Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
ENTERS ANOTHER SUIT
ROYAL BENEFIT SOCIETY SEEK
WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
Proceedings Against Superintendent OF
Insurance to Compel the Revcca-
ton of a License.

Another proceeding was instituted today
in the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia blythe Royal Benefit Society against
Thomas f. Drake, superintendent of insur-
ance of the District of Columbia. The So
cety asks the court TO issue the writ OF
mandamus commanding Superintendent
Drake to revoke license issued by him to
the ''Workingman' Cooperative Associa-
ton.
1t is pointed out that under section 6i6 of
the District code it is made the duty OF
Superintendent Drake to see that all laws
of the United States relating to insurance
or insurance companies, benefit orders anu
| associations doing business in the District
are faithfully executed; and to keep on hie
in his office copies of the charters. declara-
tons of organizatio or articles of incor-
poration of every insurance company, bene-
fit association or order. including life (and
others therein enumerated), doing business
in the District of Columbia: and before any
such insurance company ASSOCIATION VI
order shall be licensed to do business in the
District it shall file with the superintendent
copy of it's charter, declaration OF oEgani-
cation or articles of incorporation, duly
certified in accordance with law, and also
a certificate setting forth that it is en-
titled to transact business and assume
risks and issue policies of Insurance there
in and to pay fee of $40 for filing with
CURED by this section.
Filing of Certificate.
About September %, 1891, it is stated,
there was filed with the recorder of deeds
of the District of Columbia certificate
signed sealed and acknowledged by Henry
l.. Weeks, William r. Spencer and James
RI. Sutton purporting to incorporate the
.Workngman's Cooperative Association"
for the purpose of maintaining a society for
the benefit of its members from funds col
lected thereon in weekly payments in the
nature of dues and such other assessments
as may be required. and to pay its mem
bers sick benefits and stated amount at
death.
The association claims its power and au-
thority by virtue of act of Congress of
May 5, 1870. The court is Informed that
while the act was amended January 20
1881, and again May g. 1850, as to the in
corporation of insurance companies. it was
not changed The act of May s. 1870 re-
quired that certificate fled in the office of
the recorder of deeds shall state:
First-The corporate name of the COM
| pany and the object for which 1t is formed.
Second--The term of its existence not ex-
| porations formed only for the purpose of
life insurance.
Third-The amount of capital stock.
Fourth--The number of trustees who shall
manage the concerns of the company for
the first year and their naEses.
Fifth-The names of the place in the Dis
| trict in which the operations of the COM
| pany are to be carried on.
The certificate of Incorporation of the
| Workingman's Cooperative Association, it
| is charged. wholly neglects and disregards
the foregoing fourth and 1fth requisites:
/ that Is to say, makes no mention OF the
number of trustees who shaII manage the
concerns Of the company f,r the frst year.