The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-18
McMASTER REFUSES COMMISSION
TO NoN-REslDENTs - ACTS
UNDER OPINION.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of South Carolina Peo.
pie, Gathered Around tho State
Capitol.
Columbia.


damus proceedings will be brough
against Fitz Hugh McMaster, state ii
surance commissioner, to prohibit
compliance with All Interpretation re
Gently given by Attorney Genera
Peoples, that nonresident insuranc
brokers' may not be licensed under tn
existing insurance regulations in thi
state. The question has been brough
into prominence by the application O
Philip LaTourette Of New York, rel
resentatiye Of Samuel, Cornwall {
Stevens. Mr. McMaster realizes tha
Mr.. LaTourette might be the means O
relieving considerably the stringen
situation relative to the insurauc,
muddle, but emphasizes that the is
suance Of licenses to non-residen
brokers' is in violation of the act. Rel
ative to the application Of Mr.. La
Tourette and the company he rep
resents. Mr.. McLaurin said:
Il have the promise Of Samuel
Cornwall C Stevens that If this license
is granted they will take care Of such
business as can not be handled through
regular channels on account Of the
withdrawal Of the companies. We
are not trying to put local agents out
OF business, only to take care Of what
they are unable to do. I don't want
to injure any man doing legitimate
business. but I do not propose to
allow our people to suffer by reason
OF monopoly if can help it. 1t is
nothing to me personally or officially
am running the state warehouse and
] haven't time to answer all the peo.
pie writing me for directions about
insurance. was Sc years old yester.
day and spent II hours at my desk.
can't stand such physical strain in.
definitely"
The letter Of Insurfuce Commits
sioner McMaster to Warehouse Com.
missioner McLaurin is as follows:
Replying to your recent letter on
behalf OF application Of Mr.. Philip La
Tourette, who applied for q brokers'
license, sending herewith his check
for $25 and his bond in the sum Of
$4,000, have to say that under the
instructions Of the attorney general
that | should follow the directions Of
the statute as to whom I should
license. and advising me that should
decline on the sole ground that Mr..
LaT0urette is a nonresident of the
see II no other ground exists, and
that in case OF contest, he, the attor-
ney general, would represent this Of
fice and present arguments to the
court to sustain the law prescribed by
the legislature. have to decline to
issue a license to Mr.. LaTourette on
or the state.
In all other respects I find that MI
l.aTOurette comes within the terms
OF the law in that he is we'll inform.
cd insurance broker licensed as un-
herStand in the state Of New York
for many years. He has filed the re-
QueSted bond and In all other particu.
lars futills the conditions Of the law.
| realize, too. that it is possible that
Mr. LaTourette might do considerable
towards relieving the present insur.
ance situation in South Carolina as
suggested by yourself, but have nc
option In the matter and as indicated
above, on the ground that he Is non
resident Of the state. as Is prescribed
In the last sentence Of section Q Of
the act providing for. the licensing Of
insurance brokers, declined to issue
and am returning herewith Mr.. La
Tourette's check for $25 and his bond
I'm the sum Of AZ 000n