Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL Ia WIS.

OF Insurancea duly certified copy of its charter
| and articles Of association, and copy of its
constitution or laws, certified to by its Secre-
| t1ry, or corresponding officer, together with
an appointment OF the Commissioner Of In
| surance of this State as person upon whom
| process may be served as hereinafter provided;
| and shall pay said Commissioner Of Insurance
| a fee OF twenty-five dollars for fling 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 1t is incorpo-
| rated or organized in case the laws of such
| State, Province or Territory shall provide for
SIGH 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 Il to Sections 143 II (both in-
| clusive) of this article, for which purpose the
Commissioner Of Insurance of this State may
| Personally, or by some person to be designa-
It'd by him, examine into the condition, az
| fairs, character and business methods, ac-
| counts, books and investments at its home of
fee, 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-
ton the actual travelling expenses and not
more than ten dollars per day for each day
actually employed in such examination, not
to exceed fifty dollars in the aggregate.
The Commissioner of Insurance shall issue
a certificate to such association qualified as
required in this section, authorizing 1t 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 H. Every such association doing
business In this State shall on or before the
last day of March of each year, make and
file with the Insurance Commissioner of this
State a report of its affairs and operations
during the year ending on the thirty-frst 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 Commissioner
| under 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 10
its doings or condition, or apy other matter
connected with its transactions relative 10 tne
business contemplated by Sections 143 Il to
Sections 143 n (both inclusive) of this
Article, and such officers of such as
sociations as the Insurance Commissioner
| may require, shall promptly reply in writing
| 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 benehciaries or
\ certificate holders or is conducting its busi-
| ness in an Illegal manner, he may by some
| person designated by him, examine the ac-
| counts, books and Investments of said asso-
! citation. at its home office Mt the expense OF
| said association, not TO exceed in the aggre-
| gate the sum of fifty dollars. Each such as
| ind fc
| 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 hfs 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 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 certified
| by said InsuranceCommissione shall be deem
ed sufficient evidence thereof, and shall be adj
mitted in evidence with the same force and
effect as the original thereof might be ad-
mitted. Service upon such attorney shall I've
deemed sufficient service upon such assoc
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, or correspond
ing officers and shall within two days after
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 q 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 processes served
upon him, which record shall show the day
and hour when such service was made.
SEC. 1881. The Insurance Commissioner
OF this State shall furnish to each of said As
sociations doing business within this State as
provided by Sections 143 E to Sections 149R
(both inclusiye) OF this Article two abstracts
OF its annual report, prepared for publication,
for which it shall pay him the sum of four
dollars.
SEC 143 K Such association shall not i'm
ploy paid agents in soliciting or procuring
members except in the organizing or building
up OF subordinate bodies or granting mem
bers, Inducements to procure new members
SEC. l43 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 L to Sections 143
Il (both inclCsive) OF this Article shall not Ie
liable to attachment by trustee garnisheo or
other process and shall not be seized, taken.
appropriated or applied by any legal or eouit-
able process, or by operation oflaw to payany
debt or liability of certificate holder or 81
any beneficiary named in certificate: or Of
any person who may have any right there
under.
SEC. 143 NJ. Any such association organ.
ized under the laws OF this State. NAV provide
lor the meetings of Its Legislative or aovern
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 the laws of apy such nc
ISOLATION provide for the election Of rs On
GERS by votes to be east in its subordinate
po9ies, the votes so cast in its subordinate
bodies in any other State. Province or Tar
State. "i'iin tiiis
SEC: 143 N. Any person, officer. membar
examining physician, who shall knowingly
" WiIluily make any false or fraudulent
statement or representation. in or with refer
ence 10 any application for membership or
ior the purpose OF obtaining any MONEY! or
peheiit In any association transactino f,usi-
ness under Under Sections 149 E to Sections
l45 IL (both tnclusive) of this Article shaIl ha
guilty OF a mis1emeanor. and mon con,icS
ion shall be punished by a fine of NOT ieea
than one hundred dollars nor more thar f1ra
nundred dollars or Imprisonment in the Citv
" County lall Tor not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than one year, or both, in the dis
cretion OF the Court; and any person who
snail w1lfully make false statement Of anv
material, fact or thing in a sworn statement
as 70 the death or disability of Certificate
n ilu IN any such association for the pur-
pose OF procuring payment OF a benefit named
IN the certificate OF such holder. and any Der-
son who shall wilfuly make any false state
ment In any verified report or declaration
under oath required or authorized under the
provisions of Sections 143 to Sections IA3 n
lDoth lneius1ye) of this article, or either Of
them, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be
proceeded against and punished as provided
by the statutes of this Siate in relation to the
crime of perjury.
Section I43 o. Any such aeeoo,a.i. So.