The Republican journal., 1915-04-08

thereafter. return to the insurance COM
missioner of this State a statement I'M
der oath for the twelve months preced-
Ing on policies or contracts of insurance
or indemnity taken by the said person,
company, association or corporation.
Such statement shall show the amount
OF insurance and the gross premiums
paid to each stock company for insur-
ance during the period covered by such
statement, and there may be deducted
from the gross premiums any premiums
returned to the insured on policies can
celled where such policies have been
issued during the term covered by the
statement or premiums returned on poll
cies cancelled where such original pre-
miums have been previously taxed un-
der this act; or IL the insurance or In
demn1ty is with a mutual company or
association or individual or through an
attorney for individuals. partnerships or
corporations or firm or Lloyds. such
statement shall show the amount of in
surance or indemnity and gross premium
or deposit or payment made to secure
such insurance or indemnity and from
said gross premium or deposit or pay
ment there may be deducted any pre-
m1ums returned to the insured on poll
c1es cancelled where such policies have
pee been issued during the term covered by
the statement or premiums returned on
policies cancelled where such original
premiums have been previously taxed
under this act. The insurance commits
o1oAACL cidh give uOLlC0 To cdCN person,
company. association or corporation fl
ing such return of the amount of his
tax, computed at two and one-half per
cent OF the Gross premium or deposit or
indemnity and said tax shall be pay
able to the State treasurer on or before
the thirty-frst day Of December follow
ing
Section 2 Section two of chapter one
hundred thirty-one Of the public laws of
nineteen hundred eleven. as amended by
section two OF chapter one hundred four
teen of the public laws Of nineteen hum
dred thirteen is hereby amended by add
Ing to said section the following words:
Any person: company, association or
corporation failing or refusing to pay
the tax required by section one. shall
be liable for such tax in an action 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 resi-
dence or place of business. Such action
snail be prosecuted by the various coun-
ty attorneys at the request of the State
treasurer so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 2 ANY person, company. as
sociation or corporation failing or re-
fusing to make the report required in
section one of this act and to furnish
all the data and information that may
be required by the insurance commits
sioner to determine the amount due.
snail be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
ard upon conviction be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars for each offense.
Any person, company, association or
corporation, falling or refusing to pay
the tax required by section one, shall
be liable for such tax in an action of
State in the supreme judicial court in
any county Where such person. company.
ASSOCIATION or corporation has a resi-
dence or place of business. Such action
hn tod Inv h vic
tN attorneys at the request of the State
acknowledgement March 81, 1851
Chapter 341.
An Act for the better protection and
preservation of the lobster fisheries,
authorizing the appointment of a COM
mission.
Section l. The governor and council
are hereby authorized to appoint a COM
mission, consisting of three suitable
With the booster industry, to confer with
the United States department of COM
merce and labor and with similar com
missions from other states or with legis-
department heads of other states having
the lobster industry under their charge.
with the PURPOSE in view of determining
what legislative and federal regulation
should be adopted for the best interest
of the lobster industry in all states
where Holsters are caught; and that
tlelf nnulnSS Shau De reported TO the
next legislature.
Section ?. That there be and hereby is
appropriated the sum of one thousand
five hundred dollars annually for this
year and a similar amount for next
year to lefray the expenses of the COM
mission hereby created.
Section 3. Whereas 1t appears that an
emergency exists for carrying into effect
act, this act will take effect when ap-
proved.-(Approved April 2, 1850
Chapter 342.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
one hundred ffty-eight of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred eleven, re-
lating to the verification of savings de-
posts in savings banks, institutions for
savings, trust and banking companies.
Chapter one hundred fifty eight Of the
relative to the verification of sayings
deposits is hereby amended by striking
ont all of the second section of said
chapter, and in place thereof the follow
ing shall be enacted:
Section g The bank commissioner. at
least once in every three years, snail
cause the books of the savings deposit
ors in savings banks or in institutions
for savings, and in every trust and bank
ing company to be verified by such
methods and under such rules as he
may prescribe.
All necessary expenses for the purpose
of such verification, publication, or
printing of the results of such Nel1nca-
pose of this act shall be appropriated
and paid out of the fund received by
the State from tax upon savings banks,
institutions for savings and trust COM
panies.
The bank commissioner, or deputy
bank commissioner making such verlh-
cation shall have full access to every
part Of the bank. institution for savings
or trust company under examination,
and to all books, papers. vouchers, re-
sources and all other records ana prop
erty belonging to said bank. Institution
in it's immediate possession or otherwise,
for the purpose of facilitating such Veri-
fcation.
If the deputy bank commissioner des-
ignated to make such audit or Verihca-
ton as herein specified shall conmu-
nicate or impart to any person or persons,
except to said bank commissioner or as
witness in court, any information OBJ
tanned by said audit or verification. he
shall be punished by imprisonment not
exceeding one year or by fine not eX-
ceeding one thousand dollars or BOTH
approved April 2, 1851
Chapter 343.
An Act to provide for the destruction Of
dog fish and other members Of the
shark species.
Section l. That the governor and
council DE hereby authorized to appoint
a commission of three practical men
question of the destruction of dog fish
and other members Of the shark family
in the waters of Maine, and report to
the next legislature some feasible plan
for the determination of this very de.
structive fish.