Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-05-07

county other than that in which such company
has Its place OF business.
SEC. z. Any town insurance company winch
has heretofore attempted to amend it's articles
OF incorporation by adding towns in a county
other than that in which such company's place
of business is situated shall be deemed and con-
sidered to have added such territory under the
terms OF this act to all intents and purposes as
fully as though such action has been taken sub
sequent to the passage OF this act; and such at
tempted enlargement of territory is hereby in all
things egalized, and such companyis authorized
to do business i'll such additional towns.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
%fullforce from and after the date of its passage.
Approved April 21, 1891.
CHAPTER 15-H. F. NO. 61O.
An Act to authorize live stock insurance COM
panles organized under the laws OF other
states to do business in Minnesota, and de-
filming the terms and conditions thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. Corporations organized under the
laws of other states OF the United States Tor the
purpose of insuring live stock against death Dy
accident, disease OF otherwise, may be permit.
ted to transact such business in the State OF
Minnesota upon compliance with the provisions
herein contained and not otherwise.
SEC. 2. Such corporations shall have q cap
ital stock OF one hundred thousand dollars
~(SlOO,O0O). actually paid up in cash, which
| they may invest in such securities as fire insur-
ance companies may be permitted to hold,
including mortgages upon real estate in the state
| where the SAID corporations are organized, or IN
UEG SUdIe OF MINNESOTA, WHICH real eSldCG Slldll
be worth at II ast twice The amount OF the sum
| secured by mortgage thereon. Such corpora
lions shall also comply with the act OF the legs-
lature OF the State OF Minnesota entitled a
act requiring the payment Of fees into the state
treasury by corporations upon fling articles OF
association or increase of capital stock ap--
proved April twenty-fOur (24), one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-nine lSS9).
SEC. 3. Such insurance companies shall also
file with the insur nee department. OF this state
a certificate from the insurance department OF
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tifying that it has fully complied With the laws
of such state and is authorized to engage in the
business OF live stock insurance therein.
SEC. 4. Such insurance companies shall also
file with the insurance department OF this state
IL certificate OF the insurance department OF the
state where said company is organized and do
capital stock OF one hundred thousand dollars
~($lOO,OOO), and stating how the same is in
vested. and attaching a schedule of the securl-
ties in which it is invested.
SEC. 5. Such insurance companies shall also
file with the insurance department OF this state a
certified copy Of the last annual report filed by
it with the insurance department of the state i'll
which it is organized, and such insurance com
panies shall thereafter annually on or before
the first day of March i'll each year, file with the
insurance commissioner OF this state, q certified
copy of the annual report filed by it in the in
sUrance department OF the state where said cor
pOratlOD is organized for the last preceding
year; and the said insurance commissioner OF
this state is authorized to require such other
statements in such form and at such times, as
he may prescribe; and he may examine or au-
thorize some person to examine such company,
if not satisfied of the correctness OF the reports
aid statements hereinbefore referred to.
SEC. g.. Such company shall also file a writ
ten stipulation, duly authenticated by the com,
pany, STIMULATING and agreeing that any legal
process affecting such company, served on the
insurance commissioner, shall have the same ef-
feet as il personally served on the company or
SEC. z. Upon compliance with the foregoing
provisions, The insurance commissioner OF this
state shall issue to such insurance company a
license permitting it to do business in the state
of Minnesota, subject to the provisions OF this
| statute, and to such other provisions as have
been or may be hereafter enacted by the leglsla-
ture of the State Of Minnesota for the govern
ment and regulation OF such insurance compa-
MES; and the said insurance commissioner shall
also issue a certificate to such person or persons
as may be designated as agents OF said com
pany, and he shall charge and receive such fees
for such licenses and certificates OF authority to
agents as he is now entitled to receive under eX-
listing laws from fire insurance companies organ
lied under laws of other states and permittedt to
do business in this state.
SEC. 8. In case the insurance commissioner
shall at any time find the capital stock OF any
such insurance company impaired to the extent
OF ten 10y per cent, he shall Immediately give
NOTICE to such company to make good it's whole
capital stock within sixty (6O) days: and If this
is not done, he shall require the company to
cease to do new business within the state, and
shall Immediately revoke the license permitting
it to do business within the state.
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state for any live stock insurance company
not incorporated under the laws OF this state in
any manner relating to risks, until the company
for which he is acting as such agent Shall have
complied with the provisions Of this act, and
until he has received from the insurance com,
missioner a certificate OF authority. as provided
for in section z of this act, stating that the re-
quirements of this act have been complied with,
| a record Of which certificate shall be kept in the
office Of the commissioner, and which certificate
| can be at any time revoked by the commits
Sibnp. A renewal of certificate mist be pro-
cured and filed within sixty (6O) days from
the first day OF January in each year. ANY
| such person or agent doing or attempting to
do business in any way relating to insurance
in this state, without such certificate OF author
ity, in violation Of this section, or after said
| certificate shall have been revoked. shall be
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject
to a fine, on conviction, OF not less than twenty
five (25) or more than one hundred 1OO) dol
lars for each offense, to be paid into the treasury
OF the county where the otfenSe was committed.
In case OF the non-payment OF any such tine the
| court shall have power to punish the offending
party by imprisonment i'll the county jail Tor a
| period not exceeding three (3) months. 1T shall
be the duty OF the insurance commissioner to
notify the county attorney of the proper county,
in writing, of any offense under this section
| which may come to his knowledge; and it shall
thereupon become the duty of such county al
torney to at once cause proceedings to be insti-
tuted for the punishment thereof.
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 81, 1891.
CHAPTER 16-H. F. NO IA.
An Act regulating the employment OF persons
serving i'll the capacity OF peace officers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
minnesota:
SECTION /. On and after the passage of this
act it shall be unlawful for any state OF munich
pal officers to swear in, appoint OF ALLOW any
person to act as policeman, special policeman,
constable, Or special constable, patrolman, mi
litiaman, Or any person to act as such, or as q
peace officer for the purpose of bearing arms or
maintaining the peace, who IS not a legal voter,
or militiaman of the state, and has been a con-
tinual resident of the state for the four months
next preceding such swearing in, or appointing.
SEC: 2. Any person violating the provisions
meanor, and shall be fined in the sum OF not less
than fifty dollars (S5O) nor more than five hun
dred dollars (S5oO); and not less than three (3)
months nor more than twelve az months i'm
prisonment IN the county jail.
SEC. 3. That it shall also be unlawful to in
stiJute or keep any private detective office Tor
the purpose OF keeping or letting out any armed
force for hire. And it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, company or corporation to
keep or let any armed force Tor hire; but all
armed forces shall be subject to the police au-
thorities created by law, and under the control
of the state or municipality. No person shall
be appointed as a detective, spy or secret agent
by any municipal authority, until he has be.
and been q continuous resident OF the state for
four az months next preceding such appoint
ment.
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the employment of any detective, resident or
nonresident. by any person or corporation,
municipal or otherwise, to obtain ~orma
as to The commission OF any crime, and to re-
port upon the same, but without any author
ity to make arrests or bear arms.
SEC. 4. That any person violating any OF the
provisions Of this act shall be held liable, and
punished us provided in section two (2).
SEC. 5. That all acts aud parts Of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act are here
by repealed.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 90, 1891.