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 1138 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. IL CH. 672 . JUNE 19, 1934 . herein provided, shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon the company and the authority thereof shall continue in force irrevocably so long as any liability of the company in the District Manner of making shall remain outstanding. Such process shall be served by leaving serviee_ the same wit h th e Su peri nten dent or his depu ty, and serv ice ther eof upon such attorney shall be deemed service upon the principal. The Superintendent shall forthwith forward such process by mail to the company, or, in the case of an alien company, to the resident manager or last appointed general agent of the company in the United States. The deposit, by the Superinten dent or his d eputy, of such process sent by registered mail in a sealed envelop, postage prepaid, in the United States mail and service of such process, shall not be effectual until the same has been so mailed and received by the company and registered receipt shall be prima facie evidence of the notice of service to a company, o r to the resid ent manager in the case of an alien company. Failure of company Failure of any such company to file such instrument, or failure to file instrument desg • da ting at torney for on the part of any such company to authorize such filing, shall not service. invalidate any service made by serving the Superintendent. By accepting a certificate of authority to transact business in the Dis- trict, every such compa ny sha ll be held t o hav e appo inted the Penalty provision. Superintendent its true and lawful attorney. Any such insurance company transacting business or soliciting, selling, or writing insur- ance on any resident of the District without designating an attorney for service of process, incident to adjustment of claims and kindred matters, shall, upon compla int filed by the Superinten dent in the Supreme Court of the District, be fined, upon conviction of violat- ing any provision of this section, not to exceed $200 a day for such violation. Political contribu- SEC. 25. POLITICAL CONTRIBU rIONS PROHIBITED .-No company d oing tions proh ibite d. business in the District shall directly or indirectly pay or use, or offer, consent, or agree to pay or use any money or property for or in aid of any p olitical part y, committee, or organizati on, or for or in aid of any corporation, joint-stock or other association organized or maintained for political purposes, or for or in aid of any candidate for political office or for nomination for such office, or for any pol itical purpos e whatsoever, or for the re imbursement or indemnification of any person for money or property so used. P enalty provi sion. Any officer, director, stockholder, attorney, or agent of any company which violates any of the provisions of this section, who partici- pates in, aids, abets, or advises, or consents to any such violation, and any person who solicits or knowingly receives any money or property in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year and a fine of not more than $1,000, and any officer aiding or abetting in any contribution made in violation of this section shall be liable to the company for the amount so contributed. Production of books, That no person shall be excused from testifying or from pro- records, etc. ducing books, accounts, and papers in any proceeding based upon or growing out of any violation of the provisions of this section, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, docu- mentary or oth erwise, requi red of him ma y tend to incr iminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture ; but no person having so testified shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on acco unt of any tr ansaction, ma tter, or thing concerning which he may h ave testified or produced any documentar y evidence Provid ed, That no person so testifying shall be exempted from prosecution or punishment for perjury : Provided further, That the immunity hereby conferred shall extend only to a natural person