The Portland daily press., 1889-04-05
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
or thing in Q sworn Abatement \. 70 the death 81

tcra facts thing statement as to the death or
for the purpose procuring the of the benefit
named in the certificate such holder shall be entity of
ngfy AO upon convection shall be punished accord
Scot H. Any fraterna beneficiary corporation existing
ing business as herein defined rencorporate under
the provisions Of this act provided that nothing in this
act shall be construed requiring cor
poraon TO rencorporate and such corporation may
continue to exercise all the rights powers privileges
conferred by this act and its articles incorporation not
inconsistent herewith and shall be subject to the require
me1s and penalties of this act the if rencorpor
IL No charter granted the provisions of this
act DC valid after one year from its date unless the
glzaton mas been completed and business begun
under.
SECT 49, Any such corporation association or society,"
nelecCng TO comply with, violating the provisions of
this act shall be fined less than fifty nor more than two
hundred T11d q dollars, upon conviction thereof.
SECT H. The provisions of the enacted by this leo
lsature relating to the formation
societies organized under or 40 or
Aoiini'y W 'ls acc' lApproved February 2S.]
Chapter 235.
AN ACT restraining the sale Tobacco and use of
Scot No person shall sell any cigarette to any person
under the age of sixteen years
NO person. other than the minors parent
years any cigarette for such minors personal use.
Visions shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty
uoiiafs [Approved February 2Sl
Chapter 236.
AN ACI TO amend Section sixteen and thrtywo Chap
ter seventy OF the Revised Statutes in relation to nso
vent Debtors
SECT Clause three Of section sixteen of chapter sew
enty OF the revised Statutes is hereby amended by
ing out the word hiry in the fourth ne and inserting
instead thereof the word fifty that said clause as
Ill That meeting of the creditors of the debtor to
estate will be held at court of insolvency at time and
place designated in the warrant than nor more
Section OF Of cbaper seventy Of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto the
fonowlngIhe provisions of chapter seventywo apply
amended, shall read as follows:-
bond for the faithful performance of his duties In such
he directs and with sureies as he
The provisions of chapter sevenwo apply such bonds
so Tar as applicable. approved March u
Chapter 237.
AN ACT relating to Life and Casualty Insurance on the
to the party parties named therein upon the death or
physical disability of which benefit any de-
gree or manner conditioned upon the collection of an
sessment upon persons holding similar contracts shall be
deemed contract of insurance the assessment plan
and the involving the issuance of such Contracts
shall be carried in this state only by duly organized cor
porations which shall be subject to the provisions and
quiremens of this act nothing herein contained shall
be construed applicable to organizations which conduct
their business fraerna societies. lodge system
or to organizations which do employ paid agents in
soliciting business other than in the preliminary organza
tons of local branches limit their certificate holders to
particular order fraternity, to the employees of
particular town city, designated firm house or
corporations or to organizations which unncorporated
and limit the amount of every certificate issued maxi
mum amount not exceeding five hundred dollars on any
one risk but corporation organized under the
another state, which limits its certificate holders the
members of particular Order class raternty after
complying with all the provisions of this act may be
licensed by the insurance commissioner do
der this act upon proof satisfactory him has the
sanction of the governing body of ORDER class or fra
ternlty in the state in which it is incorporated
nome oce to the of such ORDER the benefit
is to accrue through the death of
contract shall be of life insurance. if through the accden-
tai death only the physical disability accident or
sickness OF the insured it shall be of casualty insurance
Scot Seven more persons, citizens of this state
may form corporation to the business of life
casualty insurance. both the plan Such
corporations shall be organized and the proceedings there
under shall conform to sections three of
chapter hfyve of the revised statutes but no such cor
poraon shall begin to do business until at three
dred persons have subscribed, in writing be insured
therein, and have each paid in full mortuary
ment TO be held IN trust for the benefit of the benecares
nor until said corporation has filed with insurance COM
missioner certified copy of the of organization
the insurance commissioner has certified that has COM
pied with the provisions of this act and authorized
transact business No organization under the
or this act shall continue valid one year unless
the organization has been completed and business begun
hereunder.
Scot Any corporation existing under laws this
state and engaged in ansactng the business life
casualty insurance the pn may rencorpo
rate under the provisions of this act in the provided
by chapter ve of the revised statues provided that
nothing in this act contained shall be construed requr
ing making 1t obligatory upon any such corporation to
rencorporate and any such corporation may continue
exercise all rights and privileges conferred by its
charter and by this ac not intending that this act shall in
any way abrogate abridge supersede rights vest