Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-07

on the nr.t day Of January 1852 made to the Al.
OF the State OF Iowa. pursuant to the Statute Of
NAME AND LOCATION: t
The name Of this company 10 "Ths Metropolitan
Fire Insurance Company incorporated In 1859, and
located In the city Of New York.
sud Cd CAPITAL. ~
capital of said actually paid sg IL &c ss 3
The surplus the LIST day Of January 1859 sass 20
Total amount Of capital and surplus, Sssa,0es 70
ASSETS.
Amount Of ash on hand and in
Amount Of cssh In hands Of ~ ~ ,. y,
Agents. and in course oftrans- ..- :
Amount Of o. 9. Treasury notes,
$40 market value 10000 90 rf q
Amount of loans bonds and il-
mortgages, being hrst lien Of I'u'
record unncuMbered real ..,.I 20 -.rt' ~
estate, worth at least $4,000 80, - '. =. ~
rate Of interest, per cent, az, S25 90
Amount of loans stocks and 'f'fl
o., bonds, payable demand, the .,, RI
market value o securities
y pledged, at least $4,000 5000 90
Amount Of other miscellaneous
Amount due for premiums on pol. -' 3.
ie o. issued at ONCE HT@n5av 4,N4 II '4td'a +.
Amount of bills receivable for ~.
premiums on Inland Naviga-
tion risks, &c. 1850 90 .
Inteie est due and accrued but not s L. .i.. -
yet payable 5,3O1 IL
ste-. rr; be- LIABILITIES. 81
Amount of losses adjusted, and IL, -..r.,
due and unpaid None. 80 .
Amount Of losses incurred and In
process Of adjustment I'll, 780 AZ
Amount Of losses reported, ON rr7.....-s NJ.
which no action has been
Amount of claims for losses rs- .s,r -.s
sisted by the company 6,22b On .
Amount Of dividends declared
and due aud unpaid None.
Amount of dividends either cash
scrip, declared but not yet .
Amount of money borrowed 10000 90
Amount Of all other existing i,
claims asanft the company None. taa
Total amount Of losses, claims --7 o 6
and liabilities Sso,s55 4s
The greatest amount insured in any one risk il $780,
600. but will not - general rule exceed $1,000
The company has no general rule ~ to the amount
allowed to be insured in city, town. village or block
being governed in thi. matter in each Case y the
general character of bulldogs width Of streets. sc
An astsssd copy Of the Charter or Act Of Ineorpora
tion accompanied previous annual statement
State Of New York, =.
City and County Of New York. w. ..--.-s I
James Lorimsr Graham. PRECEDENT, and Edward 4.
stansbury Secretary Of tho Metropolitan Fire Insu-
and say, and each for himself nays that foregoing
ID true, full and correct statement Of the affairs of
said Corporation and that they are II: 91o,s described
officers thereof. J. L. GRAHAM Prs''t.
Subscribed and sworn before me. this 2sth day Of
Les. January, A. D. 1852 o,x,
Commissioner Of Iowa in New York.
KNOW ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS. That
the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company of the City
Of New York, do hereby authorize any and al Agents.
that said company has, may hereafter have ap.
poiht in the State Of Iowa. for and ON behalf Of sad
company to accept and acknowledge service Of oil
cess whether fnal in any action proceed
ing against said company in any Of the courts Of said
State And it 10 hsreby admitted and agreed. that said
service Of the process: aforesaid :h. b taken and hea
to be valid and sufficient in that behalf the II
serve upon said company according to the laws and
practice Of said State any other Sate and oil claims
aud writ Of by of the manner Of such
vice, 10 hereby expressly waived and reinquished.
Witness our hands and seal of the company, this
Is. 2sth day Of January. 1862.
Z. A. SrANsBURY, Sec1y.
lib Aun1roR's OFFICE, Iowa, I
nj .. Desmoines Feb. IL, 1862. {
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED, That on tie 18th
day of January, 1862 sworn staten mt was filed
in this office, showing the condition of the Met
New York, in the State of New York. on the LIST
day Of January A. d. 1862, in accordance with q
provision Of an Act of the General Assembly OF
the State of Iowa entitled IAN Act In relation to
Insurance Companies" approved January 2stn,
1857, and an Act anendatory thereto, approved
February 9th, 1855; that said statement shows
that said Company is possessed of the requisite
amount of capital, and invested as required by
law.
Authority is therefore given to the above named
Company of Insurance in this State in accordance
With the laws hereof, until the 3lst day of Janua-
Three.
1t is also certified that Thos D. Smith of Mus
catine, has been duly appointed by said Company
their lawful Agent and Attorney for the County Of
Muscatine. with full power TO take risks Of Insu-
rance therein. and to acknowledg, service Of pro-
cess, as provided by law, upon his filing with the
Clerk of the District Court in aud for said County
copy of the statement on file in this Office 1t is
further certified that the attached is true and
correct copy of the said statement.
~ IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
J,c hereunto set my hand and affixed my
D. seal of office, this 18th day of February,
~ 1862.
feb7. J. W. CATTELL Auditor of State.
DAN, ELLYSCN Deputy,