Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

srs may from time to time determine. the
state auditor and state treasurer hall
make transfer to the general revenue
fund from the fund for the support OF
Missouri workmen's compensation COM
mission and from the Missouri compensa-
ton insurance fund. so as to refund n
appropriations made to said funds out of
the general revenue fund.
Sec. 90. II any sucn Insurance carrier
shaIl withdraw from business in this
state before the tax shall fall due accord
ing to the provisions of this act, or shall
far or Neglect to pay the tax imposed
herein, the superintendent shall at once
proceed to collect the same, and he is
hereby empowered and authorized to en-
Ply such legal process as may be neces-
sary for that purpose and when so col
lected he shall pay the same into the
state treasury as a part OF the fund
for the support OF the Missouri workmen's
compensation commission. The suit may
be brought by the superintendent in his
own lame, in any court Of this state
having jurisdiction, reasonable attorneys
fees may be taxed as costs herein, n
process may issue to I'M county of the
state. and may be . we'd as In civil ac-
lions or in cases Of unincorporated asso-
Citations, partnerships, Internationally
contract or other plan or scheme pom
h principal agent Of the parties thereto.
Sec. 81. Wherever the employer car
Yies his own risk or wherever substitute
schemes for insurance provided for In
section 80 nave been approved, the COM
mission shall inform the superintendent
of insurance, who. thereupon, chall assess
and in like manner collect a similar tax
from the employer carrying his own risk
al the same rate and on the same basis
as taxes are assessed against insurance
carriers, of any character, carrying like
risks in this state under the provisions
OF this act,
Sec. go. Any person or persons who
shall in his state act or assume to act
as agent for any such insurance carrier
whose authority to do business in this
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 misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by
q fine of not less han $500 nor more than
5000 or by imprisonment in the county
1sn for not less than one week nor more
than one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Sec. 90. Whenever by this act any Of
flcer is required to give any notice to
any insurance carrier, the same may be
given by mailing same, postage prepaid,
addressed to the principal office Of the
insurance carrier or it's agent in this
F'lte, or to it's home or to the secretary,
general agent or chief officer thereof in
the United States.
Sec. "a. Any insurance carrier, foreign
or domestic, liable to pay tax upon its
premiums or deposits under this act shall
not be liable to pay any other or further
tax upon such premiums or deposits I'M
der any other law of this state, and the
provisions of this act shall also extend
and apply to all premiums or deposits
received during any part of the year 1921.
Sec. IS. Any person, corporation, his
or its directors, officers or agents, or any
other person who violates any of the
provisions of this act for which a penalty
has not hereinbefore been specifically pro-
vided shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
d"meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500 or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for not less than one
week and not more than one year., OF
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 90. All Of the provisions of this
act shall be literally construed, with a
view of the public welfare, and a substan-
tia compliance Herewith shall be suffi-
cient to give effect to all rules regula-
tions, requirements, awards, orders OF
decisions of the commission. and they
shall not be declared imperative, Illegal
or void for any omission of a technics
nature in respect thereto.
Sec. 81. II any section, subsection, SEN
tence, 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. The
general assembly hereby declares that II
would have passed this act, and each Sec
ton, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective Of the fact
that any one or more Of the same shal
be declared unconstitutional.
Sec. 9s. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict or Inconsistent herewith are to
that extent hereby repealed,
Sec. 30. Notwithstanding the emer-
gency clause hereto attached, sections two
to four, inclusive, and section thirty -four,
Of this act shall not take effect until
Sept. /. 1921.