The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-06-25

tor failure to comply with the same,
be imprisoned in the peniteHtiary I
not more than fifteen years. lO60. I
If any brakeman, switchman,
or other person in charge of any |
switch, shall wilfully or carelessly /
leave the same open or improperly
placed, whereby any person shall
be killed or injured, he shall, on
conviction be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not more than fifteen
years" { l0Gl.
The same penalty imposed in
case a locomotive or train is left
standing on any railroad crossing,
unless done under regulations
adopted by those having the right
to control such matter. 1902.
"lf any person, while on duty IN
charge of locomotive engine, run
ming or standing, upon any railroad
in this State, or, if any conductor,
in charge of ear or train, OH any
such railroad thall be intoxicated,
he shall, on conviction, be subject
to imprisonment in the penitentiary
not more than fifteen years. : 1864.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Law relating to same as IN Code
1871. { 1065-1070.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
Only sections 2437 aud 243S of
the Code of 1871, retained in this
chapter. s 1071-l072.
Sections 2439, 2il0 and 244l,
Code 1871, prohibiting certain con.
veyances aud deyises to religious
societies and corporations, are
omitted.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The provisions of the Code of
1871 are tor the most part retained
in the New Code, and there are a
number of new sections, the most
Important of which | will refer TO.
II tho agent authorized to ac.
knowledge service of process shall
remove or abscond FROM this State |;
or il any insurance company shall
be without an agent IN the State,
authorized to acknowledge service
of process, the same shall be liable
to attachment in any county in the
State. ! 1919.
Section 244G, Code 1871, amend.
ed so rs to require II deposit of
twenty-five thousand dollars by all
insurance companies proposing to
to do business in this State. : 1850.
Companies having deposits un-
der s 2446 of the Code of 1871 al.
lowed to continue business, and
shall be entitled to interest under
sections 2447 and 24iS; but on the
lsU of November next the deposits
shall be made up to twenty five
thousand dollars. 1882.
Masonic societies, Odd Fellows,
knights of Pythias, Knights of
Honor and other benevolent insti.
tutions iusuring on the assessment
plan, not required to make any de-
posit. : 1854.
Any person who shall act In any
way for or on behalf a foreign in.
surance company shall be held to
be the agent of the company as to
all duties aud liabilities. 5 1885.
| Whenever any person shall act
OH behalf of II foreign insurance
company within this State, such
company shall be held to be doing
business within this State,
and shall be subject to the taxes
imposed on foreign insurance com-
panies doing business here; and
the person SO acting shall be person
ally liable for such taxes. s 1887.
Any person acting OH behalf ol
any foreign insurance company
which has not complied with tht
laws of this State. shall be person
ally liable to the holder of any
policy in respect of which such act
was done, for any loss. 1888.
The State treasurer may be
garnished as to effects he has tC
deposit. 5 1889.
Effects in the hands of the treas
urer may he adjudged to the plain
tiff in attachment cases. 1000.
} The deposit of such company IN
the hands of the treasurer shall bt
liable to any proper legal demands
against the company; and thu
} treasurer may by summoned as de
) fendant or garnishee. 1901.
: Unearned premiums shall also b
, paid out of the deposit. s 1892.
Whenever it shall appear tina
| any such insurance company is in
2 solvent the treasurer shall give 10
! ticc for creditors to come forwar'
and prove their claims; aud If tn
$ claims shall exceed the deposi
D they shall be paid pro rata. Blu
Q claimants may bring suits as pro
vided by law. 5 1904.
!, Any company whose deposit !
! reduced shall make up the amount
s or the license of such compan.
7 shall be revoked. s 1906.
For "An act in relation to th
8 deposits Of Insurance cOmpanie
Q aud to equalize the sane,n which
. E 1one ~ tho uav G,oda saa act