The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27

partnerships, or to require or allow their
agents to entor into any compnct or
combination with other insurance agents,
companies, associations or partnerships
for the purpose OF governing or controls
Ing the rates charged for fire insurance
charged on any property In this State;
provided that nothing herein shall pro.
hibit one or more Of such companies from.
employing common agent or agents to
supervise and advise of defective struc.
tues or suggest improvements to lesson
firo hazard.
That all fire insurance companies, ns-i
sociations or partnerships doing q fire.
insurance business In this State shall
cause to %be filed on the first day OF
March In each year, With the auditor OF
public accounts Of this State, the afrl.
company, association or partnership,
who reside In this State. setting forth
the fact that the company Of which he
is an officer or agent has not In the
twelve months previous to the date OF
the said affidavit entered into any trust,
combination or association for tho pur-
pose Of preventing competition in insur-
anco rates in this State. Tho said nfti-
dnvlt shall be made before some officer
Of this State authorized to administer
oaths, and any false statement made in
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and punished by fine of not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than ono
thousand dollars, and by confinement III
the penitent!ary for one year or in the
discretion OF the jury, by confinement In
jail for q period Of not less than thirty
days nor moro than twelve months; pro-
vided. further. that any attempt to evade
this not by agreeing upon any one per-.
son or number OF persons for the, pur-
pose Of making rates for all such insur-
ance companies, associations or partner.
ships or by buying rate books made by
any person or persons. shall be deemed
a violation Of this act, and shall be pun
ished as herein provided.
REVOKE LICENSE.
The auditor Of public accounts or other
official to whom eaid companies asso.
Citations or partnerships are annually ro-
quired to report in this State shall forth
with revoke and recall the license or au-
thorlty OF such companies or companies,
association, or associations. partnership
or partnerships. to do or to transact bust.
ness in this State for any violation Of
this act, and no renewal of authority
shall be granted to. 1t for three years
after such official revocation: notice
of usoh revocation to BIO duly
published for one consecutive week In
three or moro daily papers published IN
this State. and for q violation Of any OF
the provisions of this oct by any such
company or companies. association or
associations, partnership or partnerships.
they shall--on conviction thereof pay
fine Of not less than five hundred dol
lars.
It shall be the duty OF the attorney
general and Commemorative attorney Of
this state to cause the provisions of this
act to be enforced.
It shall also be the duty Of the auditor
of public accounts or other official now
charged or to DO charged with the en-.
forcement Of the insurance laws Of this
State to require every fire insurance
company, association or partnership do
ing a tlro insurance business within this
State to file with the annual statement
made to him statement duly sworn to
by the manager or president Of each COM.
pany, association or partnership legally
admitted in this State that 1t has not In
the year intervening between the Issue
OF Its last license and thnt applied for
violated the conditions Of this act
This act shall be In force from Its
passage and oil acts or parts Of acts In
consistent Herewith arc hereby repealed.