The age-herald., 1900-12-16

bility of a certificate holder or of any ben efciary named in certificate, or any per l son who may have any right thereunder. Approved Dec. IS, 1900.
 (OmciaL) ROBERT P. McDAVID, Secretary of State. No. 15o. AN ACT s. 43. l To amend an act approved February 16, 1897, to provide for the payment of clerks of the Circuit Courts in certain counties of the State of Alabama for keeping the minutes of the Circuit Courts in said State, so as to include all counties where the ex-officio fees do not exceed two hun dred dollars per annum.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the eneral Assembly of Alabama, that: Section 1 of an act approved February 16, 1897, to provide for the payment of clerks of certain counties of Alabama for keeping the minutes of the Circuit Courts in said State, be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec. g. Be it enacted by the eneral As- sembly of Alabama, that:
 Clerks of the Circuit Courts in the coun- ties where the ex-oficfo fees of clerks are limited to two hundred dollars or less, shall be allowed out of the county treasury of the respective counties two dollars per day for the time the Circuit Court is in session in the county of which he is clerk, for keep ing the minutes of his said court, warrants for such service to be drawn by the Pro- bate Judge of the respective counties. Pro- vided, that said claim shall be first present. ed to and passed upon by the Commission ers Court or Board of Revenue of the re- spective counties. Provided, that the pro- visions of the bill shall not apply to Dallas, Etowah Colbert, Pickens, Walker, Marion Counties.
 Approved Dec. il, 1900.
 (Oficial) ROBERT P. McDAVID,
 Secretary of State No POI. AN ACT s. 150. To amend sections 1116, 1117. HIS, 1119 and
 2577 of the Code of Alabama of 1896, pre-
 scribing the conditions upon which mu- 5 tual aid associations and mutual benefit
 associations may be conducted in the
 State of Alabama, and regulating the de-
 partment of insurance with reference
 thereto.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by tine General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Section 1116 of the Code or Alabama of
 
 "(sec.) 1116 Q5l7)-what are mutual aid, benefit and industrial companies or as- sociations; requirements-All companies or associations, whether voluntary or incor- porated, under the laws of this or any other State, doing in this State a business limit ed to the issuing of certificates or policies to, or agreeing with their members or pol icy holders upon the birth death of any
 
 upon any physical disability of such mem- Der or policy holder, to pay money or rem der aid to him, or to others dependent on him, or beneficiary designated by him which money or aid is derived from dona- tions, or from fees, dues and assessments, are mutual aid, benefit or industrial companies or associations Such associa- tions or companies shall not be authorized to transact business in this State until they have first submitted their charter, consti- tuition, bylaws and certificate of member ship, or policy to the insurance commits sioner, and have at all times not less than five hundred bona ide members, or policy holders, and at least five thousand dollars paid in as benefit fund for the use of it's members, policy holders. Such benefit fund must either be paid in cash or in se- CuTllleS Ol lil0 value OI liNS lnOu- sand dollars and must be kept In this State as an indemnity fund for the benefit of its members or policy holders who reside in this state.
 Sec ?. That section 1117 of the code of Alabama of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows:@e (Sec) 1117. Q54O Report to insurance commissioner.-That every such company or association shall, on>or before the first day of March of each year file with the commissioner of insurance a report of it's operations during the preceding calen- dar year, including the number of existing members or policy holders, the number who have become members or policy holders during such year, the total receipts and expenditures itemized. This report shall be upon blank forms provided by the insur- ance commissioner, and shall be verified by the affidavit of the president and secre- tary of the company or association, which reports shall be published other ports of the insurance commissioner in his report to the Governor. tax of one per centum on net annual premiums received in this State after the passage of this act during the calendar year preceding, mean ing gross premiums less return premiums and SEQ license fee shall be paid by each company or association when report is flied and before license shall be granted to transact business in this State, provided that any company or association paying to the State a tax on its property or shares if incorporated may deduct the same from this tax. Provided further that city, town, village or other municipality shall charge a license fee in excess of Gz) one half of that charged by the State. Any company or association failing or refusing to make the report and payment as re- quired by this section shall not be licensed by the insurance commissioner and any l nnmnanv association issuing certificates