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expense of the examination required under this section for associations
incorporated under the laws of this State shall not exceed fifty dollars.
Cited but not construed in Himmel v. Eichenjjreen, 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.

1904, art. 23, sec. 212. 1894, ch. 295, sec. 143 G.

231. Any such association coming within the description of a
fraternal beneficiary association, as set forth in section 229 of this
article, organized under the laws of any other State, province or terri-
tory, and not now doing business in this State, shall be admitted to do
business within this State, when it shall have filed with the commissioner
of insurance a duly certified copy of its charter and articles of associa-
tion, and a copy of its constitution or laws certified to by its secretary
or corresponding officer, together with an appointment of the commis-
sioner of insurance of this State, as a person upon whom process may be
served as hereinafter provided; and shall pay said commissioner of
insurance a fee of twenty-five dollars for filing said charter, copy of
constitution and laws, and appointment of attorney; and provided that
such association shall be shown by certificate to be authorized to do
business in the State, province or territory in which it is incorporated
or organized, in case the laws of such State, province or territory shall
provide for such authorization; and in case the laws of such State,
province or territory do not provide for any formal authorization to
do business on the part of any such association, then such association
shall be shown to be conducting its business in accordance with the
provisions of section 229 to section 242 (both inclusive) of this article,
for which purpose the commissioner of insurance of this State may
personally or by some person to be designated by him, examine into the
condition, affairs, character and business methods, accounts, books and
investments at its home office, which examination shall be at the expense
of such association, and shall be made within thirty days after demand
therefor; and the commissioner of insurance shall be paid by such asso-
ciation for such examination the actual traveling expenses and not more
than ten dollars per day for each day actually employed in such exam-
ination, not to exceed fifty dollars in the aggregate. The commissioner
of insurance shall issue a certificate to such associations qualified as
required in this section, authorizing it to do business within this State,
for which certificate said association shall pay to the said commissioner
the fee of twenty-five 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.

As to the insurance commissioner, see sec. 175, et seq.

Ibid. sec. 213. 1894, ch. 295, sec. 143 H.

232. Every such association doing business in this State shall, on
or before the last day of March of each year, make and file with the