St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

49, SAINT. ETlut6uE COp4CSFOl LIZ 49,
%stitution and laws and of additions or
amendments thereto, certified by the sec
rotary. or corresponding officer of the as
sociation shall be prima facie evidence
of the legal adoption thereof.
Sec. %. Every association transact1ng
business in this state, shall annually on
or before the fifteenth day of February
file with the insurance commissions In
such form as he may require, a state,
ment under oath of it's president and
secretary, or corresponding. officers Of ITS
dda ag af ne ana btan ding on gret tsd teir end ST
its transactions for the year ending on
that date. and shall, also, furnish such
other information as the insurance COM
proper exhibit Of it's business and plan
Of working. The insurance COMMISSIONS
may at other times require any further
statement he may deem necessary to be
made relating to such associations:
Sec. "a. The insurance commissioner
or any person he may appoint, shall have
fnfo P fSs aff Of visitation sit dng d and sTfam assaeian
ton. He may employ assistants for the
purposes Of such examination. and he:
or any person he may appoint. shall
and documents that relate to the bust
ness Of the association and may summon
and qualify as witnesses, under oath, and
examine its officers. agents and en-
the affairs. transactions and condition Of
the association.
Whenever, after examination, the in
surance commissioner is satisfied that
comply with any provisions Of this law,
or Is exceeding It's powers, or is not
carrying out it's contra cts in good faith.
or IS .transacting business fraudulently,
or is in such condition as to render fur-
Their proceedings hazardous to the pub
lie or it's certificate holders, or when
ing In existence one year or more, and
one year from the passage of this act,
shall have a membership Of less than BOO,
or votes to discontinue business, the insur-
ance commissioner may present the facts
relating thereto to the attorney general,
who shall, if he deem the circumstances
warrant, commence an action in quo
diction and such court shall thereupon
notify the officers of such association Of
a hearing, and, unless it shall then ap-
pear that some special and good reason
be closed, said association shall be en-
Joined from carrying on any further
business, and some person shall be ap-
shall proceed, at once to take possession
Of the books, papers, moneys, and
other assets of the association and
ofal1 the f0F toSrt, pr %e q tt the cl d!rsot tSe
affairs of the association and to dis
tribute its funds to those entitled thereto.
No such proceeding shal be commenced
association until after notice has been
duly served on he chief executive Off
GERS Of the association and a reasonable
opportunity given to It on a date to be
such proceedings should not be COM
menced.
Section 25. No action or proceeding
to or enjoin. in whole or in
such domestic association, or to appoint
a receiver therefor. or to dissolve the
same, or in any manner affecting it's
final Judgment, or to GUST any foreign
association or enjoin it from transacting
business in this state, shall be enter
tanned by any court, except on the suit
of the attorney general Of this state.
Section 26. The insurance commission
er. or any person whom he may appoint.
may examine any foreign association
~transacting or applying. for admission to
transact business in this state. The in
surance commissioner may employ as
s%istants for the purpose of such exam
point, shall have free access to ali the
books, papers and documents that relate
to the business Of tho association and
may summon and qualify as witnesses
agents, employees and other persons in
relation to the affairs, transactions and
condition Of the association. He may in
his h hs, discretion accept in lieu Of such ex-
surance department Of the state, terri
tory, district. province or country, where
Such ASSOCIATION is organized.
If any such association or it's officers
refuse to submit to such examination or
to comply with the provisions of this
section relating thereto, or If upon such
on investigation is satisfied that any
foreign association t%ransacting business
under this act has exceeded it's
R %}tn the or PROVISIONS RaS fat of the to 1a comply Gy
Is conducting business fraudulently, or
IS not carrying out its contracts in good
faith, or Is in such condition as to render
further proceedings hazardous to the
public or its certificate holders, he may
by a written order or decision, filed in
his office. revoke the license of such as
subject to an appeal by such association
as provided by and in accordance with the
provisions Of section 10 Of this act, and up
said section is Shall apply thereto. No such
license shall be revoked by the insur-
arce commissioner until after notice has
officers Of the association and a reason
able opportunity given to it on a date
to be named In said notice to show cause
why such license should not be revoked.
Section p. The necessary expenses of
any examination made by the insurance
Commissioners, pursuant to the provisions
Of this act, Of any association herein
authorized, shall be paid by such asso-
citation; but no per diem shall be paid to
or on account Of any regular salaried
member of the insurance department, nor
a per diem OF more h $40 to any other
person.
act shall be construed to affect
or or apply to grand or subordinate
or knights Of Pythias-exclusive Of
lodge knights Of Pythias-or to similar
orders which do not issue insurance GER
that provide death BENEFITS not oals exceed coed
benefits not exceedingg $500 in any one
any contracts Of reinsurance Of, or be-
tween. such local lodges Of such as
sociation now doing business on such
sociations W. Which, Sda'i limit hor their rG o membersh an,
to the employees Of a particular city or
town, designated firm. business house.
or corporations; nor to domestic lodges,
ious, charitable n benevolent descrip-
ton, which do not operate with a view
to profit, and which do not prov1de Tor a
disability benefits. Of more than $3.50 to
any one. person in any one year, pro-
vided, always, that any, such, domestic
than 500 members, and provides for death
or disability benefits, and any such do
nestle lodge, order or association which
iiT ng fof to t hay paYmsn q of baee6fsp re 9 y
not be exempt by the provisions of this
section, but shall comply with all the re-
auirements of this act; The insurance
ISOLATION such information as will en-
able him to determine whether such as
ISOLATION is exempt from the provisions
empt by the provisions of this section
from the requirements Of this act, shall
give or allow or promise to give or allow
curing new members.
Sec. %. Any person., officer, member