Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-05
ONLY FIVE WERE PASSED.
An Outline of the Insurance LeEisIn-
ton I'm Kansas mt the Pres
ant SVSin

TOPEKA. March 4.-CSrecia,) OF the
score or more Insurance bills introduced at
the session of the Kansas legislature just
abe II To close. only i've We're enacted into
laws.
The most important one of the five was
the bill by senator thinner. of Wyandotte.
w,i.,h provides for the taxation u all in
su,;.nce policies written in the state by
con- pauies not authorized to transact bus
mess in Kansas. The bin fixes Il 10 per
cent tax on the gross amount of the pre-
MUM. II is not made the duty of the un-
authorized insurance company 10 report the
issuance of Il policy or pay the tax. The
Per: on 10 whom thu policy Is issued mist
report il to the state superintendent of in
stIr;gnce and also pay til. tax.
Senator Icwollll.g. Of SedcwiCk. got
through i bill Amending til. present law
relating /" tn" orgtuIzation and regulation
of ratCinai beneficiary societies 81 that
nothing therein contained shall Apply. /"
grand CT subordinate lodges of any fra
t'rIal society wherein the only benefits pro-
viisd Tor are sick or funeral benefits not
limits its membership TO a particular trade
or ealing, or IN" employees Of Il particular
person. -lrm or corporation nor To any class
of United States government snpi"y"S.
formed exclusively for their own or their
families protection against sickness. acct
Representative Mckeever. Republican. of
S~hawner. got a bin passed reducing. the
fees to he paid tn. Superintendent o in
SUI --4N' - ''!i - 10 - H4l'C ''i'!
par IS. The fees are as follows:
".Sr filing ard examining tn. char
aotsr of amy insurance company and !ssu-
in@ the r.rtiticate Of authority ther.upun.
ST.: Cor Ming the annual statement r%e,flir-
ed. SIn, Tor each license granted TO agents.
s.. Tor every copy OF u paper filed IL his
ofiict. I'll" sum of 70 cents per folio. and for
liXi:iS chr seal of Office and certifying 10
any paier. 81. provided. however. ti'a' no
fee snail he charged for attixi1E tn. seal nf
oiti,' az: certifying 70 registered life poll
ciea issued 10 domestic life insurance ON
SENATOR Anderson, Of Shawnee. SUCCEEDED
in Grttiag through a bill authorizing the
votes II policy holders NJ elections of inl!-
tuai LIFE Insurance companies 10 be cast
by proxy. after The senate insurance com
mt go had Reported il adversely.
: nator Anderson ais" pushed another in
clay orders and is ameuiagory to The pres
eEt law. His bill a PASSED reads:
y rational beneficiary association Is
heI sHy DICTATED 10 he such Il curpurs tIDu.
society or voluntary association OF :ndi-
vidriais. formed ur organized into Il OdE"
/ sySiem with rituaiistsc form Of work. or
! coirposcd of members of an order ut go
! cie:y having a lodge system with ritual.Sti'
form Of work. or Of such members, their
wives, widows. or d~aHsht"Ts' as IilaIl iH4he
! cas-. of death. sickness. or temporary or
permanent disability and shall he carried
on tor the sole benefit of its member and
ther tenenriari.s and not for Profit.
Every trat"rual beneficiary association. as
herein dctiu"d. sinai! have "A rcprescnta'lv"
I form Of government, with provision fol coz
/ pur itc meeting to b." held 1T least h!ct,uIIi-
( ~ or The adoption or amendment OF a.ti-
"l.s Of ASSOCIATION an! h'-iaws anc IN
I elr tor OF o~tHert-. and. subject 20 conAii-
/ aI,e with it, constitution and Laws. small
maze provision 10y thu payment of ben
e.,; in "asa Of death. and may make pro-
vIg,cu for the payment OF benefits in ease
Of sickness. temporary or r"rnti."1t disi-
h.It-v. -ich"r "a Il result OF disease. az
! oilrar. CT old aC". provided. The period e.?
If. al which payment OF physical dlsAo!i-
irv benefits ~ to"uuu; Of old age com