River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-04-13

AN ACT relating TO deceptive adye tisements by
Panies ASSOCIATIONS and corporations transac,ing sae
tory of subdivision o OF section 1876 or chapter
the revised statutes OF 1878, entitled of insurance
corporations
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, represented IN
ate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section /. Subdivision G Of section 1916 Of chap
Ter 81 Of the revised statutes Of 1878, Is here
section 1876, C. 1t shall be unlawful for any com
pany, association or corporation ansacting the bust
OF fire insurance in this state TO publish or cause
70 be published, or permit 70 be published by any
iis agents or WIN the knowledge or consent q any q
card, sign, otherwise, which shall represent said
different nature or those actually written
by said company, association or corporation or shall
represent said company association corporation as
eonfning its business TO particular class of risks,
when il is in reality writing risks of another class The
distribution OF any cards or other documents by any
agent Of any such company association corporation,
containing such deceptive representations as to the
nature OF class OF risks written by such company asso
citation corporation, the existence OF any sign eN
posed 70 public view containing such deceptive repre-
sensations as 10 the nature or class OF risks written py
such company association corporation belonging 10
any such company, association corporation or any
agent thereof or existence OF any advertisements or
card statement containing any such deceptive repre-
sentatons to the nature class OF risks written by
SAID com iy association or corporation IN any news
paper published in any town village city inwheh the
said company, association corporation has an agent
traisaeting business or soliciting Insurance, shan oe
prima facie evidence Of the violation of this section by
lion lion to he pesty prayidei IN suBdvison Of sec
ton 1915 of the revised statutes OF 1878 which Is hereby
by made the duty Of the commissioner of insurance 10
revoke the Incense Of any company association cor
poTa0n which shall be convicted OF violating this
section and the licenses Of ali its for the trnnsnc
ton of the business of fire insurance within this state
Immediately upon the filing of certified copy OF the
record Of such conviction with said COM
missioner of insurance. Whenever there shall be filed
with said commissioner of Insurance. affidavit con-
tatpng statement OF facts constituting prlma fac1e
evidence of the violation Of this section by such
company, association corporation. said commission
of insurance shall Immediately notify such compa-
NY association corporation, OF the filing OF such aiti-
dayit, and shall require such company association or
corporation 10 show before said commissioner o.
insurance within thirty days from such notification
why its license should not be revoked and II such
company, association corporation shall fail within
The time specified 70 establish to the satisfaction Of said
commissioner Of insurance that it has not violated
this section in the manner alleged in such aihdayh,
said commissioner of insurance shall Immediately re-
woke the eence of said company, association or cor
poraton and the licenses of all its agents for the trans
action Of the business of fire insurance within this
state No license TO transact the business Of tre IN
surance within this state shall be granted by said COM
missioner OF insurance 10 company, association or
corporation any agent thereof TO transact such
business of fire insurance for said company, assocla
ton or corporation for the period of from the
date when the license of said company association or
corporation has been revoked under the proysionso
this section.
section ,. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage aud publication.
Approved March Is. 1882,