The age-herald., 1901-03-14
same are hereby rcpeassd. in so far as fhia act Is concerned. Approved February g, 1901 i.1HcIall ROBERT p. McDAvID.
 Secretary of State
AN ACT

No. 7ss. AN ACT H. sS2. To amend sections O @ CO and ts) of an
 act entitled An act to define and regu-
 late fraternal beneficiary orders, asso-
 citations or societies; to provide penal
 ties. and for other purposes" approved
 December 1s. 1900, and to add section Il
 to said act.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That section 1 of an act entitled An act to define and regu- late fraternal beneficiary orders. associa- tions or societies. to provide penalties, and for other purposes. approved De- cember 1S, 1900. be, and the same is, here by amended so as to read as follows: Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, Tl.lt a fraternal beneficiary order, association or society Is hereby declared to be a corporation, society or voluntary association, which has no capital stock, but is formed or or ganized and carried on for the benefit of order or association shall have a repre- sentative form of government and lodge system with ritualistic form of work for the meetings of its lodges chap ters, councils or other designated subor- dinate bodies, and the benefits, insurance, charity or relief shall be payable by grand or supreme body of the same, ex- cepting sick benefits, which may also be paid by local or subordinate bodies Such grand or supreme bodies may be com posed of it's officers. incsrporators. repre- aIa hx ri or grand bodies, past officers and standing committees. Such orders or associations may make a constitution, bylaws, rules and. regulations consistent with the ex- isting laws of the State for the govern 1nent of all under its authority, for the management of its properties and the due and orderly conduct of its affairs. Such orders or associations may make pre- visions for the payment of benefits in the case of death. sickness, temporary or permanent physical disability, either the result of disease, accident or old age, pro- vided the period of life at which payment for old age commences shall not be un- der seventy years. Any such order or association may also accumulate, main- tain, apply or disburse among its mem bership reserve emergency or other funds as may be provided in it's const- tutlon and laws; the funds from which the payments of benefits shall be made and the funds from which the expenses shall be defrayed shall be derived from assessments dues or other payments col lected from it's members, as may be pro vided by the constitution or bylaws of such order or association, and such con stitution and bylaws shall be printed clearly and furnished with each certif- cate of membership, and all amendments to the same, when enacted, shall be fur nished to each member upon his written request, and also to the issuance com missioner within thirty days after the enactment of the same. Payment of death benefits shall be to families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband or af- fianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon the member, as may be designated by the member. Such order or associa- tion shall be governed by this act, and shall be exempt from the provisions of the insurance laws of this State, and no law hereafter passed shall apply to fra
 
 unless 1t be expressly designated therein Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That sec tion of said afore mentioned act be, and the same is, hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section ?. Any frater- nal beneficiary order, association or so- ciety of this or any other State, district, province or territory, now having mem- bers, or any lodge, chapter, council or subordinate branch duly established and organied in this State. may continue its operations and business in this State, provided that 1t hereafter complies with the provisions of this. act regulating an- nual reports and the designation of the insurance commissioner or such person as he may designate as the person upon whom process may be served as herein after provided.
 Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That sec ton of said afore mentioned act be, and the same is, hereby amended as to read as follows: Section 6. The insurance commissioner shall, without undue delay, upon the application of any order, soci- ety or association having the right to do business in this State, as provided by this act, upon satisfactory statement as to its financial condition. issue a permit in writing authorizing 1t to do business with in the State, for which certificate and all proceedings in connection herewith such association shall pay to said insurance commissioner a fee of ten dollars. This fec shall be paid annually thereafter in advance, and such payment shall entitle such order, association or society to do without further payment. Provided fur ther, that no such corporation, society order or association shall do business un- der this act until 1t has first obtained a certificate of authority from the insur- snce commissioner for each of its regu- larly employed and paid representatives, who may solicit, organize or direct the membership of such corporation, soci- ety, order or association If at any time the corporation or the society or associa- sioner to be in an insolvent or unsatis- factory condition, he shall have the right to Immediately revoke the license previ- ously granted, or at his discretion he may visit and examine or cause to be visited and examined by some person he may appoint for that purpose any such order, corporation, society or association, and all proper charges incurred therein shall be paid by said order, corporation, so- ciety or association in any amount not fu dnllo for !,