52       REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANtE.


and the prevention of discrimination in charges, between par-
ties dealing with such insurance companies in this state.
(Laws of 1901, XXIV, 472).
REVIEW OF RATE
Section 2739.' Upon the complaint of one or more citizens
of this state, that any insurance company is discriminating in
rates between citizens of this state on risks similar in charac-
ter, the insurance commissioner shall forthwith summon said
company to appear before him, and if' it shall be shown that
said company has charged for any risk so complained of, an
amount in excess of the rates charged other persons on other
risks of the same class, this being discrimination in rates to
the prejudice of a citizen of this state, the insurance commis-
sioner shall order said company to make due correction in the
rate immediately, by refunding such excess as may have been
charged together with interest thereon from the date of its
payment until the same is refunded to the citizen thus
charged; and if any such company shall fail to make this cor-
rection within thirty days after notice and the making of such
order, the insurance commissioner, on proof thereof, shall re-
voke the license of the said company. Provided, that no rate
on any fire insurance risk in this state shall exceed the rate on
similar risks. in adjoining states, nor shall any rate be charged
or maintained on property in this state after a full hearing
before the insurance commissioner, which shall be shown to be
greater than rates charged in adjoining states on risks of like
character and similar circumstances.
(La,,ws of .1904, YXIV, 472.)
TEXAS
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION TO FIX THE RATES
Section 2. After this Act shall take effect, a miximum rate
of premiums to be charged or collected by all companies transf
acting in this state the business of fire insurance, as, herein de-
fined, shall be exclusively fixed and determined and promul-
gated by the state fire insurance commission created by this
Act, and no such fire insurance company shall, after this Act