The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-17
meMAsTER REFUSES COMMISSION
TO NoN-RESIDENTS - ACTS
UNDER OPINION.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Dolnaa and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of South Carolina Peo-
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia

warehouse commissioner, is that man
damus proceedings will be brought
against Fitz Hugh McMaster, state in
surance commissioner, to prohibit
compliance with an Interpretation re
Gently given by Attorney General
Peoples, that nonresident insurance
brokers may not be licensed under the
existing insurance regulations in this
state. The question has been brought
into prominence by the application OF
Philip LaTourette Of New York, rep
resentative Of Samuel, Cornwall &
Stevens. Mr.. McMaster realizes that
Mr.. LaTourette might be the means Of
relieving considerably the stringent
situation relative to the insurance
muddle, but emphasizes that the 10
suance Of licenses to nonresident
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:
- have the promise Of Samuel
Cornwall & Stevens that if this license
is granted they viii 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 do not propose te
allow our people to suffer by reason
Of q monopoly if I can help It. 1t il
nothing to me personally or officially
am running the state warehouse and
I haven't time to answer all the peo
ple writing me for directions about
insurance. 1 was Sc years cid yester
day and spent "A hours at my desk.
can't stand such physical strain IN
definitely" 49, ....
The letter Of insurance. Commis'
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 brokers
license, sending Herewith his check
for s25 and his bond in the sum OF
$4,000, I have to say that under the
instructions Of the attorney genera!
that I 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.
LaTourette is a nonresident Of the
state, if no other ground exists, and
that in case Of contest, he, the attor
ney general, would represent this OF
fee and present arguments to the
court to sustain the law prescribed by
the legislature. I have to decline to
issue a license to Mr.. LaTourette OF
the ground that he is a nonresident
Of the state.
"In ali other respects find that Mr.
LaTourette comes within the terms
OF the law in that he is well INFORM
ed insurance broker, licensed as un
derstan6 In the state OF New VOTE
for many years. He has fled the re-
ouested bond and IN all other particu
lars fulflls the conditions Of the law
realize, too, that it IS possible that
Mr.. LaTourette might do considerable
towards relieving the present lnsur
ance situation in South Carolina ss
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 OF
the act providing for the licensing OF
insurance brokers, I declined to issue
and am returning herewith Mr.. La
Tourette's check for SIS and his bond
IN the sum OF $4,000"