Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-11

port as circumstances may require to the
said mayo--Or rssjStrate under oath;-
and this company viii not be bound or
made liable to paw any general average
or particular damage sE-.,h requires 20
be stated AID settled nere, unless the sh,-
vey shall be conducted as aforesaid, or
BY so,ue otner mutual arrangement.
n. 1t is stipulated in the Policies that
this company will allow, in general ave-
rage, seaRen's wages aud provisions in
cases oil capture Or detention for adjudi-
cation, but they will not he answerable
therefor in cases Of Embargo.
IL. When vessels or goods are insured
to a port, into which they are not admis.
SABLE. this company will continue on the
risk to the next convenient open port,
which the MASTER in his discretion NAV
chNose to 60 to; but they win not, in
such case, accept Of y abandonment,
nor will they contribute 10 the expenses
Of Transporting goods by land or water
from the port 50 chosen 20 that OF origin
al destination; nor will they pay re-
turned premium for shortening the voy-
a. E, if the master during the passage
should be informed of the occlusion OF
his " destined" port, and in consequence
Of such information choose 20 go to sno-
thcr. Damage suffered By goods will in
no case whatever be allowed in general
average.
IS. The insured shall be entitled 10
recover from this company a particular
average or partial loss, as well as t"ta'
loss, on any number of packages properly
III ,tinguished by marks and numbers, il
az eed upon and specified in the poll.
cies, the sane as if such number of pack.
ages (parts OF whole cargo or invoice
insured in one policy were insured in
several policies.
IA. When goods, the value Of which
is ascertsiDed by weight, are damaged
the compsav will indemnity the insured
for the deficiency in weight, which may
be occasiOned By such damage, by com
pairing the actual weight of the sound
goods with that Of the damaged, and with
the invoice or valuation in the policy.
Is. All liquids in casks q, otherwise
ave by clause in the policy declared
free from average, unless general or the
ship be stranded In case of partial
loss on liquids occurring under this sti
| pulation, ten per cent ordinary leakage
shall be always deducted.
Is. A vessel shall he deemed +" strand
ed" when she grounds and strikes on
same bank, shore or rock, and can eithe'
not be got of at all, or not without ex
traneous help and unlading or throwing
overheard her cargo ~ a part Of 1.-THE
eyertions of the ships crew are not ex'
traneouS help.
II. When assurances are made against
&" Sc risk onlv," and a vessel, which i
:" insorpd by this company, is taken o.
captured, the risk of he insurer ceases
az the moment the vessel IL taken but il
she is released or liberated. the risk o'
the insurer recammences as soon AZ she
reached that point or one nearest to it
in good and proper condition, in the due
course forher destined port. from whence
she was diverted by the capture.
l8, The president and directors o
this company for the time being, shall
have power to alter, amend, or abolisf
these rules. or any Of them, and from
time to time TO add others to them, givins
suitable notice thereof.
FUNDAMENTAL RvIEs FOR RISK AGAINST
FIRE.
|. Persons DESTROYS to make insu
rance III buildings, are to state in wri
ting the following particulars, viz. :: d
what materials the walls and roofs o
each building are constructed. as vel
"a the construction Of the buildings con
tiguous therels whether the same arr
occupied as private dwellings or how o
therwise--where situated also the,namt
or names Of thr present occupiers.
Each building must be separately va
lued, and specified sum insured there
on and in like manner separate sun
insured on the property contained therein
All manufactures which contain fur
naces, kilns, stoves, ovens, or use fir'
heat, ore chargeable at additional rates.
In the insurance Of goods, wares ant
merchandise, the building or place il
which the same are depossed, IS to h'
/ described, also whether such goods are
of the kinds dcnominated hazardous
and whether any mandatory is carried
on in the premises. And If any person
or persons shall insure his or their build
incs or goods. and shall cause the same
to be described in the policy otherwise
than as they really are. so as the same
be charged at lower premium thar
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