The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

eeeaings, apply to the transfer of actions
from either of the superior courts or the
doekets thereof 10 said law court, and to
the proceedings in such cases and the
effect thereof, except SO far as they are
inconsistent with The foregoing provi-
Sions.
1 Section H. Section eighty-two is
amended by striking out IN the third line
| thereof the WORDS ''for the district" SO
that said section, as amended, shall read
az follows:
Section 81. All exceptions or questions
arising i'll any way during the trial Of
courts. shall be transferred to the law
docket of The supreme judicial court and
have dav therein. ard if said exceptions
os sa be i TO
Superior court for trial Motions for d
| new trial in criminal eases tried in either
of the superior courts; shall be heard
| thereof [.,pprovcd March FL
Chapter 247.
AN ACT relating to Fraterna1 Eenc-
fciary Organizations.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Section /. A fraternal beneficiary asso-
citation is hereby defined to be any corpo-
ration, society or voluntary association,
the sole benefit of its members and their
bcncficiaries, and not for profit. Each
association shall have lodge system
with ritualistic form of work and repr:-
sentative form of government. ard shall
make provision for the payment of Bone
fits in case OF death, and may make pro-
vision for the payment OF benefits in
permanent physical disability, either as
the result OF disease, accident or old age,
provided the "criod in life ut which pay
ment of physical disability benefits on
account of old age commences. shall not
be under seventy years, subject to their
compliance with its constitution aud
laws The fund from which the payment
fund from which the expenses of such as
sociation shall be betrayed shall be de-
rived from assessments or dues collected
benefits shall be to the families, hers
blood relatives, adopted children, adopting
parents, af.ianced husband or affianced
member. Such associations shall be gov
erned by this act and shall be exempt
from the provisions of insurance laws
and no law hereafter passed SHAH apply
to them unless they he expressly desig-
mated therein. Any such fraternal bene-
ficiary association may create, maintain,
disburse and apply a reserve. or emer-
gency fund in accordance with its con-
stitulion or bylaws.
Section 2 Seven or more persons, resi-
dent OF the state. desiring to form ii
fratcrnal beneficiary corporation for the
purposes above provided. and having
signed an agreement therefor, declaring
therein the purposes of such corporation,
may organize as such in the manner pro-
vided in sections one two and three of
chapter lifty-iive of the. revised statutes,
and such corporation shall have all the
powers. privileges and immunties, and
be subject to all the liabilities named in
said section three.
Section g. The president, secretary and
majority of the directors or other Off
GERS corresponding thereto shall forth
with make, sign and swear to a certi-
ticate setting forth Il true copy of the
agreement and declaration of the pur-
poses of the association. with the names
of the subscribers thereto, the date of the
first meeting, and the successive adjourn
ments, if any, and shall submit such GER
titicate and the records of the corpo-
ration to the insurance commissioner
Who upon payment of fee of five dol
lars. shall make such examina ton and re-
qure such evidence as he deems neces-
sary; and if it appears that the purposes
of the corporation conform to law, he
shall certify his approval thereof, and the
certificate shall then be filed by said Off
Ger i'll the office of the secretary of state,
Who upon payment of Il fee OF five dol
lars. shall cause the same with the enc
dorsemeHts, to be recorded. and shall
thercupon issue Il certificate in the fol-
lowing form:
STATE OF MAINE.
Be it known that whereas thcrc the
names of the subscribers to the agree
ment of the association shall be inserted,
tention of forming a corporation under
the name of (herc the name of the cor
poration shall be inserted) for the puT-
agreement Of association shall be in
serted), and have complied with the
provisions of the statutes OF this state
in such case made and provided, as ap-
pears from the certificate of the officers
of the corporation. duly approved by the
Insurance commissioner and recorded in
this office; now, therefore. | therc the
secretary of the stale of Maine, do here
by certify that said (here the names of
the subscribers to the agreement of asso-
citation shall be inserted), their associates
and SUCCESSORS, are legally organized and
established as and are hereby made an
existing corporation under the name of
be inserted), with the powers, rights and
privileges. and subject to the limitations,
duties and restrictions which by law
signature hercunto subscribed, and the
seal of the state OF Maine hereunto af-
fixed, this $3.50 day of .,..... in the
and the year of execution of the certi-
hcate shall be inSerted). The secretary
shall sign the same and cause the seat
OF the state to be thereto affixed, and
such certificate shall be conclusive evi-
dencc of the existence of such corpo-
ration at the date of such certificate. He
shall cause record of such certificate.
to be made, and a certified copy of such
record may be given in evidence, with
like effect as the original certificate.
Section A. No charter granted under
the provisions of this act shall be valid
after one year from it's date unless the
organization has been completed and bus.
mess begun hereunder. and when any
domestic corporation has discontinued
business for the period of one year its
charter shall become null and void.
Section: .. Any fratcrnal beneficiary cor
poration existing under the laws of this
state. and now engaged in traHsacting
business herein, may rencorporate under
the provisions of this act; provided. that
nothing in this act contained shall be
construed as requiring any such corpo-
ration to contemporaries; and any such cor
poration may continue to exercise all
the rights, powers and privileges con-
terred by this act and its articles of
incorporation not inconsistent herewith.
and shall be subject to the requirements
relnccrporatcd hereunder.
Section 6. No association hereafter or
Sanized under the provisions of this act
shall incur any liability or issue any ben
eft certificate until it has received from
the insurance commissioner d certificate
to the effect that it has complied with
the requirements of law and is duly au-
thorized to transact business in this
state. Before such certificate is granted
the association must present satisfactory
evidence to the insurance commissioner
that it has established mortuary assess
those now indicated as necessary by the
national fratcrnal congress mortality
tables and that at least five hundred
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