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beneficiary association of this State under such name or names as it may
have selected, which will not conflict with the name of any other incorpora-
tion of the State. Such association shall maintain an office in this State,
but may maintain other offices and other places of business elsewhere.¹

An. Code, 1924, sec. 163. 1922, ch. 492, sec. 160.

198. (Service of Process.) Every association, whether domestic or for-
eign, now transacting business in this State shall, within thirty days after
the passage of this Act, and every such association hereafter applying
for admission, shall, before being licensed, appoint in writing the Insur-
ance Commissioner and his successor in office to be its true and lawful
attorney, upon whom all legal process in any action or proceeding against
it shall be served, and in such writing shall agree that any lawful process
against it which is served upon such attorney shall be of the same legal
force and validity as if served upon the association, and that the authority
shall continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in
this State.

Copies of such appointment, certified by said Insurance Commissioner,
shall be deemed sufficient evidence thereof and shall be admitted in evi-
dence with the same force and effect as the original thereof might be
admitted. Service shall only be made upon such attorney, must be made in
duplicate with the Insurance Commissioner, or, in his absence upon the
person in charge of his office, and shall be deemed sufficient service upon
such association; provided, however, that no such service shall be valid or
binding against any such association when it is required thereunder to file
its answer, pleading or defense in less than thirty days from the date of
mailing the copy of such service to such association. When legal process
against any such association is served upon said Insurance Commissioner
he shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the duplicate copies,
prepaid and directed to its secretary or corresponding officer. Legal proc-
ess shall not be served upon any such association except in the manner
provided herein.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 164. 1922, ch. 492, sec. 161. 1935, ch. 288, sec. 164.

199. (Place of Meeting.) Any domestic association may provide that
the meetings of its legislative or governing body may be held in any state,
district, province or territory wherein such association has subordinate
branches, and all business transacted at such meetings shall be as valid
in all respects as if such meetings were held in this State. But its prin-
cipal office shall be located in this State except in the case of foreign
associations reincorporated under the laws of this State as provided in

Section 197.
See footnote to sec. 197.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 165. 1922, ch. 492, sec. 162.

200. (Liability of Officers and Members.) Officers and members of the
supreme, grand or any subordinate body of any such incorporated associa-
tion shall not be individually liable for the payment of any disability or

¹ Sec. 3, ch. 288, acts of 1935, provides that if any provision of said act is held
invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 4 of said act repealed all laws inconsistent therewith to extent of conflict or
inconsistency.