The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-05-18

lieve that such association is insolvent
or cannot meet its obligations to its
benefciaries or certificate holders, or is
conducting its business in an illegal
manner, he may by some person desig-
mated by him, examine the accounts,
books and investments of said associa-
ton, at its home office at the expense of
said association, not to exceed in the ag-
gregate the sum of fifty dollars. Each
such association on filing its annual re-
port shall pay to the Insurance Commits
sioner the sum of twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 143I. Each such association now
doing or hereinafter admitted to do
business within this State and not hav-
ing its principle office within this State
and not being organized under the laws
of this State, shall appoint in writing
the Insurance Commissioner, or his
successor in Office to be it's true and law
full attorney upon whom all lawful pro-
cess in any action or proceeding against
it may be served, and in such writing
shall agree that any lawful process
against it which is served on said Insur-
ance Commissioner shall be 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 certi-
fed by said Insurance Commissioner
shall be deemed sufficient evidence
thereof, and shall be admitted in evil
dence with the same force and effect as
the original thereof might be admitted.
Service upon such attorney shall be
deemed sufficient service upon such
association. When legal process against
any such association is served upon said
Insurance Commissioner, he shall i'm
mediately notify the association of such
service by letters prepaid and directed
to its Resident Secretary, and Supreme
or Chief Secretary, or corresponding Off
GERS; and shall within two days after
such service forward in the same man
ner copy of the process served on him
to such officer. The plaintiff in such
process so served shall pay to the Com
missioner of Insurance 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
a record of all process served upon him,
which record shall show the day and
hour when such service was made.
Sec. 143J. The Insurance Commits
sioner of this State shall furnish to each
of said associations doing business within
this State as provided by Sections 143E
to Sections 143R (both inclusive) of this
article, two abstracts of its annual report,
for publication, for which it
shall pay him the sum of four dollars.
Sec l43K. Such association shall not
employ paid agents in soliciting or pro-
curing members, except in the organic
ing or building up of subordinate bodies
or granting members inducements to pro-
cure new members.
Sec. 143L. The money or other bene-
fits, charity relief or aid to be paid, pro-
vided or rendered by any association
to do business under Sections
ABE to Sections 143R (both inclusive) of
this article, shall not be liable to attach
ment by trustee, garnishee or other pro-
cess, and shall not be seized, taken, ap-
or applied by any legal or
equitable process, or by operation of law,
to pay any debt or liability of a certif-
cate holder, or of any beneficiary named
in a certificate. or OF any person who
may have any right Hereunder.
Sec. 143 M. Any such association or
ganized under the laws of this State,
may provide for the meeting of it's leg
islative or governing body, in any other
State, Province or Territory, wherein
such association shall have subordinate
bodies, and all business transacted at
such meetings shall be valid in all
respects as if such meeting were held
within this State, and where the laws
of any such association provide for the
election of its officers by votes to be cast
in its subordinate bodies, the votes SO
cast in its subordinate bodies in any
other State, Province, or Territory, shall
be as valid as if cast within this State.
Sec. 143 n. Any person, officer, mem
Der, examining physician, who shall
or wilfully make any false or
fraudulent statement or representation,
in or with reference to any application
for membership, or for the purpose of
any money or benefit in any
transacting business under
Sections 143 E to Sections 143 R
(both inclusive) of this article, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be punished by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or i'm
in the city or county Jail for
not less than 4hirty days nor more than
one year, or both, in the discretion of
the court; and any person who shall
wilfully make a false statement of any
material, fact or thing in a sworn state
ment as to the death or disability of
certificate holder in any such association
for the purpose of procuring payment of
a benefit named in the certificate of such