9. Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law

Whenever by any bye-law duly made in accordance with the rules and regulations of the society, or, if the rules do not provide for the making of byelaws, by any bye-laws made at a general meeting of the members of the society convened for the purpose (for the making of which the concurrent votes of threefifths of the members present at such meeting shall be necessary), any pecuniary penalty is imposed for the breach of any rule or bye-law of the society, such penalty, when accrued, may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction where the defendant shall reside, or the society shall be situate, as the governing body thereof shall deem expedient.