American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-02-15
CORIGIXAL..
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
(TO expire on the 3f~t day OfJuiy,is55.)

STATE or ONO, AuDlTo7 oT sTATE's Owes,
COLONIES, February ], 1855.
Whereas, The Aetna insurance Combaiy, of Hart
ford, Conn., located Hartford, in the site Of Con-
hectcut, has fled in this oce statement ofits
condition, As required by the frst section of the Aet
to regulate the Agencies OF IBsureuce Companies not
Incorporated by ihs state Of oho," passed. May, i,
l-5I:
FAD Fierf1s, Said Company has furnished the un-
dersgied satisfactory evidence thai is poss or
III least one hundred Ihodsad dollars Of actual capital
Invested Ia stocks of 1T least par value or in bonds
mortgages OF nn!ncunbered r,al ests worth double
tAc amaGnt 70. which the same il InoTtsaged.
AND WHEREls, Said Company has filed in this Office
written instrument, under its eogpOfaie seal signed
by the President and Secretary thereof, iniHang
appointing L. VAN TRUMP. Of Lancaster, its a
gehtor the transaction Of the business Of lssrRksrE,
md fdiIy unrssarvedly authorizing him TO ackEo~-
edge service oproccssfoc and behalf said cOmpa-
ny coEseiliEg thai service Of process upon hin, The
said Agent, snail be taken aud held 10 he valid II
served upon the company, according to the laws Of this
shio, Of any 9th stats and waving all claim
error by reason OF sIeh service:
NON, IHEaE'oRr la pursuance Of the frs section Of
the ''ac! 10 ed late the Agencies of Insurance Coupa-
mes hot incotrorated by the tate Of Ohio passed
May !, lr54, WILLIAM d. Moa0AS. Auditor OF said
State, 10 HEnLsy CERTIFY, that the said P. VAN
TRUMP Is al!ho oriZed gent for tho said Cpmpg-
ny, 70 Transact ths business Of I'suRAEyE, in this
State, until the tifty-frst day of July, in the year
one thousand eight hundred aud fty-iys far as b >
may be legally powered to do by his letter Of ap
poutment, and the constructions which may be given to
him by thesaid company.
| TX WITNESS WHEaEor, Ihave heretofore slbcrijeA
my name, and cadso iiha seal of my of.ce to
| be ali ScI. his lst day Of Jan1ary. in
i. s. Ncyear OF our Lord one IA housstd eight hun
| dred and GHy-
| WILLIAM u. MORGAT, .ssIito-
Al that have property to Insure, Will please inspect
and scrutuze the preceding reliable expose Of u,ia
Old and long tried Cooperation, For useFilness
ry and p-omptitude, It has stood irsl in It's ne
ftranSactQB'ani for ability and means wall atac:
the attention Of tha iusnrirg public to confirm their
confidence IN il. Thc aatoment ia prepared ANY
tan contrast its condition With local and State insUr
Offices il disposed. lis investments Of that
solid characters not to be materially affected by the
J late depression in that class orassets.
The increase ofits capital stock to Sj0ocCN. bona
hde cash addition to the strength Of the corporation
and permanent investment for the pledge and ssca
| hiy of its policies.
The ccssty and real benefits Of ofinsurance are well
eNemplincd in H. fact that the company has psid cash
losses during the past ycarnt its Western Branch Of
icc alone. in Cincinnati, TO the sum of s2i6.5u9 Us
most Of which has been paid considerably in advance
of the time legally due, and has had suit ltga
ton. fall any Of these facts are to The
continuance OfitS valuable paranage. or its increase
they will hnd its ready to attend tn the do
mands of business heretofore with promTttude,. a
as favorable rates and terms, security to all permits
II. VAN TRUMP, AgsH;
February,s, 1855.