Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-16
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all inltitutionS deieFye patronage
"A from the public 10 proportion 20 their uietal-
nrl The NEaGachaeLts Mru1 tire lninFAnce Com
D,nv IS conferred by many coming uader this u.
nomination ID t,ein2 Incorporated for the lencvoieat
purpo VI guard az ~ aiiociacs aganit oiies Vt bald.
ms nv fire. whether the fame ihosid bappn by accs
dent Ilohtnino civil % nmoton. or foreign invaaon
the Prudent and Directors therefore, have hnught
proper to lay before lie pubic, rs pr neips and SEA-
eral flatc OF ts funds. 10 induce AZ pefnns owning
bou(es or other buildings within the CommonweaA,
to become Member, 81 che fame, and avail 'henilqt
of It's advantages Nv \ mutual nlurAnce We bear cn.
anotber,s burthens The lo futained by one fails o.
the company; whereas individuals, heret0tEe, wee
OBLIGED in cafe III lois BY fire. TO apply 10 their PaTc
lar friends and To the heneyoience OF The Pushc CT
aaRancc hut ia the preien cafe an opportunity pr
tents Of having their property ecured upon sne ouy
jua principles nlarance, by caitng into the funds
III the foo ety Egift equal 20 he hazard 7H and na
more CoulapIati are gcncTailymoFe alarming and
far more dilrtine humankind than lohes a Tea and
he reaIon Il obvious Ia the former cate lnte Ho
proviion has been made in this country Tor the pro-
tetion of property caf Of FIRE, whereas 10 the A
Il il aImoit universal Uoter this confederation, 4
10 be hoped that thofe foceties, who have been eo
ihed for he pnrpol of enarging Their uletu neis To-
wards mankind, as well thoie gentlemen, who have
been in the habit of luing policies for the senero
acign of inluring hudings will o Ar extend hsE
candor towarGs This Company TO iuPP0s that Then
motives of pccuniary confederation aTe not 10 much
attached the final gain the difference q nc pF
MUM as to add another iniitutIon and confer anoh
opportunity the citizens Of this Commonwealth, to-
ftc1rity aud happiness
The rates of premium are from al
70 cents Oh one hundred dollars, governed BY d.l
judgment Of the Truilees which depends the mate
rails of which the houfe is bulk the manner Of oeu
pving ii, and the relative dtuatlon Of the fame
other Buildings.
Although the Policies are iaued fu
fsven years operates for any lef time provfa
Is made that when the property iniu ed fh4l Is
alienatcd hv death, fale, or by any othe means s
! af1red may furrender his policy he Office, andre
ceiye fun aot exceeding his depoht money,
The fees ariing from the policies
transfers endorsements, ioreits and inseret acerun
hereou, will ii the whole time Gin All probability PE
the czpcocc VI Office; in which c ie nothing can u
taken from the funds. but abfo ute iohes by FIRE <
fortunately no M happens he property with uteras
reverts back to the perloE who paid i (eKcep, Nj
proportion cf The rclerved funds the whole iuaa
of he company, are placed ID The funded tocks otE
United States; the ntereif cf which is received guar
terIy. put into principal. and sccunulates much b
yond compound 'nteret
The calculations are made upon the
whole number of buildings continued by fire in Bya
for the the term OF tOriy years pat, tskcu iron ts
reco ds OF the HiAcrcal Society, commencing in 1SA
aud III courle il includes che great FIRE a 1900 from
which, aud companion with the inlltutlOns Of he
fame nature in Egrlsaa Yrgiia NstlJari &c claHF
appears that the funds adequate uPport the cs
Of more than ikteen houfss annually Of 1900 dolu
value each But in order 70 make each indi giduad
the company entirely lA5is6ed olhis indemnity IN css
" los ny very great conhagr tion provGon IS mada
thar each mcnibrr fhafl Ne Affected fun tin propaS
tion, 20 MAKE good Iuch tots but not any eycn
exceed dollars for paid As premium and III
ont
II IS now thirteen months iInCe the
ritqurs commenced. without any luis whatever. Thra
j. now gao eco collars injured IN the Office ft
Of which Is in th- country The funds arc zlresg
rtlpcct4bl4 and ncreafng Pidiy
By sgdsr y tie Pr5i47t M Dirsl7srs,
Andrew Cunningham, Secry
h.ssrrsstfaf hEaipzI Fire T7jarzaas 1tEs,
a. IS, Sfas fret, Bss7l