Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08
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Association who were in good standing
ut the time that the association failed,
In particular. and members Of fraternal
benefit associations generally will be in
tercsted I'm the opinion handed down by
the Supreme Court in the case Of Charles
w. Calkins, receiver VS.. Crawford An
CELL. 1t appears that Receiver CaIkins
made an assessment aggregating $91 600
against the members OF the association
after he had paid claimants dividend OF
20 per cent. out of moneys turned over to
him. or the total assessment, SCI, 900
represented death claims approved, some
$4,000 of which were allowed after the
appointment Of the receiver. 1t was An
CELLS claim that il is the right OF q mem
Der to declinetop pay an assessment at any
time, and the only result will be that his
policy lapses. Even if this were not true,
1t was claimed that no assessment not
made by the Board of Trustees of the
association Is valid. The court, however,
holds that it was the intent of the Leg
islature that the death claim should con-
stitute valid obligation and that this
intent would be defeated il members
were under no obligation to pay assess
ments. The law under which this asso-
citation was organized is held to mean
that the members in good standing at the
time Of the death Of fellow member are
subject to assessment to pay the benefit.
In the court below Angel won, but this
court reverses that judgment and holds
that ne is liable to assessment by the
receiver for deaths which occurred pre-
vious to the filing of the petition for the
dissolution Of the association.
The Secretary of State, by direction of
Gov. Pingree, has issued commissions to
Milo ID. Campbell OF Coldwater, ANA
riah +. Freeman of Manchester and Rob-
ert Oakman of Detroit, as members Of
the State board of tax commissioners.
In the case of Campbell, the commission
reads until Dec. 81, 1900. In Freeman's
case the commission reads "for q term
ending Dec. 81, 1900, and for two years
thereafter" Oakman is appointed for the
year 1900 and term of four years there
after. The commissions were issued in
pursuance of an opinion procured by Oak
man from Fred A. Baker and other attor-
neys of Detroit, who claim the Governor
has the right to make the appointments
in spite of the refusal to confirm the APP
pointees. Attorney General Oren declin-
pose Of getting the matter into the courts,
although he expressed the opinion in a
recent interview that the Detroit attor-
neys had doubtless quoted good law in
support of their contention. He thought
It would be just as well to have the COM
missions issued, leaving the question of
the right Of the commissioners to hold
Office to be fought out in the courts. Ac-
he h.
deeming himself aggrieved by any act Of
the commission.
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Labor Commissioner Cox has completed
his annual factory inspection report. The
total number of factories inspected was
4,739 and the number found running on
the date of the inspection was 4,43S, the
number idle being 301. The employees
canvassed had worked on an average OF
fO4 hours per day and had been en-
ployed OH an average 101a months during
the year At the time of inspection there
were employed 131 1872 males and 23,22i
females, total Of 154 ,553 employees. or
this number 4,014 were between the ages
of IA and 16 years Under the law no
child under IA years of age is permitted
to work in factory and this provision is
said to be rigidly enforced. The pay
rolls of the factories canvassed aggre-
gated $213,904 per day, an average Of
81 80 for each employe. The averages
vary in the different inspection districts
and are highest in the northern part of
the State. Nearly 20 per cent. of the
factories report increased business aver
aging about Is per cent. over that OF
1885, and $40 factories report an increase
investment of capital amounting to $6,-
531, 1854, or an average OF nearly $12,OOO
to each factory. There were also POI
new establishments reported with an in
vestment Of nearly five millions. Acct
dents were reported in 152 factories
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Insurance Commissioner Stevens has
completed a statement showing Michigan
business Of stock, fire and inland marine
insurance companies for the last calendar
year, and from it the following statistics
are taken: Risks written-Fire, $780,
74j,519; inland marine, SIT SOC, OS5; total,
1919, 545,6 Premiums received-Fire,
S4,316,24S; inland marine S16S, 1SS; to-
tai, S4,544, 43G. Losses paid, including
some left over from the previous year
Fire, $2,222631; inland marine,s SAIL
$50; total. $2,644.196. Losses incurred
Fire, So, 436, S31; inland marine, $3S9,477;
total, $2,S2G,27S. Taxes paid the State,
S127, 05S.SS. The showing of the three
Michigan companies is as follows: Risks
written--Fire, 500 ,251, 343; inland marine,
50, SO2 $40; total. $50, 055, 919; premiums
received, fire, $295,S47; inland marine.
$31, 900; total, $327. 537 losses paid, fire,
$154, 751; inland marine, SAG, 453; total,
1901 ,204. Losses incurred-Fire, S162,-
S66; inland marine, $12, 1852; total, $175,-
G2S. The Michigan companies pay no
specific tax in this State.
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There were 2.636 deaths returned to
the Department of State for the month
of January. This corresponds to a death
rate of 1870. This is slightly higher than
the rate for the preceding month, which
was 1913, but much lower than the rate
for January, 1899, which was 1872. As
compared with the preceding month there
is very little change in the mortality from
any cause of death reported, except from
pneumonia, cerebro spinal meningitis and
influenza, each of which showed a con-
siderable increase.
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The constitutionality OF the barber IL
cense law which was passed by the last
Legislature is upheld by Attorney Gen
eral Oren. Fred Mass, Benton Harbor
barber, refused to submit to an examina-
ton for license because he had not been