Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-16
Richmond. 4,
MUTUAL ASSURANCE soorr,

fore the committee sfthe whole.pre,ep,
by Judge Bouldin, and altered N
Meeting at the suggestion of differ.
Members
| Resolusd, That the Principal Ag.n,!
this Society be allowed salary of Sla
annually, payable quarterly as her,
fore, together with the use of the no.,
and lot of the Society now occupied =,
him.
Resolved. That a sum not exceed,
d 2O50, annually, be and the same her
by appropriated to the payment of the vi
ges of the Clerks in the Office ofthis s.
ciety: payable quarterly by the cheek j.
the Principal Agent, in such proportion
as his engagement may require :-aM
at any time, it shall appear to the Stan
ing Committee that an additional C.IS
is necessary, they are hereby authcrel
to employ one SO long as his services .,s !
be useful. and to make him such con,r3
sation as they may think just and ,ea
sonable.-These resolutions were ado1
ted /
The following were offered BY NJ
Linn Banks in Committee of the Who
and unanimously confirmed by the Mes
ing y
Resolued. That no building shall be !.
sured unless one of the Society be y
sent and shall act as one of the Value
with two intelligent and discreet Fs
holders or house joiners, who shall Z
upon oath to be administered by any ~
gistrate, Mayor, or Alderman within III
Commonwealth
Resolued. That no dwelling house shall
hereafter be assured until it is in a con
dition to receive tenant, or which in Ii
opinion of the valuers may require gel
eral repair.
The following resolutions were d
cered by Mr.. Smith, of Petersburg, |
Committee of the Whole, and unanimou
ly adopted in the Meeting:
ResUiued, That no wooden dweilil
houses in the towns of less value thu |
DESC, shall hereafter be assured in Il |
Society.
Resolved, That no buildings erecteda
land held under lease for term Of ls|
thai. fifteen years, shall be hereafter
sured in this Society.
On motion Of DR.. Brockenbrough,
ResolUed unanimously, That con
mi,tee be appointed to frame petitiOas
the next General Assembly, praying that
a law nay be enacted TO authorize tho
Mutual Assurance Society against firecn
buildings of the State Of Virginia, to call
OH the members Of the Country Brancho d
the said Society in the course of the veal
1922, for quota sufficient to dischsrgS
the debts due from that Branch to sul
ferers by fire. provided that the quo
thus to be required, shall not exceed q
half of the original premium Of Ass
rance And that the same Commits
prepare and present to the next Cen,
raj Assembly petition praying, that ]
law may pass authorising the Sheriff \
each county, and the Sergeant Of e.sh
corporation to distrain for and collect the
dues of the Society, in the same manner
as those officers may do for Clerks Tick,
cts.
And committee was accordingly az
pointed, consisting of Messrs Jno Brock
enbrough, Thos. Richie, Roberto Scott
John Robinson, Peter V. Daniel, AM
David Bullock.
The following was submitted by Mr.
McRae in committee of the whole, am
unanimously adopted by the Meeting.
Resolued, That until the passage OF
law changing the present mode ofcoIIe1
ting the dues Of the Society, the PriEct
pal Agent shall be. and he is hereby re-
CURED on the lst of April in each wear
to prepare tickets, in the form Of clerks
tickets, for the premiums, additional pre-
miums, quotas g. interest thereon, Wild
may be due the Society from each meg
Der, and sign the same, lists Of which %
shall make out for each county and tow
and at the foot Of each list take the r.
ceipt of the collector for such tickei
when they are placed IN his hands; such
Collector binding himself to collect ana
account for the same.
The following was submitted by Mr.
Peter V. Daniel.
Resolved, That there be allowed to IN
several persons who have attended thu
meeting as proxies from any town Of
county Except to the proxies from or re-
siding in the City of Richmond, and TIT
town of Manchester,) the sum OF tbre'
dollars per diem for every day when
they shall have attended this meeting; sn'
the father sum of cents per mile f0'
every mile which they have been, aud
shall be compelled to travel. in coming
from their respective homes in order 70
attend this meeting; and in returning 70