Sections 3919.16 to 3919.38, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not apply to any association of religious or secret societies, or to any class of mechanics, express, telegraph, or railroad employees, or of ex-union soldiers, formed for the mutual benefit of the member thereof and their families or blood relatives exclusively, or for purely charitable purposes.
Mutual benefit societies excepted
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3919.39, under Chapter 3919 | Mutual Protective Insurance Upon Persons.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3919.39