The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
CHAPTER ccxL.

An Act to facilitate the collection from fire nsur-
ance companies not organized under the laws
OF this state, but doing business herein, and
from agents and brokers, of certain premiums
for the benevolent funds of the several duly
incorporated tiremens relief associations in this
state.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS.
sembly of the State of New Jersey That each fire
of this state, that shall take insurance risks on
property in this state shall, on the first day of
made to the treasurer of the duly incorporated
firemen's relief association Of each city, town,
borough, township or portion of township, or
fire district in which any property may be stu
ated on which such company may have taken an
insurance risk, true return in writing, verified
by the oath Of an officer or representative of such
company showing the amount of all premiums
received by such company, or agreed to be paid
to said company, during the six months next pre-
ceding the respective times above set for the max
ing of such returns for insurance by said COM
pany, against loss or injury by fire. upon property
in such city, town, borough, township or portion
of q township, or fire district and such company
shall within one month after the respective times
pay to said treasurer the sum of two dollars upon
each hundred dollars, and at that rate upon the
amount of all such premiums received or agreed
to be paid as aforesaid within said six months;
and nothing herein contained shall in anywise
alter or affect the making of such returns by any
regularly appointed agents of such fire insurance
company or by any brokers, who may have
placed any insurance in such company, nor the
payment by them of such percentage, but any
such payments, when brought to the notice of
said company, may be accounted for by said COM
pany, under oath, and deducted from any pay
ment made as aforesaid by said company; and If
any such fire insurance company shall fail to
comply with the foregoing provisions or any of
them, and il the same shall be reported to the
secretary of state, in writing Attesed by the oath
of~the treasurer of any duly incorporated fire.
mems relief association in this state, the secretary
of state shall forthwith revoke any certificate of
authority issued to said company and, until the
provisions of this act shall have been complied
with by such company, said company shall not
have authority to transact further business in this
state. EsN Nv
q And be it enacted, That if any person residing
or having an office or place of business in this
state shall, in the capacity either of agent or
broker, effect or cause to be effected any insur-
ance shall receive any application for the
effecting of insurance upon property in any city,
town, borough, township. or portion of town
ship, or fire district in this state, which now has,
or may hereafter have, duly incorporated fire.
mems relief association and directly or indirectly
shall place such insurance or cause the same to
be placed in any fire insurance company not or
gained under the laws of this state, such agent
or broker shall make return to the treasurer Of
the duly incorporated firemen's relief association
of the city, town, borough, township or portion
of a township, or fire district in which such prop
erty may be situated, on the first day of January
and lin July in each year, containing a just and
true account under the oath of such agent or
broker. of all premiums received by him, or By
any other person for him, or agreed to be paid,
during the six months next preceding the re-
spectiye times above set for the making of such
returns for insurance against loss injury by fire
upon propertyi in such city, town, borough, town
ship, or portion of township or fire district,
which insurance shall have been placed by him,
or by any other person for him. at his request
in apS-tra insurance COMPANY not er-antzsd