Litchfield enquirer., 1860-09-06
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 An act in addition to "An act concaraihg Tor cign Insurance Companies

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 An act in addition to An act oonoarhihg TUT. eign Insurance Companies, Ha 1t enacted hy the Senate and House o' iepfe'
 scntatives in General Assembly convened; Sec. 1, Evrrv person who shall act as nEent. in
 ment exists, for or nj 'noha,r MheLg ANqdypgM.tl
 organized under tho laws of tho stato of New Ymk,
 to effect Insurance in this state against osa or in
 jury by fire, sl@ll in the month of January in each
 and every year, render an account, verified under
 oath to be just, trus and complete account, to
 the treasurer of the city in which such agent shall
 act as aforesaid or. in case such agent sha, so act
 without the limits Of any city, to tho treasurer of
 the town in which such agent shall SO net of all
 the premiums which during the year ending en
 the next preceding thirty first day of December
 shall have been received by such agent or person
 or by any other person fer him, or shall have been
 agreed to be paid, for any insurance against loss
 or injury by fire m this state, effected or agreed
 to be effected by him, such agent and such
 agent shall, in the month of January in each and
 every year, pay to the treasurer to whom the said
 account is hereby required to be rendered. the
 sum of two dollars on the hundred dollars and
 at that rate upon the amount of all the premiums
 received by him. or by any other person for him,
 or agreed to be paid for any insurance effected or agreed to be effected by him as such agent. as aforesaid. And all sums paid to said treas,lrers.
 under the provisions of this act, shall be applied
 under the direction of the common council of the h., may be-, to dcflay the expenses of the fire depart mcnt in such city or town.
 Sec. 7. No person shall act IS agent for or on be- half Of any corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York. to effect insurances in this state, as aforesaid, until he shall have exc cuted and delivered to tic, treasurer to whom. by the provisions of the preceding section of this act said account is to be rendered and said sum paid, a bond in the penal sum of five hundred dollars. with such suretcs as said treasurer shall approve, with condition that he will comply with the pre- visions of this act and any person who shall cr- feet agree to fleet, promise or procure any nsu- rance specified in the preceding section of this act from and after the first day of August next, witL out having executed and delivered the bond here by required, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two hundred dollars for each offence, to be sued for and collected by said treasurer in his own name, in an action on this statute; and such penalty when collected shall be applied to the same pur- poses, and in the manner therein provided as the sum required to be paid by said agent in the preceding section of this act.
 Sec. 5. Every person who shall act as agent for ,r ill behalf of any corporation organized under | the laws of the state of Rhode Island to effect n 'urances in this state, shall, on the first Monday in October, in each year. during the continuance of his agency, make return to the comptroller f | public accounts, verified under oath to be a just | rue and complete account of the amount insured )y him as such agent in this state and of in. lmornt or premiums and assessments received by [ Jim as such agent. during the year next preccd ng said first Monday in October: and shall at the ame time, pay to the treasurer of the state. for he Use of the state, a tax of two per cent on the TOSS amount of said premiums and assessments, md if any such agent shall neg ect to make such eturns and payments are hereby required, in his section, he shall forfeit to the state for the SC of the state, five hundred dcllars, ts be re- overed in the name of the treasurer by action n this statute.
 Sec. f. If any person acting as agent, as desig- ated in the first or third sections Of this act, | nall neglect or refuse to comply with any of the rovisions of this act the treasurer to whom said cconnt is to be rendered and said sum paid by le provisions of this act may apply to any judge the superior court to enjoin such person against fcctlng insuranccs as such agent and it shall 0 the duty of the judge to whom such applca- ltion is made. upon finding that such agent has egected or refused to comply with the provis- ms of this act to grant said in uncton, and said ldge or. in case of his inability to act. any ther ldge of the superior court, may dissolve said in- melton, whenever said agent shall comply with le provisions of this act The fact of such agen- y shall be deemed to be sufficiently proved in ny case that may arise under the provisions of lis act by any person having acted as such agent, ' held himself out or advertised as such agent.
 Sec. 5 The tax hereby imposed upon such gents shall be in lieu of all other taxes now re- uired to be paid by them such agents and all ,ts and parts of acts far they are inconsist- 1t herewith, are, to that extent, repealed.
 Approved, June 23, 186O