scotland, or Ireland, the members of such society shall become a body corporate by the name therein described, having a perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to purchase, erect, and sell and convey, or to hold lands and buildings with limited liability: And whereas doubts h...