ART. 23] FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY ORDERS. 1ll

under the laws of any other State, which may have, under the
laws of the State of which it is a citizen, a deposit of equal
value for the purpose herein mentioned, shall, upon proof of the
existence of such deposit, not be required to make the same with
the Insurance Commissioner of this State.

Barton v. Fraternal Alliance, 85 Md. 31. Inter. Frat. Alliance v. State,
86 Md. 560.

1896, ch. 331.

143 E—1. Any such association coming within the description
of a fraternal beneficiary association, as set forth in section 143 E
of this article, formed under the provisions of article 23 of the
Code of Public General Laws of this State and now doing busi-
ness in this State, may continue such business, providing that it
hereafter comply with the provisions of this section in addition
to the existing requirements as set forth in the Code of Public
General Laws of this State. In the supreme body of any such
association composed of State council, conclave, lodge, chapter
or district representatives, who are elected by the members of
the association or by their duly accredited delegates; and others
to the number of one-fourth or more of the entire membership
of such supreme body who are not so elected as representatives.
No member is qualified to vote unless he is. a State council,
conclave, lodge, chapter or district representative, elected by
the members or their duly accredited delegates; and in comput-
ing the number of representatives to which a State or district is
entitled in such supreme body, the number of members that is
necessary to secure one representative shall be considered the
unit of representation, and the number of times the membership
in any State is greater than this unit of representation is the
number of representatives which the State is entitled to in the
supreme body; and in the absence of any representative the
alternate is competent to act in all respects as the representative;
a majority of the elected representatives shall constitute a
quorum.

Supreme Lodge, Order Golden Chain v. Simering, 87 Md.

1894, ch. 295.

143 F. Any such association coming within the description of
a fraternal beneficiary association, as set forth in section 143 E of