Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-15
INTEREST IN NEW CODE
GENERAL DEMAND FOR 1T AMONG
BUSINESS PEOPLE.
Amendments Made to the Original
Document-Tria1s Before Justices
of the Peace.

Lawyers and business men are manifest
ing great interest in the new District code,
and the Capitol document rooms have been
overwhelmed with applications for copies
of the document. 1t is said that the COM
pilation can be purchased at the govern
| ment printing office for 10 cents per copy
The code is to so into effect January /,
1902
Its general effect as originally drafted.
is understood by lawyers and the inquiries
of late have mainly related to the amend
ments adopted in the closing hours of
Congress. These were summarized In The
Star at the time. and the new divorce pro-
visions were published i'm full.
An amendment was adopted which is of
interest to all keepers of boarding houses
lodging houses and hotels, and to some
other people as well. 1t Is as follows:
any person who obtains any lodging,
1000 or accommodation at an inn, board
ing house or lodging house, without paying
therefor, with intent to defraud the pro-
pr1etor or manager thereof or who OBJ
tains credit at such an inn, boarding house
or lodging house by the use of any false
pretense. or who, after obtaining credit or
accommodation at such an inn, boarding
house or lodging house, absconds or sur
roptltiously removes his baggage there
from without paying for his food accom-
mediation or lodging, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con-
Fiction thereof in the Police Court of the
District of Columbia be fined not more
than 800 or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both, in the discretion of said
court
Trials Before Magistrates.
The law relating to trials before justices
Of the peace was amended as follows:
Should a suit be brought against any
party or corporation i'll any district in
Which he ii does reside or hnl6 h,,Si
ness, and plea to the jurisdiction on this
account be filed by said defendant the
party or corporation interposing such plea
shall disclose under oath the district in
which he or it should have been sued; and
the justice, upon SuSt aiming such plea, shall
certify the cause for trial to the justice
sitting in, the district where suit should
have been instituted; and should no such
plea be filed before trial the justice shall
be deemed to have had full jurisdiction. In
any suit brought before justice of the
peace the defendant, his agent or attorney,
may have the cause removed to the next
nearest justice, upon filing an affidavit with
the justice issuing the writ, on the return
day or day of trial of the action, that he
does not believe said justice will give him
fair and impartial trial. --
The chapter relating to insurance COM
panies was amended follows:
AND all insurance companies of every
description, except mutual fire insurance
companies, Shall pay to the collector of
taxes before March 1st of each year a sum
equal to one and one-half per centum of
said premium receipts of the last preceding
calendar year, in lieu of all other taxes
except taxes upon real estate and any Ii
cense fees provided for in sections 654 and
COO; and upon the failure of any company
to pay said taxes before March 1st as
aforesaid, the license of said company shall
be revoked and a penalty of per centum
per month shall be charged against said
company, which. together with said taxes,
lan hl, tnl
be allowed to resume business
Fraternal and Beneficial Societies.
An amendment was adopted as follows to
the chapter relating to fraternai and bene-
fetal associations:
any association doing business under
this subchapter shall be permitted to do
business upon filing annually with the
superintendent of insurance the certificate
OF authority of the insurance department
OF the state, province Or territory in which
1t is incorporated organized: Provided
however, That in case of failure to file said
certificate by any such association. or in
case the superintendent of insurance shall
deem it necessary, he shall have power
either personally or by some person desig-
mated by him, to examine into the condi-
tion, affairs. character, business methods
accounts. books and investments of such
association, at its home office, which ex-
animation shall be at the expense of the
association. The amount of such expense
shall not exceed 500 for associations which
nave no reserve or emergency fund and
$500 for associations with a reserve. or
emergency fund"