The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-18
JAMES MADISON
AN ACT

sre.S assembled, 'rhst ihoee Mo .hsn teeorqe
sshser'bsrs 70 tn eom2any, their successors sud
Signs, ssRt be and hereby created tciy
polite, by tae name sad style Ct the &" Fire Insj-
rance CompasY Of Alexis ntria - e ID saal o, th,t
name have 5uceesson, aud shal be sb'e to sue sun
be sued, iHn'eSl aud be imp'eadcd in all courts of
law ia The United States
Sec. 2 ,i1a BE- 4: fartter enacted, That sub
seri ion be opened n the town Of Alexandria rnder
the direction % James u. NichniG, Cutrbert Pow
ell, JOn9A Thompson. Thomas NfweI James Il
iiOoe, GEORGE Taylor, John Nl'kenncy, PhiHn
fripieti, Craven 7 Peyton aud Malta sl WSttlei
majority q them, Cor ra'siag capitsi stock Of
two hundred an h,ty tinusald dollars in shares o
Twenty-Five dollars each ana that esch person uN-
on subscribing, pay 10 the persons UNCONVENTIONAL
live dOSrs upon each sh=re 50 subscribed Tor; snd
tnat the remainder OF the said twrnfv-fye cellars
snail b. secured by ae:otiate notes. signed and
oorsed 10 the Satisfaction OF toe Aforesaid James r.
Nieho,is, Cu'hbrr, Powell, Joush Thompson. Tho
ms No ~ and jam II Eooe, George Taylor
John Mhenpey, p i'ir Grippiett Craven I. P-v-
ton and d. honiei WattIes Or rlsioriiy OF thenn
X paw ncht lhrronf may be thereafter demanded at
such tircs, and in such proportio.s. ast6e Peel
tcot and Directors hereafter mentioned hail iui. &c
adv slSie, swing weeks notice iu ~ less. tor,.
OF the geEet' pcntsd in the district o. Columbia
See ind be ii further erHc.cd That every
subscrib,r shsi it. cp,itl,6 20 vote To- himself lbs -
gent g. lrox7, spponted under las h,nI sid ssa
attestet ~ two witnsss7s, all elections ta,i- u,
virtue Of THIS ami sl,s nnve az fn4ny votes =
he holds shares rs far te0 shares; one vote FOR e.
cry five shares which he bold over ten share
~
thirty shares whist h. msy held sixty shay, s.
And ev ry soeShoGer not IN dehtt 70 tie cnninsnv
may 81 pess're, person, or by rover of attorney
sssgn transfer III; stock in the CO pany oh toe
books ot the same, any part trereos beiHe less
I tAan whole share; but no stockhcdrr iedebte.
"a the corpany shall he permifjeti e. make trsuc-
fer or csivs dividend, until sue debt IS paid or
secured to the satislsoton OF the presdont aud D..
, rectora
See !. ind b. ii fu.tle, cnactec That rs soon 80
live thousand shares sssi! sIus-risd, the p.rsons
hereby authorised 20 receive suuscr;p; ocs shs call
meeting Of tlc suhscri erz. giving TO we.ks no
tee IN three o. tic pap rs prnei Within he district
aud the subscribers who shall aescrloie N rerscn
or hy proXy shall cSoose by tal!s. iron, anloOs fne
stch holders BY majority Il votes. Twelve ,iir-e-
tors w'o shall continue in ciSe ur,il the srst Zion
day N November, in the y-ar ONE thousand eight
hrEfred sur fourteen, which Mcndsv in Novem.
ner IN every succ ng vesr thereafter en- election
shall be held for twelve directors sf0scssid who
shsl' conf ae IN Once i0r year from the zine
OF their election, until others te chosen in their
stead End tfo s73 drec .crs H. cir st meeting
sh2H choose amongst ti- use.ves, the stocLhojss
at largo, president. and allow hjra q reasonable
compensation for sic services; ard II case Of death,
removal. resignation, ether 1;s,uEGfcatrr o the
president or aay OF t'e tsresters TIE remaining d.
rectora rlsy s'ee. Others Il supp' Their plscs do
ring the '-siraer % the ~ or VII e. thsv were
} eAocen; and N every case where O.. ~ ehe drec-
tors shat 70" chosen president. toe vacancy asll he
urp'ed IS m the Caee ot deni, re,Os1l cr rs-cns-
ton hat the persons hca Gov s.:' q SEQ! t. 80
ctve subscriptions o. any ttree cr them be sor,
! rnit,e. 10 ,--,ar;,,,'.nd ~ 50 80 -, -. -
! and \ Committee o. Eve ,,sel-bc,.isrs No.
! be'7- 1'rectors D., erorntsd h.. ~, s-.,rs n a..
/ ps;ints-d er,-y suc.ee4fos Go.
See. 5. .i! tc IL t.~. ~ sic,sL rat The r~ee;
Deaf an drscter shall is-e o,,,i,o-s. q, .I H., ~
u-ks such bye-!sys ort.irasc,s s-G it, an
shal! .ppear neessss ~ for rs,. ~ IVA ,rrJs!
the concerns o. the cor7orrS ro- n .., ceorr,, -
his act g. the laws and .,tut-, ri ~. II,,;,e4
States. Ard the funds ortae ro-.,,ary az tbe shoi
arg, nav be v.7te9 IN Tie eto, oge,,,-r - Ct
1 n % I'D
r rid rents 81 the orss}.nt enl ,i;,.,,.,, t.,i
ptgs rsort qdysu,ssoous. P-..,;j n ,J,r,,, 49, ~
! y fnacled T1at she funds 7oJ H. ,r ,I;e,
.uy # whatever de.crit,to, a~,. =, .,sr,l fol H.
= ae IN -t.ashlceut and * rrt,o, for IN. in III
! sorunrr ss Versonel uso7sijy
Sc .lnd be i further er4~frf -rts4 tl, NON,
p~r. Ne a,iplan, snail nor r. adj f,r ,r, ,ss
d,a ,ge res poos;t i.ty nther tI,sp tAc ncrtT
t'-y have in the cart an .u4ds oil fsp eo,t,a,y
10 The srJu It o. tie ar.s vcss,cti,er l,eid ,y
t4-.n end any DroSts ris-og mere -. ~
trooiieE tls. The sad eoi,oratc,, s.it r. d.,
L. :pe appiy III SUBS y an m &, re ce;y n l,v U- y,
( &C.; prauiuTG 10 the n voleni oil he l.-. IN sta
81 ins'aue Hsd t. IT, k up ne e,coi,t az t4.-
orsiua! cy?.J,i wl,ncv r. shall have IF rsd o,
dimioudon ~ los z, and 'ba' d:ydeucs sAag be
mac of he nett ar f s are; g, -, ,bso,,,;,,i -
81 sue. 2ericds as ,be pres.d.a. and d,-aefs 49,
0oG ne 80 ne e.9il he psd ~ IT, s,oc-b Idf,s a.
az Try d-cisr 4 cfa eraater amount ~ -, nh
" proceeds nj the sad curonenv s., ~. No.. nc
N Lmy the sstnt. e3oh and every dirsetor hst eo.
ut thereto. shall, sni rs hereby declared "a he
! able for. so bic intiy,iral espac,tv and oo1nI ~,
cuot~ibuie GO m x e pooI the RI ce;.,,y il, ,,,.,;