6. He may require the attorney general or district attorney of any county to inquire into the affairs or management of any corporation existing under the laws of this state. Enacted March 12, 1872.

ARTICLE V.

Of the Secretary of State.

SEC. 416. Fees.

Fees.

§ 416. The secretary of state, for services performed in his office, must charge and collect the following fees:

1. For a copy of any law, resolution, record, or other document or paper on file in his office, twenty cents per folio.

2. For comparing a copy of any law, resolution, record, or other document or paper with the original, or the certified copy of the original, on file in his office, five cents per folio.

3. For affixing certificate and seal of state, unless otherwise provided for, two dollars.

4. For filing articles of incorporation, if the capital stock amounts to twenty-five thousand dollars or less, fifteen dollars; if the capital stock amounts to over twenty-five thousand dollars, and not over seventy-five thousand dollars, twenty-five dollars; if the capital stock amounts to over seventy-five thousand dollars, and not over two hundred thousand dollars, fifty dollars; if the capital stock amounts to over two hundred thousand dollars, and not over five hundred thousand dollars, seventyfive dollars; if the capital stock is over five hundred thousand dollars, and not over one million dollars, one hundred dollars; if the capital stock is over one million dollars, fifty dollars additional for every five hundred thousand dollars or fraction thereof of capital stock over and above one million dollars; for filing articles of incorporation without capital stock, except coöperative associations, five dollars; for filing articles of incorporation of coöperative associations, formed under the act of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, fifteen dollars.

[Subd. 4: See editorial note, end of section.]

5. For recording articles of incorporation, twenty cents per folio.

6. For issuing certificate of incorporation, three dollars.

7. For filing certificate of increase of capital stock, five dollars for every fifty thousand dollars or fraction thereof of such increase.

S. For filing certificate of decrease of capital stock, five dollars.

9. For filing notice of removal of principal place of business, five dollars.

10. For filing amended articles of incorporation, unless otherwise provided for, five dollars.

11. For filing certificate of creation of bonded indebtedness, or increase or decrease thereof, five dollars.

12. For issuing certificate of increase or decrease of capital stock, three dollars.

13. For filing certificate on continuance of existence, five dollars.

14. For issuing certificate of continuance of existence, three dollars.

15. For filing claim to trade-mark, and issuing certificate of filing, five dollars.

16. For issuing certificate of filing of any document, not otherwise provided for, three dollars.

17. For filing certificate of increase or decrease of number of directors, five dollars.

18. For issuing certificate of increase or decrease of number of directors, three dollars.

19. For receiving and recording each official bond, five dollars.

20. For filing notice of appointment of agent, five dollars.

21. For each commission, passport, or other document signed by the governor and attested by the secretary of state (pardons, military commissions, and extradition papers excepted), five dollars.

22. For each patent for land issued by the governor, if for one hundred and sixty acres or less, one dollar; and for each additional one hundred and sixty acres, or fraction thereof, one dollar.

23. For issuing certificate of official character, two dollars.

24. For recording miscellaneous documents or papers, twenty cents per folio.

25. For filing certified copy of order and decree of court, changing name, or certified copy of order and decree of court, dissolving a corporation, five dollars.

No member of the legislature or state officer shall be charged for any search relative to matters appertaining to the duties of their office; nor shall they be charged any fee for a certified copy of any law or resolution passed by the legislature relative to their official duties.

All fees collected by the secretary of state must, at the end of each month, be paid into the state treasury. Three thousand five hundred dollars of such monthly returns shall be credited to and constitute the state library fund, and the balance shall be paid into the general fund of the state.

Amended March 18, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 352.

ED. NOTE.-§ 416, subd. 4. The act of March 27, 1895 (stats. 1895, page 221) providing for incorporation of co-operative associations, has been codified and superseded by sections 653b to 6531 of the Civil Code, as enacted in 1905.

For fees of county clerk, see § 4300a, post.

ARTICLE XVI.

[Old article XVI (sections 594 to 634, relating to insurance) repealed and a new article XVI substituted March 8, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 141. Sections 635a to 6351, defining bond investment companies, added to code March 18, 1905; stats. 1905, p. 156.]

Insurance Commissioner.

(Insurance corporations: See Civ. C. § 414 et seq.; see, also, "Insurance," statutes at large, Appendix.)

594a. Foreign companies, deposit of securities.

595. General duties of commissioner. Companies may surrender certificate; manner of.

596.

Certificate to do business. Licenses to procure insurance in companies not authorized to do business. Affidavit required. Account of business. Bond of licensee. Examination of policies issued by licensee.

596a. Attorney general to examine documents.

597.

Examination of companies alleged to be insolvent.
Inspection of books.

SEC. 598.

599.

Policyholders may secure information about policies. Company must make statement. Lost policy, stay of rights.

Subpoena.

600. Records of commission.

600a. Restoration of authority after revocation. [Repealed.] 601.

Employment of actuary.

602. What constitutes insolvency.

602a. How condition of company shall be estimated. How reserve to be computed.

603. Insolvent companies, notice of revocation of certificate. 603a. Restoration of authority after revocation.

604. Report to attorney general.

604a. Insolvency proceedings.

605. Fees of commissioner.

606.

607.

Assessments.

What papers companies must file with commissioner.
Actions not to be transferred to United States courts.
Approval of name of company.

Statements to be verified.

608.

609.

610.

611.

Annual statements of companies.

613.

614. Mutual companies.

615.

616.

617.

618.

Statements of life, health, and accident companies.

Forms of statements to be furnished.

Foreign companies must designate name

Stipulation. Service of process.

Penalty for failure to file statements.

of agent.

When laws of other states require trust deposit, duty of commissioner. Special deposit in state treasury. Certificate of deposit.

Relative to laws of other states.

622a. Tax on gross premiums, other than California com

Commissioner to furnish data to county assessors.

625a. List of surety companies to be furnished county clerks. What list shall show.

626. Full compliance of law required.

627.

628.

629.

Payments to be on gold basis.

Separate valuation of policies.

Life companies must furnish data for valuation of

policies. Basis of valuation.

SEC. 630.

631.

Fraternal societies exempt.

Right of action against commissioner.

631a. Publication of notice of withdrawal.

632. District attorney to be notified of penal offense.
Agents must file duplicate power of attorney.

633.

634.

Registration of life policies. Special deposits. Excess of securities.

634a. Definition of certain words.

6346. Penalties payable on demand.

Eligibility. § 588. No person is eligible to the office of insurance commissioner or deputy who is an officer, agent, or employee of an insurance company.

Enacted March 8, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 141.

Salary.

§ 589. The annual salary of the insurance commissioner is four thousand dollars, and the annual salary of the deputy of the insurance commissioner is two thousand seven hundred dollars.

Enacted March 8, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 141.

Rooms-Expenses-Special fund.

§ 591. The commissioner may procure suitable rooms for his offices and may provide a suitable safe and furniture therefor. He may also provide stationery, fuel, printing and other conveniences and assistance and incur traveling and such other expenses as are necessary for the transaction of the business of his office. Out of the funds paid into the state treasury by the insurance commissioner, there shall be set aside and reserved each and every year the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars as a special fund to be called the insurance commissioner's special fund. All expenditures authorized in this section must be audited by the board of examiners, who must allow the same and direct payment thereof to be made, and the controller shall draw warrants therefor on the state treasury for the payment of the same to the insurance commissioner out of the said insurance commissioner's special fund.

Enacted March 8, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 141.

Office.

§ 592. The commissioner must keep his office in the city of San Francisco.

Enacted March 8, 1907; stats. 1907, p. 141.