Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

proved: ' hereupon such corporation society order
or assOcit ion shall appoint in writing the couis-
sioner Of insurance or his in office 10 be
its true and lawful attorney. upon whom all legal
process in any action proceeding against Il may
be served. and in such writing shall agree that any
legal process against Il which is served said
attorney, shall be Of the same legal force and
hdity as If served upon it, and the authority shah
continue in force long as their Is any Inability
against il, in this state, iu the same manner as
| other insurance corporations required by the
statutes.
| These conditions having been complied with. the
commissioner Of Insurance shall issue 10 such cor
Doration, society. order or association a license,
/ after which, II shall have authority "a transact
business In this state, aud said license shall con-
tnue in force until revoked in accordance with the
| provisions of this act.
Section 4. All beneficiary corporate ons societ-
les, orders or associations, heretofore organized
or Incorporated in this slate. or admitted to do
business in this state under the provisions of this
| act, and all beneficiary corporations, societies,
orders or associations exempt by chapter 204 of the
general laws Of 1879 and acts Amendatory thereof
| that have complied with the provisions OF chapter
S34 OF the general laws Of 1852 hereby declared
TO be mutual benefit associations and exempt from
| the provisions Of the general insurance laws of
this state, aud shall be subject only 10 the prOvis
ions Of this aot' provided that every such corpor
atom, society order OF association Incorporated
or having its principal Office outside OF the state OF
Wisconsin, shall within six months after the pass
age aud publication of this act, furnish the COM
missioner of insurance a certificate from the insur-
ance department of the state where organized that
IL has accumulated fund equal in amount 90 one
assessment upon al It's members, in pursuance of
the provisions Of section of this act, in the
manner as there provided for corporations. socie-
ties, orders OF associations seeking admission.
/ Section D. livery such mutual bene2t corpora
tlon society, order or association defined in
tion of this act shall, before the first day
OF March of each year. make and hle with the com
missioner OF insurance Of this state report of its
affairs and its operations during the year ending
on the Slst day of December Immediately proceed
ing Such reports shall be upon blank forms to be
provided by such commissioner of insurance and
oath nv sNa1I " fraH
officers OF such corporations, societies. orders
associations, and shall be published or the sub
stance thereof IN his annual report, by such com
missioner OF insurance. under separate part,
entitled Mutual beneht societies, orders or asso-
ciations . and shall contain answers to the follow
ing questions:
LIST. Number Of certificates issued during the
year, or members admitted
ID. Amount Of indemnity effected thereby
Srd. Number Of losses or benent liabilities.
paid.
5th The amount received from each assessment
in each class for the year
9Th Total amount paid members. beuedciaries
legal representative or heirs
hh Number and kind ofclanls for which assess
ments have been made.
Sth. Number and kind of claims compromised
or resisted, and brief statements Of reasons.
9Th. Does society charge annual or other peri
odieal dues or admission foesg
10Th, How much each one thousand dollars
annually or per capita, as the case may be9
llth Total amount received, from what source,
and disposition thereof.
18th. State total amount of salaries paid to
officers.
18th. Does society guarantee in its certificate,
liked amount 70 be paid, regardless Of amount
reailZed from assessments, dues, admission fees
and donationsg
14th. If so, state amount guaranteed ane the Sc
curity of such guarantee
18th. Has the society reserve fundg
10th, II So how is II created. and for what pur-
pose, the amount thereof aud how investedg
lIth. Has the society more than classG
NV araIf bs. at,s in
demnity in eachg
18th. Number Of members in each class.
Goth. If organized uuder the laws of this state
state under what law and at what time
2lst' If organized under the laws of any other
state, or territory of the District of Columbia
or of any foreign country, state such fact and the
date OF organization. giving chapter and year and
date of passage Of the act
22nd. Number OF certificates of membership in
force at beginning and end of year; if more than
one class, number in each class.
23rd. Number of certificates of membership
apsed during the year.
oath. Number Of certificates Of membership in
force in this state at the beginning and end Of
years If more than one class number in each class.
25th Number Of certificates of membership in
I this state lapsed during the year.
! Goth Number of deaths IN this state during the
year.
9th. Number and amount Of claims paid in this
state during the year; if more than one class num-
Der aud amount paid in each class.
2sth. Have all claims been paid in FULLY II not,
why not?
| 2Jth Approximate maximum and average age
2 of membership in eace class in the society
3Oth Liabilities, assets, contingent liabilities,
{ contingent assets
The commissioner Of insurance is authorized and
+. empowered to address any additional inquiries to
any of the corporations, societies. orders or asso-
Citations referred TO in this act and it shall be the
duty of the proper officers so addressed to proper
y reply in writing, under oath, To all such in
quries. All such corporations societies. orders or
associations. together with their books papers and
vouchers shah be subject to visitation and inspec
. SSH Qf M nras s.h
! person or persons he may at any time
! designate Any snch corporation, society, order
or association refusing negectipg to make such
report, SHAH be excluded from doing business in
this state Said commissioner of insurance must,
within thirty days after failure 60 make such re-
! port, or in any such corporation, society
order or association shall exceed its powers or
shall conduct its business frauduently, shall fail
to comply with any of the provisions of this net.
give notice ~ writing to the attorney general who
shall Immediately commence an action against the
corporation, society, order association failing
TO enjoin the same from carrying on any business;
and no corporation, society, order or association
so proceeded against, shall have authority to con-
tinue business until such report shah be made or
overt acts or violations complained of shall have
been corrected, and until the of such action
be paid by 1t; whereupon the commissioner of
insurance shall reinstate the corporations society
order association and not until then shall such
corporation, society, order or association be al
lowed to again do business in this state
The annual report Of the commissioner OF in
surenee shall be in lieu Of all other reports re-
qured by any other law.
section 6. Any officer, agent or person or per
sons acting for any corporation society, order or
association within this state after such association
has been enjnined prohibited from doing bust
ness, pursuant to this act, shall be deemed guilty
of an offense, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not less than twenty i've
dollars, more than two hundred dollars, or by
. imprisonment in the county jail not less than
thirty days nor more than year. or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the discretion Of
the court
Section z. Any person who shall, as officer
agent or represe ntative IN any capacity whatever
or who shall, in any manner, solicit, advise, aid
assist or procure, or in any way or manner be in.
strumenta or participate in soliciting, ad yisng,
aiding, assisting in securing inducing any per
son to become a member Of any assessment plan,
corporation society, order association conduct
ed for mortuary, endowment sick, accident
permanent disability, benefit or any other kind
plan of assessment insurance, not authorized to
transact business within this state under the pro-
visions OF this act and the laws % this state, or
who shall accept collect receive or be instrument
al in the collection or transmission Of any admis
sion fees, assessments dues or payments Of any
kind whatever, account of any such insurance
or benefit certificate In any such corporation,
ganization society, order association not auth
orized to trans act business within this state shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeauor and on convic-