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corresponding officers; and shall within two days after such service
forward in the same manner a copy of the process served on him to such
officers. The plaintiff, in such process so served, shall pay to the commis-
sioner of insurance, at the time of such service, a fee of five dollars,
which shall be recovered by him as part of the taxable costs, if he pre-
vails in the suit. The insurance commissioner shall keep a record of all
processes served upon him, which record shall show the day and hour
when such service was made.

Cited but not construed in Himmel v. Eichengreen, 107 Md. 612; Supreme
Lodge v. Simering, 88 Md. 284; International Fraternal Alliance v. State, 86
Md. 552; Barton v. International Fraternal Alliance, 85 Md. 31.
See notes to sec. 229.

1004, art. 23, sec. 215. 1894, ch. 295, sec. 143 J.

234. The insurance commissioner of this State shall furnish to each
of said associations doing business within this State, as provided by
section 229 to section 242 (both inclusive) of this article, two abstracts
of its annual report prepared for publication, for which it shall pay
him the sum of four dollars.

Cited but not construed in Himmel v. Eichengreen, 107 Md. 612; Supreme
Lodge v. Simering, 88 Md. 284; International Fraternal Alliance v. State,
86 Md. 552; Barton v. International Fraternal Alliance, 85 Md. 31.
See notes to sec. 229.

Ibid. sec. 216. 1894, ch. 295, sec, 143 K.

235. Such associations shall not employ paid agents in soliciting or
procuring members, except in the organizing or building up of subordi-
nate bodies or granting members inducements to procure new members.
Cited but not construed in Himmel v. Eichengreen, 107 Md. 612; Supreme
Lodge v. Simering, 88 Md. 284; International Fraternal Alliance v. State,
86 Md. 552; Barton v. International Fraternal Alliance, 85 Md. 31.
See notes to sec. 229.

Ibid. sec. 217. 1894, ch. 295, sec, 143 L.

236. The money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to be paid,
provided or rendered by any association authorized to do business under
section 229 to section 242 (both inclusive) of this article, shall not be
liable to attachment by trustee, garnishee or other process, and shall not
be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable
process or by operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a certificate
holder or of any beneficiary named in a certificate, or of any person who
may have any right thereunder.

This section is not in conflict with the state constitution, article 3, section 29
(directing the description of the subject of an act in its title), nor with article
3, sectiou 44 (relative to the exemption from execution of property of a debtor
not exceeding five hundred dollars). The exemption provided for by this sec-
tion operates in favor of non-residents. Himmel v. Eichengreen, 107 Md. 612.
The association has no power to pay a benefit to a creditor of the
deceased. Dale v. Brumbly, 90 Md. 678.

This section referred to in construing section 146—see notes thereto. Bur-
dette v. Jackson, 179 Fed. 229.

Cited but not construed in Himmel v. Eichengreen, 107 Md. 612; Supreme
Lodge v. Simering, 88 Md. 284; International Fraternal Alliance v. State, 86
Md. 552; Barton v. International Fraternal Alliance, 85 Md. 31.
See notes to sec. 229.