Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07


reported BY the carrier ~reinsuring such
business; but no credit shall be allowed
for reinsurance In insurance carriers not
licensed to transact business In Missouri
r,s see shspI "a IAN 81 or a Isfu secn to mnSEen ne cr re-
turn required by this act, the said super
intendent shall assess the tax against
the rate herein provided for. on such
amount or premiums or deposits a. ne
shall deem Just, and the proceedings
thereon shall be the same as II the re-
Section So. Every such insurance car.
rier shall on or before the first day OF
make a return, verified by the affidavit
OF its president and secretary, or other
chief officers or agents. to the supertn-
stating the amount Of all such gross
| premiums or deposits, and credits during
the year ending on the S1st day OF De.
eember, next preceding. Upon the receipt
of such returns, the superintendent shall
verify the same and assess the tax upon
the various Insurance carriers on the
basis and at the rate. provided In section
81 Of this act, and make a schedule there
Of. duplicate copies Of which, properly
eeertifsd sy SAD supsri1 1ta shall h,,a,, De
and state treasurer on or before the 10Th
day of April in each year. immediately
thereafter the uperintenden shall n9tiiy
taxes respectively due from them, ana
such taxes shall be paid annually into the
| OrKm compensation IuIu OE Inv
state treasury on or before the first day
of May, next ensuing. II 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 Tor the
support of the workmen's compensation
commission of Missouri; provided, that
when. at anV time, such FUND Snali nave
reached the sum of 1000, any excess
amounts thereafter received shall revert
continue until the amounts OF the orig1-
nal appropriation as provided for In SEQ
ton 70 shall have been repaid.
rier shall withdraw from business in this
state before the tax shall fall due &C
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 ne
is hereby empowered and authorized TO
employ such legal process as may be nee
essary for that purpose, ana when so cor
| iected he shall pay the same into the
state treasury as a part OF me Iuno sor
| ton commission. The suit may pc
/ brought by the superintendent In his "
name, in any court q this state navlng
may be taxed as costs therein, ana pro-
: cess may issue to any county OF the state.
e and may be served as in civil actions or
= in cases Of unincorporated associations.
s partnerships. Internationally contract. or
other plan or scheme. upon the principal
agent Of the parties Wssr enereto tns emp,oyer
d carries his own risk or wherever substl-
= tute schemes for insurance provided Tor
e in section SO have been approved, tho
: commission shall inform the superintend-
il ent of insurance, who, thereupon, snail
assess and In like manner collect a sim
n liar tau from the employer carrying MS
own risk at the same rate and on inc
/, same basis as taxes are assessed against
insurance carries, of any character. carry
IT ing like risks in this state unde the
It provisions of this act.
Section 70. ANY person or persons whe
,r shall in this state act or assume 70 acI
j. as agent for any such insurance carrier
n whose authority TO do business In tint
ID state has been suspended under this act
While such suspension remains IN force
le or snail neglect or refuse to comply VIII
s. any of the provisions Of this act obnga'
~ tory upon such person or party, or Wht
III shall willfully make Il false or fraudulen
ly statement of the business or conditlon o
any such insurance carrier, snail o.
deemed guilty of a m~isdemeanor ana Oh
TX conviction thereof shall be punish poy
g, fine OF not less than $500 nor more tina
a SIS, 600, or by Imprisonment in the count
e. Jail for not less than one, week nor NOR
of than one year, or by both SUCH nne an
ks Section rs. Whenever by this act an
officer is required to give any notice I
be any insurance carrier, the same may 2
given by mailing the same, postage pre-
nd paid, addressed to the principal office {
he the insurance carrier or its agent in tn
NJ state, or to its home or to the secretar;
he general agent or chief officer Thereon ]
n the United States.
a Section "a. Any insurance carrier, for
eign or domestic, liable to pay a tax upo
n shall not be liable to pay any other q
H. further tax upon such premiums or dc
IN posits under any other law of this stat
IS and the provisions Of this act shall ais
of extend and apply to all premiums or de
u posits received during any part OF tn
ed Section rs. Any person, corporation, HI
n or it's directors, officers or agents, or an
IT. other person who violates any OF the pre-
x visions of this act for which a penalty ma
be not hereinbefore been specifically pre-
ry vided, shall be deemed guilty of a misde
Is meanor, and on conviction thereof sha
$50 nor more thar $500, or by imprisor
it's ment in the county jail FOR not less tina
ay one week and not more than one year. c
o. both such fine and Imprisonment.
oh Section rs. All of the provisions OF tn
ry act shal be literally construed; with
view of the public welfare, and a SUI
all stantial compliance Herewith shall
to sufficient to give effect to all rules, req
ito l%ations, requirements, awards, orders {
decisions of the commission, and the
FOR shall not be declared imperative, illeg'
ed or void for any omission OF q technlc'
ed nature in respect thereto;
me Section II. If any section. subsectio'
led sentence, clause or phrase OF his act
or for any reason held to be unconstitution
me such decision shall not affect the validit
ol- of the remaining portions OF tnlS aCI. IL
led general assembly hereby declares that
1aI would have passed this act, and each SCI
nd ton, subsection, : sentence, clause al
nd phrase thereof, irrespective OF the IA
me that any one or more of the same shf
be declared unconstitutional.
to Section 70. All acts or parts OF &C
her in conflict or inconsistent herewith are
md that extent hereby repealed.
BILE Section 70. For the purpose OF payli
ary the salaries and expenses of the membe
of the commission and its employees, Il
or sum of $50, 900 per year or so much ther
or of as raay be necessary Is hereby apr
Of priated, and shall be known as the worI
or mems compensation fund. The anlou
ub- of said appropriation to be refunded
ary provided in section 60.
lis Section 80. Notwithstanding the eme
lb- gency clause hereto attached sections "
TO four, inclusive, and section thirty-io
tn of this act shall not take effect until N
for, vember, 1918.
Section 81. 1t being necessary. for I
GU commission herein created to be fully 9
Ice. ganized and make preliminary prepar
to lions, and there being an immedia
for necessity therefor, creates an. emergen
ling within the meaning of the Constitute
by and except as in this act otherwise pr
vided, this act shall take effect from a
after the date of its approval.
.
pm PROPOSITION NO. 10.
er PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITle