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officers. The plaintiff, in such process so served, shall pay to
the commissioner 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 prevails 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.

1894, ch. 295, sec. 143 J.

215. The insurance commissioner of this State shall furnish
to each of said associations doing business within this State,
as provided by section 210 to section 223 (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.

Ibid. sec. 143 K

216. Such associations shall not employ paid agents in
soliciting or procuring members, except in the organizing or
building up of subordinate bodies or granting members induce-
ments to procure new members.

Ibid, sec 143 L.

217. The money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to be
paid, provided or rendered by any association authorized to do
business under section 210 to section 223 (both inclusive) of
this article, shall not be liable to attachment by trustee, gar-
nishee or other process, and shall not be seized, taken, appro-
priated 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.

Ibid. sec. 143 M.

218. Any such association organized under the laws of this
State may provide for the meetings of its legislative or govern-
ing body in any other State, province or territory wherein such
association shall have subordinate bodies, and all business
transacted at such meetings shall be valid in all respects, as if
such meetings were held within this State; and where the laws
of any such association provide for the election of its officers
by votes to be cast in its subordinate bodies, the votes so cast
in its subordinate bodies in any other State, province or terri-
tory shall be valid as if cast within this State.