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institution conducts its business, because
1t does not and will not report its affairs
TO this Office. l have commenced two
suits against it for the purpose of COM
pelllng 1t to comply with the laws of the
State, but these suits seem to be victims
of the laws inevitable delay. Meanwhile
the United States authorities have had
their attention called to the manner in
which this association does its business,
and after a careful examination of the
circulars it sends out all over the country,
and also after consultation with q num-
Der Of people who claim to have been
Vlctimized, have done two things:
"First-lndictment have been found
by the United States Grand Jury against
the manager of the concern, man named
Thieleman, for sending advertisements of
a swindling scheme through the mails.
The trial of Mr.. Theleman has not yet
taken place in the United States District
Court.
"Second-The United States Postal au-
thorities have denied the concern the use
of the United States mails. All letters
known to have been sent by this COM
pany are retained and not delivered. and
money orders coming to this State di-
rected to the Eagle are refused payment.
This is the present status of the Eagle
Insurance Company, as far as / am able
TO say. AS far as my observation goes, a
popularity of the association is, that it
sends its circulars to people of other
States and countries, and none in the
State Of CALIFORNIA;; at least, / can recollect
OF no inquiry by letter from any person
in this State"
| IRRESPONSIBLE ''FoREIGN'' COMPANIES.
'lt is strange to me-" said Secretary of
State Waite to n RECORD-UNIoN reporter
yesterday, that large companies incor-
porated in the Eastern States, run the
| risk of doing business in California with
out complying with the law. There are a
| dozen sewing machine companies doing
| a thriving business on this coast, and
| only one of them has notified this office
who their representative in this State is,
upon whom process may be served if
anyone desired to bring suit against the
| company. The law says that corpora
| ton doing business under the laws of a
| State, other than California, must, within
| sixty days from the time of commencing
! to do business in this State, designate
some person residing in the county in
which the principal place of business of
| the corporation is, and file such designa-
| ton in'the Office of the Secretary of State,
and it is lawful to serve on such person
any process issued. If person desired
to bring suit against one of these COM
| panieS, the matter would have to be car
ried directly into the United States courts,
| and great deal of expense would be in
volved.
sit is a fact" continued Mr.. Waite,
''that these companies which have not
complied with the law cannot collect a
| bill from anyone in this State unless the
person wishes to pay it. Section of the
| Act in relation TO foreign corporations
says that every corporation created by
the laws of any other State, which shall
fail to complyswith the provisions of the
| first section of this statute, shall be denied
| the benefit of the statutes of this State
| limiting the time for the commencement
| of civil actions"