The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
ANTI-INsURANcE BILL.
Senator Waggener's Measure De-
signed to BUST the Trust"

The anti-insurance combine bill in
troduced in the senate by Senator
Waggener yesterday provides:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful
for any fire insurance company or
gained under the laws of this state,
or OF any other state, territory or
country, and doing business in this
state, directly or indirectly, to become
party to any combination, pool or
! agreement which has for its purpose
the fixing or maintaining of a sched-
ule of rates, or to subscribe or be-
come party to any agency, scheme
or device, organized formed, created
or adopted, for the purpose Of fixing.
establishing or maintaining in this
state, or in any locality in this state. a
schedule of rates for fire insurance. or
to adopt or use, or permit its agency
to adopt or use, as a. guide, or other
wise, any list, book of rating, or
schedule Of rates. or other scheme,
plan or device adopted or used by any
other fire insurance company, or its
agents, for the purpose or with the in
tent of securing uniformity of rates
for fire insurance among fire insur-
ance companies, doing business in this
state, or to adopt and use or to per
nit it's agents to adopt or use any such
rates, or to charge, demand or receive
any premium for fire insurance based
upon any rate not fixed and establish
ed as the Independent action of such
company, agency or person.
Sec. 2. Every policy Of fire insur-
ance hereafter issued, or renewed by
any fire insurance company doing
business in this state shall have an
nexed thereto an affidavit of the agent
issuing, delivering or renewing the
same, in substance as follows, viz:
The State of Kansas. County Of
.ss. being first duly sworn,
says am the authorized agent of
800. company, issuing this policy;
that the said company has not direct
ly or indirectly violated the laws of
this state relative to the fixing, eStab-
fishing and maintaining OF rates Tor
fire insurance; that the rate charged
for this policy or the renewal thereof,
was not fixed by any pool, comb1na-
ton, agreement or understanding, ex-
press or implied, with any other COM
agency created or existing for said
purpose: that said company is not
bound by any agreement, combination
or understanding with any other COM
pany. person or agency express or i'm
pIied which prevents it or myself or
its agent from making, charging, de-
handing or receiving a higher or low
er rate for this policy or the renewal
thereof. So help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 49,. day of 19O-
ANY person who shall make said af-
fdavit who does not know the matters
and things therein stated to be true,
or who knows the matters and Things
therein stated to be false, shall be
guilty of perjury, and, upon convlc-
ton, shall be punished by confinement
and hard labor in the penitentiary for
not less than one or more than five
years. The venue for any prosecution
for any violation Of this act shall De
in the county where the said poncy
was delivered or renewed.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent of insurance, on being
satisfied that any fire insurance com
pany doing business in this state has
issued and delivered or renewed or
caused to be issued and delivered or
renewed. any fire insurance policy
V.Tbic1, does not have annexed thereto
the afddavit of its agent as hereinbe-
fore provided, or that said company
has directly or indirectly VloIaIen tns
nrovfsions of this act, or any thereof,
FL forthwith revoke the license Of
such company, and when so revoked
on such account such company snalI
1T he nernoftted to again do business
in this state for a period of ten years
from the date Of such revocation.