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licensed to transact business IN Missouri.
Section 68. II any such Insurance car
t tT9n 11 eouir rsi b ST t lshuS Set - The ssid super
~intendent shall assess the tax against
such insurance carrier OF. seff-ins,lrer az
amount or premiums or deposits as he
shall deem just and the proceedings
thereon shall be the Same rs II the re-
section So. Every such insurance car
rier shall on or before the first day OF
April. 1920, and each year thereafter,
N IS : PRESIDENT sssSsn;i s ssa secr y rye or oiSsr
chief officers or agents, to the superin-
tendent Of the insurance department,
premiums or deposits. and credits during
the year ending on the 31st day OF De-
cember, next preceding. Upon the receipt
verify the same and assess the tax upon
the various Insurance carriers %
basis and at the rate provided IN sactiou
Of, duplicate Copies Of which. properly
certified by said superintendent, shau be
fled In the office of the state auditor
day OF April in each year. Immediately
thereafter the superintendent shall notify
the insurance carriers OF the amount OF
taxes respectively due from them, apo
such taxes shall be paid annually into the
workme compensation fund OF the
state treasury on or before the first q
state treasurer shall certify the fact to
the superintendent, who shall theroafter
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
amounts thereafter received shall revert
to the state treasury. Such payments 10
continue until the amounts. OF the origt-
nal appropriation as provided Tor IN SEQ
ton 70 shall rave been repaid,
Section 70. II any such insurance car
rier shall withdraw from business In this
cording to the provisions Of this act. or
shall fail or neglect to pay the tax mn
posed herein, the superintendent shall al
once proceed to collect the same, ana ne
is hereby empowered and authorized to
employ such legal process as may DO nee
essary for that purpose, and when so col
lected ne shall pay the same into the
state treasury az a part of the fund for
the support Of the orkmen c0mpensa-
ton commission. The suit may be
brought by the superintendent In MS own
name, in any court of this state having
jurisdictions; reasonable attorneys Tees
may be taxed as costs therein, aud pro
cess may issue to any county OF the state,
and may be served az in civil actions or
in cases of unincorporated' associations,
partnerships, Internationally 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 Tor
3 in section 80 have been approved, the
commission shall inform the superintenh.
| ent of insurance, who, t~hereupon, snaIf
r assess and In like manner collect a SIM
4 liar tax from the employer carrying his
Q own risk at the same rate and on inc
, same basis as taxes are assessed against
insurance carries, Of any character. carry
ing like. risks in this state under the
t provisions Of this act.
Section 70. Any person or persons who
r shall in this state act OF assume to act
= as agent for any such insurance carrier
n whose authority to do business IN TINS
d state has been suspended under this act,
while such suspension remains IN force,
g or shall neglect or refuse to comply win
any OF the provisions of this act oblisa
Y tory upon such person or party, or Wno
shall willfully make a false or Fraudulent
Y statement of the business or CONDITION OF
any such insurance carrier. shall OF
= deemed guilty of "A isdemeano ana OF
k conviction thereof shall be punish by 8
fine Of not less than $500 nor more thar
So. 600, or by Imprisonment in the COUNTY
= jail for not less than one week nor inolt
II than one year, or by Dolh SuCh hhe ah'
y imprisonment.
IS Section q, Whenever by this act an!
officer is rs { N E+x Xs OK ssSe NAV :
= given BY maiIias The same, hostage pre-
ID bald, addressed to the principal office o
he the insurance carrier or ia agent IN TN
state, or to its home or 70 the secretary
re general agent or chief officer thereof !
n the United States.
A. Section "a. Any insurance carrier, for
~ eign or domestic, liable to pay a tax upo
by it's premiums or deposits under this nc
n shall not he liable to pay any other q
n further tax upon such premiums or o'
M pOSits under any other law OF this stat
s. and the provisions of this act shall ais
of extend and apply to all premiums or de
u posts received during any part of tn
VI year 1919.
cd Section rs. Any person. corporation, hi
n or it's directors. officers or agents, or an
r. other person who violates any of the pro
K visions of this act for which a penalty ha
he not hereinbefore been specifically pro
~ vided, shall be deemed guilty OF II misde
s. meanor, and on conviction thereof shh
s. be punished by q fine of not less tina
$50 nor more than $500, or by imprison
ts ment in the county Jail for not less tina
~ one week and not more than one year, o
D. both such fine and imprisonment.
III Section 76. All Of the provisions Of thi
~ act shall be literally construed. with
view Of the public welfare, and a sub
Ill | stantiaI compliance herewith shall b
to sufficient to give effect TO all rules, regn
TO lations. requirements. awards, orders o
ne decisions of the commission, and the
or shall not be declared imperative, illegH
ed or void for any omission OF a technics
ed nature in respect thereto,
ne Section II. If any section, subsection
ed sentence. clause or phrase of this act
or for any reason held to be unconstitutiona
ne such decision shall not affect the validit
of the remaining portions OF this act. IN
I'd general assembly hereby declares that
d. 1 NAAA ANNAN' h'ff'-N Ns'f N'NTF
nd ton, subsection, sentence. clause an
nd phrase thereof. irrespective OF the rae
ne that any one or more Of the same sha
er be declared unconstitutional.
to Section rs. All acts or parts OF act
er In conflict or inconsistent herewith are I
nd that extent hereby repealed,
lie Section 70. For the purpose of payin
ry the salaries and expenses of the member
yn Of the commission and its employees, tn
or sum OF $50. 600 per year or so much there
Of as may be necessary Is hereby apprt
IT, priated, and shall be known as the work
or mems compensation fund. The amour
b. of said appropriation to be refunded q
nv provided in section Go. r
IS Section so, Notwithstanding the emei
b. gency clause hereto attached sections tw
TO four, inclusive. and section thirty-for
Of this act shall not take effect until No
Or, vember. 1919,
Section 81. 1t being necessary for II
u commission herein created TO be fully oil
&C., ganized and make preliminary. propart
to tons, and there being an imtnediat
'or necessity therefor, creates an emerEenc
within the meaning of the Constitution
by and except az in this act otherwise pre-
vided, this act shall take effect from ar
Ike after the date Of it's approval,
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