The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-12

wilfully make false statement OF any material,
fact thing in sworn statement as TO the death or
disability of certificate holder in any such assocla-
ton for the purpose of procuring payment OF
benefit named in the certificate of such holder, and
any person who shall wilfully make any false state
ment in any verified report or declaration under
oath required authorized under the provisions OF
Sections l4S to Sections l43 tbotn inclusxel OF
this Article either OF them. shall be guilty OF
perjury. and shall be proceeded against and pun
ished provided by the statutes ofthis State in re-
SIC. iis o. ANY such association refusing or
neglecting TO make the report as provided in Sec
ton 143 II shall be excluded from doing business
within this State in procuring new members said
Insurance Commissioner must within sixty days
after failure to make such report, or in case any
such association shall exceed its powers or shall
conduct its business frauduenfly or shall iall 20
comply with any Of the provisions of Sections l43
to Sections i4$ both inelusive) of this Article,
Immediately commence an action against such as
ISOLATION TO enjoin the same from carrying on any
business. And no injunction against any such as
ISOLATION shall be granted by any court except on
application set forth in this section No assocla-
tion so enjoined shall have authority to continue
business until such report shall be made or overt
act violation complained OF shall have been cor
reeted nor untlI me COST Of su9 aSlSn pS p ~
it, provided that the court shall md that sueh asSo-
citation was in default as charged, whereupon the
Insurance Commissioner shall renstate SUCH associ-
alton and not until then shall such association be
allowed TO again do business in this state ANY
officer, agent or person acting for any association
or subordinate body thereof. within this state IN
procuring new members while such association
shall be enjoined or prohibited from doing bust
ness pursuant to this section shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars more than two hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment in the city county jail not less
than Thirty days more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the discretion ofthe
court.
SEC. 14S P. Any person who shall act within this
State officer, agent or otherwise in procuring
new members for any association which shall nave
failed neglected or refused to comply with, or shall
have violated any of the provisions of Sections l4
to Sections 1913 both nclusiyel of this Article or
shall have failed or neglected to comply with the
provisions therein preliminary to transacting bust
ness as provided for by said sections or either oil
them, shall be subject to the penalty provided in
the last preceding section for the misdemeanor
therein specified.
SEC. 1850 Fraternal Beneficiary Societies, Orders
or Associations as described in Section l43 E. may
be incorporated in the manner provided for the
formation of Corporations under this Article, pro-
vded that such Society Order or Association in
corporated in another State Province or Territory
nor any council branch or component part
thereof can be Incorporated under laws oil this
State.
SEC. l4S r. Any association entitled TO do business
in this State under the provisions of Sections ~
to Sections li3 r doth inclnsive) of this Article
which shall so conduct its affairs or shall in any
manner change It's charter, constitution or laws SO
that il shall not answer to the description of Fra
ternaI Beneficiary Association, as set forth in Sec
ton li3 shall thereupon cease TO be entitled 10
the privileges of said section.
SEC. =. The Insurance Commissioner OF this state
shall notify the Supreme Secretary of each OF the
said associations now doing business in this state,
of the passage of this Act and enclose blank Tor the
report of its operations for the year ending Decem
Der 3lst 1893 and every association receiving such
notice and blank shall file such report in the man
ner provided in Section l43 H. not later than three
months from the date of the receipt of such notice
and blank under the like penalties as provided in
Section lI3 z. for not filing report.
SEC. 3. And be enacted. That nothing herein
contained shall apply to lodges or orders OF purely
religious charitable benevolent description, pay
ing exclusively sick, funeral or death benefits TO
members their family or dependents, and not oper-
ated with a view to profit nor shall any such Or
this any other sections OF the Insurance laws,
and provided further that no society, lodge or body
of any secret fraternal society, or association OF
employees of any particular trade. hrm or corpora
ton organized in this state paying only sick bene
fits not exceeding $3.50 in the aggregate TO any one
person in any one year. funeral benefit to those
dependent on member not exceeding three hun
any report thereof under this Article under any
other Article of the Insurance Laws, provided
further that certificates issued by the improved and
independent orders Bnai Birth may be made
payable to charitable institution as now provided
in its Bylaws.
SEC L. And be IL further enacted, That all Acts and
parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be ana the
same are hereby repealed to the extent Of such in
consistency and that this Act shall take effect from
and after the date of its passage.
Approved April G, 1884. ,,,,,,,,,,, e,-...
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is correct
copy Ofan Act of the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed January Session, 1894. -
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the senate.
b. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates