No. 203, S.] [Published March 28, 1899. CHAPTER 64. AN ACT to amend section 8 of chapter 241 of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1893, entitled: "An act to create a municipal court for Ashland county." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: given powers to serve pro cess in certain cases. SECTION 1. Section 8 of chapter 241 of the Police officers laws of Wisconsin for the year 1893 is hereby amended by inserting after the word "court,” in the fourth line thereof, the following: "and the police officers of said city shall also have the power to serve and execute the process of this court wherein the state of Wisconsin is a party in all cases where the offense charged was committed within the limits of said "ity," so that when so amended it shall read as follows: Section 8. Sheriffs and constables of Ashland county shall serve and execute the process of this court wherein the state of Wisconsin is a party and all civil process issued out of said court; and the police officers of said city shall also have the power to serve and execute the process of this court wherein the state of Wisconsin is a party and all cases where the offense charged was committed within the limits of said city. The police officers of said city shall serve and execute all process issued out of said court, wherein the city of Ashland is a party. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 27, 1899. Business of corporations defined. Qualifications necessary to be admitted. Company to file certified copy of char ter and state ment of finan cial condition. No. 160, A.] [Published March 28, 1899. CHAPTER 65. AN ACT relating to the organization of bankers mutual casualty insurance companies, and regulating the operations of foreign companies doing business in this state. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Any insurance company organized and incorporated on the mutual plan, under the laws of this state or any other state, for the purpose of insuring against loss or damage resulting from burglary and robbery, or attempt thereat, and securing against the loss of money and securities in the course of transportation, when shipped by registered mail, shall be authorized, admitted and licensed to do business in this state as hereinafter provided. SECTION 2. Before any such company shall be authorized to transact business in this state, except to solicit and receive applications for insurance and portions of premiums thereon, as hereinafter provided, it shall have in force five hundred or more policies on which the premium shall have been paid in cash, or shall be evidenced by the written contracts of the policy holders, on which not less than one-fifth of the amount shall have been paid in cash; and the cash and contracts for premiums shall amount in the aggregate, to a sum of not less than one hundred thousand dollars. The premium contract so held shall constitute a part of the assets of the company. SECTION 3. And every such company, association or partnership shall also file a certified copy of their charter, articles of incorporation, together with a statement, under the oath of the president or vice-president and secretary of the company, for which he or they may act, stating the name of the company and place where located, a detailed statement of its assets, showing the number of policy holders, aggregate amount of premium contracts, the amount of cash on hand in bank or in the hands of agents, the amount of real estate and how the same is encumbered by mortgage, the number of shares of stock of every kind owned by the company, the par and market value of the same, amount loaned on bond and mortgage, the amount loaned on other securities, stating the kind and the amount loaned on each, and the estimated value of the whole amount of such securities, and other assets or property of the company; also stating the indebtedness of the company, the amount of losses adjusted and unpaid, the amount incurred and in process of adjustment, the amount resisted by the company as illegal and fraudulent, and all other claims existing against the company; and for a company organized under the laws of any other state, a copy of the last annual report, if any, made under any law of the state by which such company was incorporated; and no company shall be allowed to transact business in the state whose re-insurance reserve as required in this act is impaired to the extent of twenty per cent. thereof, while such deficiency shall continue. The commissioner of insurance, before Commissioner issuing a license for any such company, shall of insurance to either in person or by deputy, make an exam- nation of afination of the affairs and financial condition cial condition thereof, and if found to meet the conditions and requirements of law, shall issue such company a license to transact business in this state, provided no such company shall be licensed, unless it shall have paid all claims in full for the two years next preceding date of application. Nor shall it be lawful for any agent or agents to act for any company or companies referred to in this act, directly or indirectly, in taking risks or transacting the business of burglary and rob make exami fairs and finan of company. Business of company re stricted. Re insurance of fifty per cent compelled. Liability of policy holders. bery insurance, or the insuring of the safe shipping of money and securities by registered mail in this state, without procuring from the insurance commissioner a certificate of authority stating that such company has complied with all the requirements of this act which apply to such companies, and as to the companies organized under the laws of any other state, there shall be added the name of the attorney appointed to act for the company. SECTION 4. Any company organized, admitted and licensed to transact business in this state under this act, shall confine its line of business to that stated in the first section of this act, and shall confine its business in this state to banks, bankers, loan companies and county treasurers, and shall not issue any policy or policies to any persons, firm or corporations in this state other than banks, bankers, loan companies and county treasurers. Every such company shall set aside a re-insurance reserve of fifty per cent. of its premium, whether collected in cash or represented by obligations of the policy holders, as written in its policies. SECTION 5. Policy holders of any company organized and admitted to transact business in this state under this act, shall be held liable to pay the membership fee and premium on their insurance as paid, or contracted to be paid, at the time the policy is taken out, and shall not be held liable for any further or other assessments or claims on the part of the company or its policy holders. The membership fee and premium agreed upon, may be collected in cash at the time the policy is issued or evidenced by a writ ten obligation of the policy holder as may be agreed upon by the company and the policy holder. Such payment or obligation shall be the limit of the liability of the policy holder to the company for premium on their insurance. SECTION 6. It shall not be lawful for any insurance company, association or partnership, incorporated by or organized under the laws of of insurance to attorney for service of process. any other state of the United States, for any of Commissioner the purposes specified in this act, directly or in- be appointed directly, to take risks or to transact any business of insurance in this state by any agent or agents in this state until it shall first appoint an attorney in this state, who shall be the insurance commissioner, on whom process of law can be served, and file in the office of the insurance commissioner a written instrument, duly signed and sealed, certifying such appointment, and any process issued by any court of record in this state, and served upon such attorney by the proper officer of the county in which such attor ney may reside or be found, shall be deemed a sufficient service of the process upon said company; but service of process upon such company may also be made in any other manner provided by law. condition to ally, and com issue license, tion. SECTION 7. The statement and evidences of Statement of membership assets and investments required by be filed annusection three of this act shall be renewed from missioner to year to year in such manner and form as may be if satisfied required by said insurance commissioner, with with condian additional statement of the amount of premiums received in this state during the preceding year, so long as such agency continues; and the said insurance commissioner, on being satisfied that the membership, assets securities and investments remain secure, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall furnish a renewal of the certificate as aforesaid, and such certificate shall expire on the first day of March of the ensuing year, unless sooner revoked or forfeited. Any violation of any of the provisions of this act, shall subject the party violating the same, to a penalty of not. more than five hundred dollars. SECTION 8. All companies organized, authorized, admitted and licensed under this act, shall pay a filing fee of twenty-five dollars on filing their annual statement, and a tax of two per cent. on the gross premiums collected during the preceding year, from policy holders residing in Wisconsin, which shall be in lieu of all other taxes or fees. License fee gross earnings. and tax on |