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provided, further, that the contract rate\nbe less than the published rate on risks covered thereby or the rate used by\ninsurance companies writing such risks.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 23; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 4246c.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}