GENERAL LAWS OF MONTANA. the thirty-first of December, 1884. Any corporation, association, or society, failing or refusing to make the statement required by this section within the time specified, shall be proceeded against in the same manner, and shall be subject to the same penalty, as provided in section 12 of this act. 47 shall be issued SEC. 15. Any corporation, association, or society, organized under the laws of any other territory or government, for the purpose of furnishing life, accident, or permanent disability indemnity upon the assessment plan, where benefits are paid to such as have an insura- When license ble interest only, complying with the provisions of this to do business. act, so far as applicable, and showing that it has deposited with the proper authority or department of the territory or state government under which it is incorporated, not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars as a guarantee fund for the security of its members, shall be licensed by the territorial auditor upon the payment into the territorial treasury of a fee of $100, to do business in this territory, provided such corporation, association, or society shall first deposit with the said auditor a certified copy of its charter or articles of incorporation, a copy of its statement of business for the preceding year, sworn to by its president and secretary, or like officers, showing a detailed account of expenses and income, the amount of life indemnity in force, its assets and liabilities, in detail, number of members, and a certificate, sworn to by the president and secretary, or like officers, setting forth that an ordinary assessment upon its members is sufficient to pay its maximum certificate of membership to the full limit named therein; a copy of its policy or certificate of membership, application and by-laws, which must show that death losses are in the main provided for by assessment's upon the surviving members; and it shall legally designate a person or agent residing in the territory to receive service of process for said corporation. Fee to be paid SEC. 16. Such corporations, associations, or societies, shall pay into the treasury of the territory, upon filing on filing annueach annual statement, a fee of $25, and in the event of al statement. its failure to make such statement on or before the first day of March of each year, the auditor shall revoke its license, and thereafter, or until such annual statement is made, it shall be deemed to be doing business unlawfully 48 GENERAL LAWS OF MONTANA. in this territory. When the territorial auditor shall have reason to doubt the solvency of any foreign corporation, association, or society, acting under the provisions of this act, and when he is not fully satisfied with the certificate of the insurance commissioner, or other like officer, of the state, territory, or government, of its organization, he may proceed to make an examination, as provided in this act for the examination of corporations organized in this territory; and should he find that it has made fraudulent or untrue statements, or that it is conducting its business in an irregular and illegal manner, or if he shall be of the opinion that any such corporation in this territory is conducting its business fraudulently, or is not in good faith carrying out its contracts with its members in this territory, he shall report the same to the attorney general, who shall thereupon commence proceedings, by writ of quo warranto, against such corporation or association, requiring it to show cause why its license to do business in this territory should not be revoked. And any such foreign corporation or association now doing business in this territory that shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this act within the space of ninety days after passage thereof, shall be deemed to be doing business unlawfully; and if any officer, agent, or employe of any such corporation or association shall do business in this territory, or assist in, or knowingly permit the same, unless such corporation or association has complied with the provisions of the laws of this territory applicable to the same, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50, nor more than $1,000, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 17. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. egoing act having been presented to the governor of Montana territory on the fifth day of March, 1885, for approval, and not having been returned by him. to that house of the legislative assembly in which it originated within the time prescribed by section 1842, chap. 1, title XXIII, revised statutes of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] BLIND PERSONS. AN ACT to provide for the teaching of a trade to indigent blind persons. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of and superin shall contract SEC. I. The governor and superintendent of public The governor instruction of the territory are hereby authorized to con- tendent of pubtract with any suitable institution in any state or terri-lic instruction tory of the United States for the instruction in a trade or with some inhandicraft of any indigent blind person, above the age of stitution. eighteen years, who is actually a resident of this territory, at an expense to the territory of not more than three hundred dollars per annum for each such person, Limiting and for a term not exceeding two years for each such paid person; and upon the certificate of said governor and struction. superintendent of public instruction that such contract has been made, and that any such person is receiving such instruction in such institution, the territorial auditor shall draw his warrant on the territorial treasurer for the payment of the fees of such institution, in accordance with the terms of such contract. amount to be for in to pay for trans SEC. 2. When any blind person over the age of eighteen years becomes a charge upon any county in this territory, the board of commissioners shall consider the age, ability, and character of such blind person, and if said board shall find that it is probable that such blind person can become self supporting after two years' instruction in any trade or handicraft, the said board Counties shall so inform the governor and superintendent of pub-portation. lic instruction, and they shall contract for the instruction of such indigent blind person, under the provisions of section of this act; and it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of the county of which such indigent blind person is a citizen to provide for his transportation to and from the institution at which he is to be instructed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 12, 1885. |