REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.


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this state, and the means and facilities for preventing, con-
fining and extinguishing fires, for the purpose of estimatiig
fair and equitable rates for insurance, and to furnish to muni-
cipalities, owners of property, insurance companies, agents,
solicitors, or brokers information and advice as' to measures to
be adopted for the reduction of fire hazards on property with-
in the state and lessening the cost of insurance thereon. The'
business, of conducting a rating bureau in this state is public
service in character and shall be conducted without profit to
any party, except that fair and reasonable compensation shall
be paid for all services, actually rendered, and necessary to the
business. Every rating bureau shall, before publishing or fur-
nishing any rates, file in the office of the insurance commis-
sioner its rating schedules, and shall not deviate therefrom un-
til amended or corrected rating schedules shall have been filed
in the office of the insurance commissioner. The services of
such rating bureau shall be available, equally and ratably
in proportion to the service rendered, to any and all insur-
ance companies, agents, brokers and property owners.
Each rating bureau shall keep an accurate and !fcomplete
record of all work performed by it, which record must show
all receipts and disbursements, and be open at all times to
the inspection and examination of the commissioner, his deputy,
or examiner.
No rating bureau operating under the provisions of this
act shall, directly or indirectly, examine, stamp, or pass upon
any "daily. report" of policies issued by any company on
property located within this state.
Any person or party who knowingly violates any provi-
sion of this or the preceding section shall be punished by a
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars.
INSPECTION BUREAU
Section 101. After the first day of January, nineteen hun-
dred thirteen, the commissioner, if he deem it necessary for
the detection and correction of errors or discovery of viola-'
tions of this act in effecting insurance, if any be committed,
may permit an inspecting or stamping bureau to be main-
tained under the supervision of a deputy commissioner for