...benefits of fraternal beneficiary societies shall only be made to "the families, heirs, blood relations, affianced husband or affianced wife of or to persons dependent upon the members," etc. (Hurd's Stat. 1917, chap. 73, par. 258, p. 1753.) The only limitation made by the statute upon...

...of fraternal beneficiary societies limits the persons to whom payment of death benefits may be made, to the families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband or affianced wife of, or persons dependent upon, the member. The appellant, though named as beneficiary, being outside the classes...

...of Ohio passed an act regulating fraternal beneficiary societies, orders and associations, pro\iding that "payment of death benefits shall be to the families, heirs, blood relatives, aff1anced husband or affianced wife of or to persons dependent upon the members." It was provided that...

...1222,) provides: "Payments of death benefits shall only be paid to the families, heirs, blood relations, affianced husband or affianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon the member," and the order on January 1, 1904, adopted the by-laws numbered 82, 83 and 85, contained in...

...or persons as the deceased might, while living, have directed. Here the statute expressly declares "payment of death benefits shall be to the families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband, affianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon, the members," and such is the declared object of the...

...fund derived from assessments collected from Its members; that Its death benefits are payable only to the families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced...affianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon, the member; that It operates and conducts, and always has operated and conducted, Its business as such...

...by the constitution or by-laws of such order or association. Payment of death benefits shall be to families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband...affianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon the member, as may be designated by the member. Such orders or associations shall be governed by this act...

...form of government prescribed. The act provides: "The payment of death benefits of such an association shall be to the families, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband or affianced wife of, or persons dependent upon the members thereof." Held, That other persons than those designated in the...

...right. Our statute, Revised Statutes 1909, Defense. section 7109, contains this provision : "Payments of death benefits shall be to the families, heirs,...affianced wife of, or to persons dependent upon, the member. ' ' This clause was likewise in the statute at the date of the issuance of the certificate...

...association shall be defrayed shall be derived from assessments or dues collected from its members. Payments of death benefits shall be to the families, heirs,...relatives, affianced husband or affianced wife of, or persons dependent upon the member. Such associations shall be governed by this act and shall be exempt...