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 and upon the permanent granting of such injunction each officer and agent of such company or association shall be fined by the court granting the injunction not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dol- lars, or may be imprisoned not less than one day nor more than one hundred days for each certificate or policy thus issued.
 Sec. 3. That section HIS of the code of Alabama of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: (Sec) HIS. q549) Principal Of- -fice and Service of Process: Insurance Commissioner License.-Every such com pany or association. before commencing buiness fin this State, shall by an instru- ment under the hands of it's president and secretary filed in the Insurance Commis- sioner's office, designate some place as the principal office of such company or associa- ton in this State, and some person resid- ing at that place as the person upon whom service of legal process and papers may be made as upon such company or associa- tion. If the person designated removes from such place, or dies, another shall be appointed in his stead within thirty days. Notice of any change of office or agent shall be filed with the insurance commissioner within thirty days thereafter. Upon failure to comply with any of the provisions of this section, the company or associa ton shall cease to do business in this State un- til compliance herewith. No such compa- ny or association shall commence to do business in this State until it has received from the insurance commissioner license, a duplicate whereof shall remain on file in the Insurance Commissioners office.
 Sec. f. That section 1119 of the code of Alabama of 1896 be amended SO as to read as follows: 1119 d55O Visitation and Ex- aminaton.-Every such company or asso- citation shall be subject to visitation, and its books and papers to inspection by the Insurance Commissioner or such person as he may designate and the reasonable ex- pense of such examination shall be paid by the company association. If the in surance Commissioner is at any time, of the opinion that such company or associa- tion should be restrained from doing busi- ness he shall report such opinion, with the facts upon which it is based to the Attor ney-General, whose duty it is, if he thinks the facts warrant the report, to apply to the judge of the circuit in which is the principal place of business of the compa- ny or association for order requiring the officers of the company or association to show cause at a reasonable time and place within the circuit, why the company or as- sociation should not be restrained from continuing business. The company or asso- citation shall be entitled to a trial by jury of the facts stated in the report.
 Section 5. That section 257 of the code of Alabama of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: Section 25T.-Insurance Commissioner: His Duties and Powers: Deputy Commissioner.-The Department of Insurance shall have for Its chief officer the Secretary of State, who shall be styled the "Insurance Commissioner ex-officio." The Insurance Commissioner shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed upon him by this article, or by any other law of the State. He may ap- point a deputy commissioner to assist him in the discharge of his duties, who shall receive an annual salary, not to exceed fif- teen hundred dollars, to be paid by fees collected from insurance companies as pro- vided in this article, and who shall be re- movable at the pleasure of the Insurance Commissioner. The said deputy commits sioner shall give bond with a guarantee company, or personal sureties, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be approved by the Insurance COmnllSSlOnGT, TOT the I3lln- full performance of his duties.
 Approved December 13, 1900.
 (Oficial.) ROBERT P. McDAvID,
 Secretary of State. No.-95. AN ACT H. BOT. Relating to fees of justices of the peace
 and notaries public ex-officio justices of
 the peace
 fo1 11yt tlo Assembly of Alabama, That justices of the peace and notaries public ex-offcio justice of the peace of the State of Alabama shall be entitled to receive fee of fifty cents for issuing each writ of detinue.
 Sec. 9 Bea it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
 Approved December s, 1900.
 (Offcial) ROBERT P. McDAVID,
 Secretary of State. No. 11S. H. J. R. the convict system.
 Resolved by the House of Representa- lives, the Senate concurring, That com mittee of eight, consisting of three from the Senate and five from the House, be ap- pointed to investigate and report upon the convict system of this State They shall l investigate all matters touching the admin | istration thereof and it's results since the l first day of December, 1896, which in their judgment should be known to the General | Assembly of Alabama for their guidance in | dealing herewith; and will specially inves- l tigate the following matters in connection herewith, viz:
 1. Whether due economy and care has | been observed in determining the number of the guard and other employees, and ir 1 the appointment thereof.
 2. Whether the officers thereof have conn piled in all respects with the law in their administration and have exercised due care and diligence in the execution of their du- ties and in enforcing humane and proper | care and treatment of convicts.