The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL La US.

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of Insurance duly certified copy of its charter
| and articles Of association and a copy of its
constitution or laws, certified to ty its Secrc-
| try, or corresponding officer, together with
| an appointment of the Commissioner of In
| surance OF this State as person upon whom
| process may be served rs hereinafter provided;
| and shall pay said Commissioner of Insurance.
| a fee OF twenty-five dollars for filing said
| charter, copy OF constitution and laws and
| appointment of attorney; and provided that
| such association shall be shown by certificate
| to be authorized to do business in the State
Province or Territory in which it is incorpo-
rated or organized in ease the laws of such
| State, Province or Territory shall provide for
! lch authorization and in case the laws of such
| State, Province or Territory do not provide
| for any formal authorization to do business
! on the part of any such association. then such
| association shall be shown to be conducting
! its business in accordance with the provisions
| of Sections 143 Z to Sections 143 (both in
| clusive) of this article, for which purpose the
| Commissioner of Insurance of this State NAV
! personally, or by some person to be desipna-
It'd by him, examine into the condition, af-
| fairs, character and business methods. ac-
| counts, books and investments at its home Of
| flee. which examination shall be at the
| expense of such association, and shall be
made within thirty days after demand there
| for and the Commissioner of Insurance shall
| be paid by said association for such examina-
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more than ten dollars per day for each day
| actually employed in such examination not
t. exceed fifty dollars in the aggregate.
! The Commissioner of Insurance shall issue
! Il certificate to such association qualified as
required in this section, authorizing it to do
business within this State. for which certificate
said association shall pay to said commits
| sioner the fee of twenty-five dollars.
| SEC. 143 II. Every such association doing
business in this State shall On or before the
last day of March of each year, make and
I file with the Insurance Commissioner of this
| State a report of its affairs and operations
| during the year ending on the thirty-arst day of
December immediately preceding, which an
nual report shall be in lieu of all other reports
required by any other law. Such reports
shall be upon appropriate blank forms to be
| provided by the Insurance Commissioner and
shall be verified under oath by the duly au-
| thorized officer of such association and shall
, be published or the substance thereof, In the
annual report of the Insurance Commissioners
under a separate part, entitled :" Frateral
| Beneficiary Associations" The Insurance
| Commissioner is authorized and empowered
| at any time to address any additional In
quires to any such association in relation to
4 its doings or condition, or any other matter
connected with its transactions relative to the
| business contemplated by Sections 143 E to
| Sections 143 r (both inclusive) OF this
Article, and such officers of such as
sociations as the Insurance Commissioner
may require, shall promptly reply In writing
under oath to all such inquiries, If so required
and in case after such inquiry the Insurance
| Commissioner shall have reason to believe
| that such association is insolvent or cannot
! meets its obligations TO its benetlclaries OF
certificate holders, or is conducting its busi-
| ness in an illegal manner, he may by some
person designated by him, examine the &C
| counts, books and investments OF said aaSo-
| citation, at its home Office at the expense OF
| said association, not to exceed in the aggre-
gate the sum of fifty dollars. Each such as
sociation on filing its annual report shall pay
| to the Insurance, Commissioner the sum OF
twenty five dollars.
SEC. 143 L Each such association now do
ing or hereinafter admitted to do business
within this State and not having its princi-
| pie office within this State and not be
| ing organized under the laws Of this State,
| shall appoint in writing the Insurance Com
! missioner on hts successor in office to
be its true and lawful attorney upon whom
all lawful process in any action or proceed
| ing against it may be served, and in such
| writing shall agree that any lawful process
! against it which is served on said Insurance
| Commissioner shall he OF the same legal force
and validity as if served upon the association,
| and that the authority shall continue in force
! so long as any liability remains outstanding IN
/, this State. Copies OF such certificate certified
| by said insurance. commissioner shall be deem
ed sufficient evidence thereof, and shall be ad-
mitted in evidence with the same force and
effect as the original thereof might be ad-
| mitted. Service upon such attorney shall be
deemed sufficient service upon such asso-
| citation. When legal process against any such
association is served upon said Insurance
Commissioner he shall Immediately notify the
association OF such service by letters prepaid
and directed to its Resident Secretary, and
Supreme or Chief Secretary, CT correspond
c1>o iv {1r-n do fhr
such service forward in the same manner
copy of the process served on him to such
officers The plaintiff in such process SO
served shall pay to the Commissioner OF In
surance at the time of such service fee OF
five dollars which shall be recovered by him
as part of the taxable costs, If he prevails
in the suit. The Insurance Commissioner
shall keep record OF all processes served
upon him, which record shall show the day
and hour when such service was made.
SEC. 1&3 J. The Insurance Commissioner
of this State shall furnish to each OF said AS
sociations doing business within this State as
provided by Sections 43 E to Sections 143
(both inclusve) of this Article, two abstracts
Of its annual report, prepared for publication,
for which it shall pay him the sum OF four
dollars.
SEC 143K. Such association shall not i'm
ploy paid agents in soliciting or procuring
members except in the organizing or building
up of subordinate bodies granting men,
bers. Inducements to procure new members.
SEC 143 l.. The money or other benefits,
charity relief or aid to be paid. provided or
rendered by any association authorized to do
business under Sections 143 Z to Sections 149
r (both inclusiye) OF this Article shall not lie
liable to attachment by trustee, garnishea or
other process and shall not be seized, taken,
appropriated or applied by any legal or equit-
able process, or by operation of law to pay any
debt or liability OF q certificate holder or OF
any beneficiary named in 4 certificate; or OF
any person who may have any right there
under.
SEC. 143 VI. Any such association organ
lied under the laws of this State, may provide
for the meetings Of its legislative or govern
ing body, in any other State. Province or Ter
ritory, wherein such association shall have
subordinate bodies, and all business trans
acted at such meetings shall be valid in ali re-
spects as if such meetings were held within
this State, and where tie laws of any such as
sociation provide for the election of its off,
GERS by votes to he cast in its subordinate
bodies, the votes so east in its subordinate
bodies in any other State. Province or Ter
ritory, shall be valid as if east within this
State.
SEC. 143 n. Any person, Officer, member
examining physician, who shall knowingly
or wiitully make any false or fraudulent
statement or representation. in or with refer
ence to any application for membership, or
benefit in any association transacting bust
ness under Under Sections 143 E to Sections
lab Il (both inciusive) OF this Article, shall be
guilty of a misdemeauor, and upon convic-
ton shall be punished by fine OF not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars or Imprisonment in the City
or County jail for not less than thirty days
nor more than one year. Or both, in the dis
erection of the Court and any person who
shall wilfully make q false statement of any
material, fact or thing in sworn statement
rs to the death or disability of a certificate
holder in any such association for the pur-
pose OF procuring payment OF i benefit named
in the certificate OF such holder, and any per
son who shall wilfulIy make any false state
mcnt in any verified report or declaration
under oath required or authorized under the
provisions OF Sections 143 E to Sections 143R
{ both inclusive) of this article. or either of
them, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be
proceeded against and punished as provided
10y the statutes OF this STATE in relation to the
crime Of perjury.
Section 1i3 .. Any such association refus-
ing or neglecting to make the report as pro-
vided in.Section 143 ii shall be excluded from
doing business within this State in procuring