The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-23

Commissioner, he shall forthwith for
ward by registered mail one of The
duplicate copies prepaid and directed
to its secretary or corresponding
officer at the head Office of the assocla-
ton.
Sec. II. No money or hencfit,
charity nr relief or aid to he psid, pro-
vided or rendered by any such assocla-
ton, shall be liable to attachment,
garnishment or other process, or be
seized, taken. appropriated or applied
by any legal or equitable process or
operation Of law to pay any debt or
liability of q member or beneficiary, or
of any person who may have a right
thereunder, either before or after pay
ment.
Sec. Is. Evry association tran
sacting business under this Act shall
file with the Insurance Commissioners
ii duly certified copy of all adnlend.
nenis of or additions TO its constllu-
ton and laws within ninety days after
the enactment of the same. Printed
copies of the constitution and laws
and Of additions or amendments thete-
to, certified by the secretary or cor
responding tllice of the association,
shall be prima facie evidence of the
legal adoption thereof.
Sec. l6. Every association tran
sacting Business in this State shall an
nuuIly, on or before the 3lst day or
March, file with the Insurance Com
missioner, in such form as he snail
prescribe. a statment, under oath, or
its president or secretary or correspon-
ding officers, Of its condition and
standing on the 3lst day of December
next preceding and of its transactions
for The yea ending on said 3lst day
Of December.
Sec. II. The Insurance Commits,
siouer, or any person whom lie may APP
point, may examine any foreign asso-
cation transacting or applying for adj
mission to transact business IN TINS
State. The said Insurance Commission
er may employ assistants for h pur-
pose ofsuch examination and he or any
other person whom he may appoint
shall have free access to all books, pa
pers and documents that relate to the
business of the association, and may
summon and qualify as witnesses un-
der oath and examine its cificers, agents
employees and other ptrsons in rela-
ton to The affairs, transactions ana
conditions of the association. he
may, in his discretion, accept IN lieu
of such eXamina ion the examination
of the Insurance Department of State,
Territory, district, province or coun-
try whele such association is organic
ed. All examinations made under the
provisions of this section shall be
made at the expense Of the association
examined. Ifany such association or
its officers refuse to submit 10 such
examination, or, to comply with the
provisions of the section relatingthere-
10, the authority OF such association to
write new business in this State shall
be revoked until satisfactory evidence
is furnished the commissioner relating
to the condition and affairs # the as
ISOLATION, and during >Irh lev c.'.iun
the association shall not write any
new business in this State: Provided
No such revocation shall be made un-
til after at least thirty days notice is
given such association Of the proposed
revocation.
See. IS. Any person, officer,
member or examining physician of
any association authorized 10 do bust
uess under this Act who shall know
ingly or wilfully make any false or
fraudulent statement or representa-
ton in or with reference to any appli-
cation for membership, or for the pur-
pose Of obtaining money from or bene-
fit in any association lr~ansacting busi-
ness under this Act, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
less than thirty days nor mole than
one year, or both, in the discretion of
tie court. And any person who shall
wilfully make q false statement of any
material fact or thing in a % state
nleut as roihe death or disability Of a
certificate holder in any such ass0cia-
ton for the purpose of procuring pay
ment of benefit named in the %certifi-
cate of such holder, and any person
who shall wilfully make auy false
statement in any verified report or de-
claration under oath required or
authorized by this Act, shall be guilty
of perjury, and shall he proceeded
against and punished as provided by
the statutes of this State in relation to
the crime ofpeIjury. Any person who
shall solicit membership for or in any
manner assist in procuring member
ship in any association not authorized
to do business in this State, or who
shall solicit membership for or in
any manner assist in procuring
membership in any such asso-
not authorized as h rein pro-
videh to do business as herein defined
in this State, shall he guilty Of a mis-
and upon conviction there
Of, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than one hundred dollars or i'm
not longer than thirty days
Any association or any %tticer, agent
or employee thereof, neglt cling or re-
to comply with, or violating
any of the provision of this Act, the
penalty for which neglect, refusal or
violation is not" specified in this sec
ton, r lall be fined not exceeding one
hundred dollars upon conviction there
Of, or r y he imprisoned not more
han thirty days.
Sec. 10 This Act shall not apply
to associations or lodges organized for
purely social, literary or patriotic pur-
poses, which issue no certificates Of
insurance or make no contracts Of in
iemnity with its members. But the