Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
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100 ,.es tnan thirty days or more than
jan n La or by both such fine and imprison-
ont in The discretion Of the court.
Section l43 p. Any person who shall act
.itbin this state as an oihcer, agent or other
VIZ IN nrocuring new members for any asso
Wi nt;on which shall have failed, neglected or
cla t-sad IN comply with, or shall have violated
I'. If ire provisions of Sections l43 e to
sn!,,ions 143 (both inclusiye) Of this ar
s,oie or shall have failed or neglected to COM
Nv with the provisions therein preliminary to
l93nsacting business as provided for by said
.astjons or either of them, shall be subject to
sbe nenalty provided in the last preceding
. va for the mis- lemeanor therein specified.
Saction 143 @. Fraternal Beneficiary 30
.;ati,s Orders or Associations as described In
sertion l43 Z, may be incorporated in the
nnner provided for the formation of Cor
nnrations under this Article, provided that
po such Society, Order or Association incor-
,orated in another State, Province or Terri
iorv nor any council or branch or compon-
emf part thereof can be incorporated under
laws of this State.
Section 149 II. Any association entitled to
do business in this State under the provisions
Of sections I43 Z to Sections 143 r, (both in
clusiye) of this Article which shall so conduct
it, affairs or shall In any manner change Its
charter, constitution or laws so that 1t shall
not answer to the description Of a Fraternal
beneficiary Association, as set forth In Sec
fiOn l1J L. SIuii lliGICupOu CettSS W D6 ell
titled to the privileges Of said section.
Section 2. The Insurance Commissioner
OF this State shall notify the Supreme Secre-
tary OF each of the sad associations now DO
ing business in this State. OF the passage OF
This Act and enclose n blank for the report
of its operations for the, year ending Decem-
Der 3lst, 1898, and every association receiving
such notice and blank shall file such report
in the manner provided in Section 143 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 143 P,
for not fling report. f @
Section g. And be IL enacted. That nothing
herein contained shall apply to lodges, or or
ders of purely religious. charitable or bene-
violent description, paying exclusively sick,
funeral or death benefits to members, their
family or dependents, and not operated with
view to profit, nor shall any such organiza-
ton be required to make any report under
this or any other sections of the Insurance
laws and provided further that no society,
lodge or body of any secret or fraternal So
eiety. or association of employees of any par
ticular trade, firm or corporation, organized
in this State paying only sick benefits not ex-
ceeding $3.50 in the aggregate to any one per-
son in any one year, or a funeral benefit to
those dependent on member not exceeding
three hundred and fifty dollars, shall be re-
quired to make any report thereof under this
Article or under any other Article OF the
Insurance Laws, provided further that certih-
Gates issued by the improved and independ-
ent orders, D, mai Birth may be made payable
to a charitable Institution as now provided
in its Bylaws
SEC. Q. And be IL further enacted, That
all Acts and parts OF Acts inconsistent with
this Act be and the same are hereby repealed
to the extent Of such inconsistency, and that
this Act shall take eject from and after
the date of its passage.
Approved April 6. 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is a
correct copy Of M Act Of the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session,
1894
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.