This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... the trade union acts, 1871 and 1876. "The Act of 1871," said Jessel, M. R., in 1880, "no doubt was passed primarily with a view to preventing the treasurers and secretaries and officers of these societies from robbing them; that was the chief object." This ignores Russell Gurney's Act, passed in 1868. See p. 115. "It was discovered that some of these men, abusing the confidence reposed in them, took advantage of the law, which made these societies illegal, by appropriating their funds and property to their own use. That, no doubt, was one of the principal objects, and therefore the Act was passed to get at these men. Another object was this: there was a great difficulty in suing and getting their property from third persons, and one object of the Act was to enable these societies to sue in respect of their property, and also to enable them to hold property, such as a house or office." (Rigby v. Connol, 14 Ch. D. 489). 34 & 35 Vict. C. 81. An Act to amend the Law relating to Trades Unions. 29th June, 1871. The Act of 1876 (see p. 101) is entitled "An Act to amend the Trade Union Act, 1871." Trade Union seems to be the correct term. A notorious instance was Hornby v. Close, in 1867 (L. R. 2 Q. B. 153). The Court of Queen's Bench (Cockburn, C. J., Blackburn, Mellor, and Lush, jj.) unanimously held that Justices were right in dismissing a complaint against a defaulting member of "a society of which one of the objects was the relief of sick, disabled and aged members, and the burial of dead members, but of which one of the main objects was that of a trades union, and the support of members when on strike," on the ground that this last purpose was " illegal." (See p. 61.) Preliminary. s- 2-3 1. This Act may be cited as "The Trade Union...