17:25-2. Stipulations in stock subscriptions
Every subscription to the capital stock of a stock company shall contain the stipulation that no sum shall be used for commission, promotion or organization expenses in excess of a per cent of the amount paid upon the stock subscriptions, to be named in the stipulation, not exceeding fifteen per cent. Every subscription for stock and every application for insurance in the company made prior to the granting to the company by the commissioner of the certificate of authority shall contain the stipulation that the money advanced by the applicant shall be returned to him without any deduction if the company fails to complete its organization or procure the certificate or issue the policy applied for in the application.