The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08

travelling expen SEES and the reasonable
and necessary expenses of his office,
the payment of which shall be made
subject to the approval of the Gov
ernor and Council and shall be auth or
ized to employ at the expense OF the
State, one or more clerks as the bust
ness of the office may require, the
amount OF their compensation to be
subject to the approval of the Gov
ernor and council. and two of whom
may be designated as deputy bank
commissioners. The present Bank ES-
3mfner may serve out the unex pired
term of his office as Bank Commits
SlOner without new appointment.
tApproved April 2, 1851
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to Amend Sections One ana
Two of Chapter One hundred Thir-
ty-one of the Public Laws of Nine
teen Hundred Eleven. as Amended
by Chapter One Hundred Fourteen
OF the Public Laws of Nineteen
hundred Thirteen. Relating to the
Taxing Of Insurance in Companies
not Authorized to Do Business in
Maine.
30 it enacted, etc:
Section l.. Section one of chapter
one hundred thirty-one of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred eleven,
one hundred fourteen OF the public
laws of nineteen hundred thirteen,
is hereby amended by adding In the
sixth line after the word "insur-
damage by fire or lightning and in
the seventh line after the word
risks the words or property so
that said section as amended shall
Section l. All persons. companies.
associations or corporations, residing
or doing business in this State, that
enter into any agreements with an
vidual, Arm. underwater or Lloyd,
not authorized to do business in this
State, whereby said person. company.
association or corporation shall enter
loss or damage by fire or lightning
covering risks or property within
this State, with said unauthorized as
sociation. Individual. Arm, underwrit-
er or Lloyd. for which there il a pre-
MUM charged or collected, the said
person, company. association or cor
poration SO insured shall, annually on
the first day of December or within
ten days thereafter. return to the In
surance Commissioner of this State,
statement under oath for the
twelve months preceding on policies
or contracts of insurance or indem-
nifty taken by the said person, COM
pany, association or corporation.
Such statement shall show the
premiums paid to each stock COM
pany for insurance during the period
covered by such statement, and there
may be deducted from the gross pre-
| insured on policies cancelled where
such policies have been issued during
the term covered b. the statement
or premiums returned on policies
miums have been previously taxed
under this act or il the insur-
ance or indemnity Is with mu-
HHnp or through
for individuals, partnerships or cor
porations, or Arm or Aoyda. such
statement shall show the amount of
insurance or roI indemnity and Gross
to secure such insurance or indem-
nifty and from said gross premium or
deposit or payment there may be de-
Quoted any premiums returned to the
insured on policies cancelled where
such policies have been issued dur
ing the term covered by the state
ment or premiums returned on poll
cics cancelled where such original
premiums have been previously taxed
under this act The Insurance Com
missioner shall give notice to each
person. company. association or cor
poration filing such return of the
amount of his tax, computed at two
and one-half per cent of the gross
premium or deposit or payment made
to secure the insurance or indem-
nifty and said tax shall be PAYABLE to
the State Treasurer on or before the
thirty-irst day of December follow
ing
oSSliou = ocCtioH t"O VI cHhplcr
one hundred thirty-one of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred eleven,
as amended by section two of chap
ter one hundred fourteen of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred thir-
teen, is hereby amended by adding to
said section the following words:
Any person. company, association or
corporation falling or refusing to pay
the tax required By section one
shall be liable for such tax In IA ac-
ton of debt to be brought in the
name OF the State in the Supreme
Judicial court in any county where
such person, company. association or
corporation has a residence or place
of business. Such action shall be
prosecuted by the various county at
torneys at the request of the State
Treasurer. so that said section as
amended shall read as follows;
Section 3. Any person. company.
association or corporation falling or
refusing to make the report required
In section one of this act and to fur
nish all the data and information
that may be. required b. the Insur-
ance Commissioner to determine tn e
amount due. shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton be fined not less than one hum
dred dollars nor more than five hum
dred dollars for each offense. Any
poration. failing or refusing to pay
tho tax required by section one. shall
be liable for such tax in an action o {
debt to he brought in the name OK
the State in the Supreme judicial
court in any county where such per-
son, company, association or corpora
ton has a residence or place of