The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

officer. or officers. shall perform such duties and exercise such power ana authority as may be prescribed Tor, VT assigned to him, or them by the clty health officer, subject to the approval of the county Board of Health, pro vided that no duties shall be prescribed or power and authority conferred in violation of the health laws of the State, or of the health ordinance of the city. The salary of the city or town health officer and that of any as sistant health officer, or officers that may be appointed in accordance with this Section, shall be fixed by the coun- ell of the city or town.
 Approved August 25 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 221) AN ACT (S. 8. To amend Section 1859 of the Code of
 Alabama, 1907.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama that Section 45o9 of the Code of 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: 4559 Legal organization and deposit of secl/ities must be shown to and approved by Commissioner.-The insurance com pany shall satisfy the Insurance com missioner that 1t is fully and legally organized under the laws of it's State or Government to do the business 1t proposes to transact; that. if a life 1n- surance company, 1t has on deposit with the Treasurer of the State, or with the proper officer of some other State, securities to the actual cash value of at least one hundred thousand dollars, consisting of State bonds, United States bonds, or notes secured hu ri 0 real estate Tor dDu- ble the amount; all of which securi- ties shall be subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner, the At torney General and the Governor of this State; and such companies shall file with the Insurance Commissioner the certificate of the official with whom the securities are deposited, stating the name and amount of each Of said bonds, notes, or mortgages and that he be satisfied they are worth at least one hundred thousand dollars, and that the deposit is made with him by the company for the protection of all pol icy holders and creditors in the United States; that, if an insurance company other than life, it has an actual paid up cash capital of not less than one hundred thousand dollars of which at least fifty thousand dollars shall be in vested in State bonds or United States bonds or notes secured by mortgages on real estate for double the amount to be certified as worth at least fifty tn ousand dollars by the Insurance Commissioner of the State in which said company Is organized, reckoning the same at their current market value or in lieu of cash capital stock such company shall have and maintain a surplus above all liabili- ties, Including reinsurance reserve Of not less than one hundred thousand dollars.
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 15S.) CH. J. R. SC.
 Be it resolved by the House of Rep resentatives, the Senate concurrfng, that the Secretary of State of the State of Alabama. be and he is hereby au- tn horized and directed to have printed and bound four thousand five hundred copies of the General and Local Acts of the present session of the Legisla- ture of Alabama. That the said acts shall be bound in one volume and the acts of a general character to appear first in the volume and the acts of a local or special character to ap- pear last. The acts shall be printed, indexed and bound in all respects as now required by law. Be it further resolved, that in making the distribu- tion now provided by law, the Secre- tary of State is here authorized and directed to distribute to every officer, library and school entitled to the Gen eral and Local Acts so bound In one volume as said officer, library or school is now entitled to receive.
 Anproyed August 25. 1909.
 Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 134) AN ACT (S. IT.. To amend Section 4557 of the Code of
 Alabama of 1907.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama, that Section 4657 of the Code of Alabama. 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: 4557. Gross premiums received must be stated, and taxes and penalties must be paid.-All companies must state the total amount of gross premiums re- ceived in this State, and shall at the same time pay to the insurance Com missioner the following amounts that is to say, each fire insurance com pany shall pay the sum of one and one half dollars for each one hundred dol lars or said gross premiums iSss T0lui II premiums. so received in this state, and every other insurance company shall pay the sum of two dollars upon each one hundred dollars of said gross prem iums so received in this State; and the company neglecting to make each re- turn accurately and in full at the time of fling the annual statement, or at the time at which any such company discontinues business in the State. shall pay to the State. in addition to said taxes, the sum of five hundred dollars within sixty days from the date Of notice of such delinquency, and shall be debarred from transactAng any busi- ness of insurance in this State until said taxes and penalties are fully paid.
 Sec. ?. That this aot shall be ef- fective on the first day of January, 1910.
 Approved August 2b. 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State. No. 219.) AN ACT (S.s. To provide a fund for the compensation
 and expenses of the assistant bank
 examiners.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama, that the bank ex- aminer and assistant bank examiners, shall. after making an examination, general or special of any bank, or branch bank, certify to the state treas urer that such examination has been made, whereupon the state treasurer