Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-14

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business; but no credit shall be allowed
Tor reinsurance in insurance carriers not
licensed to transact business In Missouri.
Section S.. If any such insurance cars
rier shall fail or refuse to make the re-
turn required by this act, the said SUPER
intendent shall assess the tax against
such insurance carrier or self-insurer at
the rate herein provided for. on such
amount or premiums or deposits as he
snail deem just, and the proceedings
thereon shah be 1.-THE same as If the re-
Section Go. Every such insurance carr
rier shall on or before the first day OF
April. 1920. and each year thereafter,
make a return, verified by the affidavit
of its president and secretary. or other
chief officers or agents.. to the superin-
tendent of the insurance Department.
stating the amount Of all such gross
premiums or deposits, and credits during
the year ending on the 31st day of De-
cemoer, next preceding. Upon the receipt
of such returns. the superintendent shall
verify the same and assess the tax ape
the various insurance carriers on tho
basis and at the rate provided In section,
81 of this act, and make a schedule there
OF, duplicate copies of which, properly
certified by said superintendent, shall be
filed in the office of the state auditor
and state treasurer or or before the 18th
day Of April in each year; Immediately
thereafter the superintendent shall notify
the insurance carriers of the amount OF
taxes respectively due from them, and
such taxes shall be paid annually into the
WI hIllCl . compensation luuO VI Jig
state treasury on or before the first day
Of May, next ensuing. If not so paid the
state treasurer shall certify the fact to
the superintendent, who shall thereafter
suspend such delinquent carriers Of in-
surance from the further transaction OF
business in this state until such taxes
shall be paid, Upon receiving said money
the state treasurer shall place the whole
thereof to the credit of the fund for the
support of the workmen's compensation
commission Of Missouri; provided, that
when, at any time, such fund shall have
reached the sum of $50, 900, any excess
amounts thereafter received shall revert
to the state treasury. Such payments to-
continue until the amounts Of the origi-
nal appropriation as provided for in seo-i
ton 70 shall have been repaid.
Section 10. If any such insurance car
rier shall withdraw from business in this
state before the tax. shall fall due ac-
cording to the provisions of this act, or
shall fail or neglect to pay the tax i'm
posed herein, the superintendent shall at
once proceed to collect the same, and he
is hereby empowered and authorized to
employ such legal process as may be nee
essary for that purpose, and when SO coll
lected he shall pay the same into the
the support OF the workmen's compensa-
ton commission. The suit may be-
brought by the superintendent in his own
name. in any court of this state having
jurisdiction; reasonable attorneys fees
may be taxed as costs therein, and pro-
cess may issue to any county of the state,
and may be served as in civil actions or
in cases Of unincorporated associations,
partnerships, interindemnity contract or
other plan or scheme, upon the principal
agent of the parties thereto.
Section II. Wherever the employer
carries his own risk or wherever substi-
tute schemes for insurance provided for
in section SO have been approved, the
commission shall inform the su~perintend-
ent of insurance, who, thereupon, shall
assess and in like manner collect a sim
liar tax from the employer carrying his
WI risk at the same rate and on the
same basis as taxes are assessed against
insurance carries, of any character, carry
ing like risks in this state under the
provisions OF this act.
Section Y. Any person or persons who
shall in this state act or assume to act
as agent for any such insurance carrier
whose authority to do business in his
state has been suspended under this act,
while such suspension remains in force.
or shall neglect or refuse to comply with
any Of the provisions of this act obliga-
tory upon such person or party, or who
shall willfully make a false or fraudulent
statement OF the business or condition OF
any such insurance carrier, shall be
deemed guilty of a m-isdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punish by q
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
| IS, 900, or by Imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than one week nor mora
than one year, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Section 70. Whenever by this act any
officer is required to give any notice to
any insurance carrier, the same may be
given by mailing the same. postage pre-
paid, addressed to the principal office of
the insurance carrier or its agent in this
state, or to its home or to the secretary,
general agent or chief officer thereof in
the United States.
Section IA. Any insurance carrier, for
eign or domestic, liable to pay a tax upon
its premiums or deposits under this act
shall not be liable to pay any other or
further tax upon such premiums or de-
n0S1fG under 1nV other low IF rhig c+ufa
and the provisions of this act shall also
extend and apply to all premiums or de-
posts received during any part of the
year 1919.
Section rs. Any person, corporation, his
or its directors, officers or agents, or any
other person who violates any of the pro-
visions Of this act for which a penalty has
not hereinbefore been specifically pro-
vided, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
ment in the county jail for not less than
one week and not more than one year, or
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 76. All Of the provisions Of this
act shall be literally construed, with a
view of the public welfare, n a SUBJ
stantial compliance Herewith shall be
sufficient to give effect to all rules. regu-
%lations, requirements, awards, orders or
decisions of the commission, and they
shall not be declared imperative, Illegal
or void for any omission of a technical
nature in respect thereto.
Section II. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this act Is
for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this act. Tho
general assembly hereby declares that it
would have passed this act, and each Sec
tlon, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any one or more of the same shall
be declared unconstitutional.
Section Is, All acts or parts of acts
In conflict or inconsistent herewith are to
that extent hereby repealed.
Section 70, For the purpose of paying
the salaries and expenses of the members
OF the commission and it's employees, the
sum of $4,000 per year or so much there
of as may be necessary is hereby appro-
priated, and h a be known as the work.
mems compensation fund The amount
of said appropriation to be refunded as
provided in section SO.
Section 80. Notwithstanding the emer-
gency clause hereto attached sections two
to four, inclusive, and section thirty-four
OF this act shall not take effect until No
Venber, 1919.
Section 81. 1t being necessary for the
commission herein created to be fully or
gan1zed and make preliminary prepara-
tons, and there being an immediate
within the meaning OF the Constitution,
and except as in this act otherwise pro-
vided, this act shall take effect from and
after the date of its approval.
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