American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
CERTIFICATE OK AUTHORITY.
10 ex piro OG tho 3lst day ofJuiy,Is55)
STATE or Onto, AuO.roa OF STATES oyvrrr,

STATE or Onto, AUDITOR OF srATEs oTFIcE,
CoLuaBUs, February |, lsd5.
Whereas, Tho Aetna Insurance Company, of Hart
ford Conn. ocltud at Hartford, IN tho state Of Com
neciCut has lled IN this office sworn statement fits
conditions srequfsd BY the frst section OF tho "Act
Incorporated by tlls State OF oho" passed May, /,
1854:
dersgned satisfactory cydeuCe that II IL possessed Of
At leust hundred thousand dollars OF actual luptal
invested in aocksofat ieast par yalar, or il bonds
mortgages orunncunborcd gJdl estate worth double
The aino mi for wElch the saine IL norisaged. f
AND WnEAgAs, Said Company hasilieJ In this oGlce
written lnstrnont undoris corporate seal, signed
by tho President and Secretary thereof nominating and
appointing H. VAN TRUMP, Of Lancaster, It's A.
gent for the transaction of the business Of INSURANCE,
and fully q uuruslrvediy authorizing him 10 acknowl
edge sarvic of process for aud on compa-
ny, cOnsontng that service OF process upon him, tho
said Agent shall be taken aud hold 10 be valid ash
served upOu tho company, according 10 the laws 0i this
State, or of any othcr Stats, and waving all claim of
error by reason Of such serslcet
Now, TneREroRE, lnpursuance of the arst section OF
the .'ac reguatuth Agencies OF Insurance C0mpa-
MES not incorporated by the state Of OhO," passed
May |, 1854, WnGtAa ID. MouGAs, Auditor of said
State, no mEREpY CERTIFY, that the said p. VAN
TRii Mr. ia As an Agent for The said Compa-
ny, to transact the business Of Insurance, In this
SUITE until the hiry-nrst day Of July, In tho year
th ousnd eight hundred aud my i've, 80 far US he
may hs legally empowered 50 to do by his utlsr of ap
pontnemi, and thj instructions which may be given to
him by The said company.
my name, aud causedthe seal OF my 0nlco to
bs AMI xnd. this lst day of January, In
l.. s. the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
druaAud Gfly-lve. r.'
WILLIAM u. MORGAN, Auditor
All thHt have property 10 Insure, will please inspect
and scrutInize The preceding reliable expose ofths
old aud long tried Corporation, Furnscluucss, secu-
y and prom pttudo, Il has eVcrsood first In It's line
for ability mud means will attract
the nttcnton OF the insuring public to confirm their
confidence init Tho statrmont Is so prepared any one
ean contrast Its condition with local and state lnsur
anca onlces II disposed. It's uvcsmcntsure Of that
solid earaccras not to be materially affected by the
late do epressluni In that class of nssots.
Tho craase oft capital stock to s5p0 LOO Is bona
Ode cash Addiuouto the strength oflha corporation
aud permanent lnYestmcnt for The pledge aud sscu
rity OF its policies.
The eessltly aud real henots of Insurance vel
exenphcd In tho fact that tho copuny has paid tnsl
Losses during the past year,at Its Western Branch of
Ace alone In Cincinnati. to the sum of s2iG.5i Us
most OF Whch hus bc1n pHd considerably In advauc,
of the time legally due aud II has had no suit or lca
on IfaI AMY oflhese facts arc Inducements To III,
continuance oft valuable patranago, or lts increase
thuy will md It's ageeA ever ready TO attend TO the de
mands Of business heretofore, with prompttade n
us orablo raes and terms, security 10 all permits
2. VAN TRUMP, Agent
EaL Lrunry. q. lp55