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Officers of a loan society refusing to account either with the society or with loan fund board, and pay over money in their hands, subject to a penalty.
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23. If any officer, clerk, or servant of any loan society established or acting under this Act shall refuse or neglect, when thereunto required, to account with such society, or any committee thereof, or other person or persons who shall be authorized by such society to require such account, or with the secretary or any other duly authorized officer of the said loan fund board, for any money or other property of such loan society which shall have been received by him, or shall refuse or neglect, when thereunto required, to pay or deliver to such society, or to such person or persons as shall be authorized by such society to receive the same, any money or other property of such society which then shall be or ought to be in his possession or power, every such officer, clerk, or servant of such loan society so offending as aforesaid shall for every such offence be liable to pay a sum of money equal in amount to the money or the value of the property (if any) so wrongfully detained by him, and in addition thereto a further sum not exceeding the sum of five pounds, to be recovered in manner herein-after mentioned.
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