The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-18

Irocarc the situation q. Sccr~tary
MY legal opinion before gscn. refer
ing to no individuals whatever. max
ng ~ personal alusious ,iii No, cali
Tor this. and when add that 1t i. t..
tally untrue tha: through myself pr
through friend applied FOR suc,, Office.
people viii come 10 the conclusion
that my written opinion is much IN
their way. The circular then goes
on to state, failing in this, | next.
when the company commenced busi
ness Oh The aee iaoa, employed my.
sell IN writing anonymous attack IN
newspapers. This ! must also say ii
wholly untrue" The circular saws
further that. wrote 10 Post masters
that the company was fraud This
admit and | repeat the charge.
l .old the Secretary and Others So
n, the time. aud ! told them i, would
recoi'; ;his is what induced tacm TO
say that | have been opposed. Time
is beginning to devclopc the truth OF
this charge. The circular further
states in giving my opinion. in May
last. that let myself to an agent ol n
hostile company.
Now it should be known abroad as
it is at home, that every person who
does not bow down to some few Dircc
tors. Secretaries, and Deputy Secrc.
taries OF this Company--evcry per.
son who has an opinion that there are
other companies to insure in. are fools.
dishonest, hostile. and mnnt the otfce
Of Secretary. They imagine no per.
son has right to give an opi";;on p,o.
fessionally without he lends himself.
Ga looking n, the circular. it will be
seen that. its principal oliec, is N ,rc an
attempt, by Peter Funk corporation
Ia Kill me, shat il is to vindiralc itself
Its intended victim has, however, fali
the whole weight Of this corporation too
long and for too many years. 10 be
even the least nervous Oh account of the
anuihema Of the Secretary. That hos
tility to me grew out Of the fact that, ]
pronounced it II fraud on the ne,r J,i0H,
ard have constantly mld TO the same
opinion, living on the spot and knowing
all their steps. In short, it is u direct
declaration TO me! If you give any more
adverse opinions to us-if yon defend
any suits which we bring. the Secretary
will come out with bull and send you
to perdili"n. A community i,cver for
get man, who from circumstances l.,
their champion, when corporation.
without any soul, seeks 10 ge, on ard
ride him down.
The circular further claim. my state
ment in opinion ms to reports to Comp
trollcr, was incorrect as 10 date and as
to amounts. ! now ray from the circu-
lar itself il appears that, on the LIST oi
January 1871. there was claimed -
balancr in favor Of the Company, on
that day, of 3,1C3.S2. This is precisely
as good; il shows there was no. then
) any necessity for the assessment, and
would YOU believe that will, snc, a
showing of funds ,hat the same C"mIa,
ny ,ha, made II, should vote tax OF
) members oi nearly halia II million of dol.
: lars within | dny, after. See then, they
! had premium notes 10 ST ,O19.USi
, 80 per cent. assessment would give /.
!. tax of $50 ,C9S,CO What Was this for;
=, it wa. in violation Of their charter
wl.irh, if valid, allows only 20 inuci +,
be assessed rs !, necessary To pay lu-.e'
and EXPENSES for the "cuy,cni year. !
dos not allow large sums 10 BE- hyarc,
L up in Tie hands Of men without, bail!
:. Tie circular farther states that, H.,
/. Company has nol lot is charter hy 20,
/ user. STATE ,ha, by the Revised Stat
II utrs of lhi- State. il j. enacted, anon;
/, other thing. II any corporation suspend
=, it, ordinary business for one wear. lh'
,aid corroraion shah be deemed ,o have
surrendered is cliartcr, and slnl be al
=. Judged 10 bc dissolved. Thi, COMPANY
y within my knowledge, suspended lis or
T. diuaiy and all business. for al least ne
i ycai-, and also assigned all Of it, note
II and demands, which net Of assignment
IS tbciEg an net Of bankruptcy, j.. by tn
. came Statute, made n defeat Of lis char
,r ter, and j, also ms user.
: Will, the Company Was 'l,us pros
4 tral". the ne,c pian was started of white
&c washing i, --lusuring rrry c.rnp An
-. promising never 10 assess. Til. uc'
plan pronounced a fraud. BY mean
:, Of paying agents s.2j on each polr,
- 3 ot which came out Of he insured. ah
y si.2j of which came out o! the fund, {
T. the Company, agents made great eAoi
ia lions, ard hy establishing IN addition.
y general agent 10 wl"nn was ri,cnfrom 4
a 10 80 els. on each policy, on: Of the fund
OF Of The Company. many. on promise OF Ia
r. as-essmegi. came into the coinpnny; Lu
n. Ly these payments to agents and ceners
10 agents, aud other salaries lie furd- {
the company have been consumed wlir
ought To- have been kept far the pa,
uicm Of losses. I'ii- company fr'lin
y. their insecurity under the OLD ciiar'.F o
j. ia" "e,c piG'' agnia attempted mro'l'
o. white-rosLIag by applying under H.
III General Insurance Law. "a extend The
X. charter. 1hi., like all the fet', oi.l
appears 10 be. -sy, knowingly II J.,
nd aeetr bs,a ryf.nded. shall not Ritcml
Jr 10 try these questions on paper or quo
"a authorities. vr suswer the circular
. hat respect,