Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 3o0, 81 Published April @ 1903
CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend subsection 3 OF section
1927 and section 1910 of the statutes, re-
lating To the organization and the
amendment Of the articles Of town mu-
tual insurance companies,
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin.
represented in Senate aud Assembly, do
enact follows,
Section l. Subsection Of section 1927
Of the statutes is amended 20 read; 3,
such articles Of organization shall be sub
scrihed by at least twenty eve persons,
residents of the towns therein named,
who are owners of ut least twenty FIVE
thousand dollars worth Of propert. which
shall be insured by such corporation.
a. Two copies of the original articles
each accompanied by the affidavit Of two
Of the Signers thereof stating that they
are personally acquainted with the sign
ers and know them t. he the owners Of
property 10 the amount stated in said
articles. which may be insured Tor said
sum. and that such copy IS true and
complete copy Of the Original articles of
organizations shall he forW trded to the
commissioner Of insurance, aud If APP
proved by him and the attorney general
the former shall file one copy ia his Office
cate of such filing Such certified copy
shall within thirty days be recorded in
the Office Of the register Of deeds Of the
county in which the greater number of
the directors named in said articles re-
side. The register u deeds shnli forth
with transmit 90 the commissioner Of In
surauce his certificate stating the time
amt place when such copy was recorded.
and shall be entitled TO fee of twenty
Ave cents therefor 10 be paid by the per-
son presenting the same for record. Upon
the receipt Of such certificate the commits
soner Of insurance shall Issue q certificate
OF iuce rporatiOn.
h. Thereugou the persons subscribing
said articles. aud such as shall afterwards
heCeJns insured thereby. shall be a corpor
alton ~ the name mentioned in said 0rti-
cles Nth the usual powers and subject 10
the usual duties and liabilities Of a cor
pcrarion for the purpose hereinafter men
G. The articles of organization may he
amended ny a resolution adopted by four
6fths Of the votes cast It any annual or
special meeting. A notice recltlng the
proposed amendment snail be given by
mail to the members 1T least thirty days
prior TO the adoption IL any such amend
meut The secretary shail give such no
tice upon request thcrfor by ten or more
members. Within ten days after the adop-
ton Of such amendment two copies thereof
and the minutes showing the vote by
which adopted and OF the afidavit Of the
secretary Of the mailing Of such notice
verified ns such By he AFFIDAVIT Of the
president and secretary. shall be for.
arded to the commissioner Of insurance
aud II approved by him and by the attor-
ney general. tho former shall file one copy
I'm his office and attach t. the other copy
his certificate Of such nh1g Such certi-
hed copy shall be rccOr' ed as provided
for the articles Of organization aud
like certificate made by tire register OF
deeds
Section 2. Section 1910 Of the statntes
Is amended to read Section 1910 Any
such corporation mny attach any
adjoining town or towns as part Of its
territory IN which il may thereafter do
business; provided the town or towns 80
attached together with those already
within its Jurisdiction. shall not exceed
thirty, except IN cases where all
such towns shan be within the same cOUn-
ty No town or towns shall be 80 at
Ia bed except by amendment to the arti-
rlps ~ ORGANIZATION :. provided
nothing bereiu contained shall affect any
company already doing business outside
Of the county iu which 1t Is organized.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be IN force from nd after its passage
and publication
Approved April !, 1903