Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-28

rier shall fail or refuse to make the re-
turn required by this act, the said super
fntendent shall assess the tax against
such insurance carrier OF self-tnsurer as
the rate herein provided for, on such
amount or premiums or deposits as he
shall deem just. and the proceedings
thereon shall be the same as II the o
turn had been made.
Section So. Every such insurance carr
rier shall on or before the first day OF
April, 1920. and each year -thereafterl
make a return. verified by the affidav1t
of its president and secretary, or other
chief officers or agents. to the superin-
tendent Of the insurance departments
stating the amount Of all such gross
premiums or deposits. and credits during
the year ending on the 3lst day Of De-
cember. next preceding. Upon the receipt
of such returns, the superintendent shah
verify the same and assess the tax upon
the various insurance carriers on tina
basis and at the rate provided In section
81 of this act, and maxi 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 on or before the 18TH
day of April in each year. Immediately
thereafter the superintendent shall notify
the insurance carriers Of the amount Of
X respectively due from them, and
such taxes shall be paid annually into the
workmen's compensation fund of the
state treasury on or before the first day
of May, next ensuing. II not so paid the
state treasurer shall certify the fact TO
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suspend such delinquent carriers OF in~
surance from the further transaction Of
business in this state until such taxes
shall he paid. Upon receiving said money
the state treasurer shall place the whole
thereof to the credit of the fund for tina
support of the workmen's COMPENSATION,
commission of Missouri; provided, that
when, at any time, such fund shall have
reached the sum of $50, O00, any excess
amounts thereafter received shall revert
to the state treasury. Such Payments to
continue until the amounts Of the origt-
nal appropriation as provided for in secs
ton 79 shall have been repaid.
Section 70. 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 inns
posed herein, the superintendent shall az
once proceed to collect the same, and he
is hereby empowered and authorized to-
employ such legal process as may be nec-
essary for that purpose, and when SO col
lected he shall pay the same into thu
state treasury as a part OF the fund Tor
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 states
and may be served as in civil actions or
in cases of unincorporated associations.
partnerships, Internationally contract De
other plan or scheme, upon the principal
agent Of the parties thereto.
Section II. Wherever the employer
carries his own risk or wherever substi~1
tute- schemes for insurance provided for
in section 33 have been approved, the
commission shall inform the superintend.
ent of insurance, who, thereupon, shall
assess and in like ann collect a sim
liar tax from the employer carrying his
own 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 tho
provisions of this act.
Section 70. 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 thta
state has been suspended under this act.
while such suspension remain 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 .ba
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and or
conviction thereof shall be punish by a
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 more
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 ma be
given by mailing the same, postage pres
paid, addressed to the principal office OF
the insurance carrier or it's agent in thia
state, or to its home or to the secretary,
general agent or chief officer thereof in
the United States.
Section "a, 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 on
further tax upon such premiums or de-
posts under any other law Of this state,
and the provisions of this act shall also
extend and apply to all premiums or de-
posits received during any part of the
year 1919.
Section rs. Any person, corporation, his
or it's 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 nisde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for not less than
one week and not more than one year, or
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section rs. All of the provisions of this
act shall be literally construed, with q
view of the public welfare. and a SUBJ
stantial compliance herewith shall be
lations, requirements, awards, orders or
decisions Of the commission, and they
shall not be declared imperative, Illegal
or void for any omission Of q technical
nature in respect thereto.
Section n. If any section, subsection,
, sentence, claus or phrase of this act Ia
Tor any reason helQ TO De UNCONSTITUTIONAL
such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions Of this act. The
general assembly hereby declares that II
would nave passed this act, and a seq
ton. 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 tC
that extent hereby repealed.
Section 10. For the purpose Of paying
the salaries and expenses of the members
of the commission and it's employees, tht
sum of $4,000 per year or SO much there
of as may be necessary is hereby appro
priated, and shall be known as the work
mems compensation fund. The amour
of said appropriation to be refunde AZ
provided in section So.
Section 80, Notwithstanding the ener'
gency clause hereto attached sections tw,
to four, inclusive, m section thirtv-foul
of this act shall not q effect until No,
vember, 1918.
Section 81. It being necessary for tn,
commission herein created to be fully or.
ganized and make preliminary prepare
tions, and there being an immediate
necessity therefor, creates an emergencl
within the meaning OF the Constitution
ard except as in this act otherwise pro.
vided, this act shall take effect from and
after the date OF its approval.
PROPOSITION NO. is.