17:35-3.Ā  Commencing business
No such corporation shall commence the business of insurance until at leastĀ  three hundred persons have subscribed in writing to be insured therein in theĀ  aggregate amount of at least three hundred thousand dollars, and have each paidĀ  in two per cent on the amount of the insurance severally subscribed for inĀ  cash, which is deposited in bank to the credit of the mortuary fund, in trustĀ  for the beneficiaries, and the commissioner has certified that it has compliedĀ  with the provisions of this article and is authorized to transact business.
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