Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-26
Fire, Inland anl LIE lls. Agency u
JOHN L. SwIrS.


| JOHN L. SWITS.
0TATD1GD0GT
OF PEE CONDITION % TEE
Western Massachusetts, 1Is. Company
ION THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY,
to the statute Of that State entitled Al Act to
feguiate Insurance Companies not incorporated
BY the State of Iowa.
MANI AND LOCATION.
The name Of the CompAnyis Western Nsssaohu.
setts Insurance Company, and 10 located 1t Pits
The amount Of its capital stockis $4,000. 90
W do do paidup $1,000 90
ASSETS.
Cash Of the Company on hand 7ssaso
| Cash IN the hands Of and due from
Real estate unincumbered, none. 'i'''A
Personal property COG a,
The bonds and stocks owned by thu
Company As per vouchers accom-
paying now secured and the rate
2OS shares Pittfeld Bank s2l.alo
70 40 Agricultural BANK 2.625.OO
70 do Webster do 100000
~ do Merchants do S,00O,GO
70 do Adams do 5000 90
% do Rochester City Bank 1850 90
Is do Leo do 300. 90
Is do Wadley Falls do $4,000
Is do Pitts6eld Coal Gas Bank $500
Total bonds and stocks &44,349. 90
Debts due the Company secured by mortgage on
incumbered real estate as per vouchers accom-.
panying.
SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGES
The mortgage of sundry persons and
wife as per certificate Of q. j.
Tucker S3o.50o 90
The mortgage Of sundrv persons as
per certificate Of Il. Whiting $4,000
Total mortgages sec, 800. 90
Debts otherwise secured as per vouchers accomps-
nying, viz
Par Val. Mkt VAL Amt loaned
70 shares Pitts.
field Ba'k stock $1,000 1880 $1,000
5 shares Stock
bridge l. Pitts
field Railroad
stock 500 $50 500
Total amount loaned above on $500
Accrued interest 9,S5O.00
Debts fer premiums, none.
All other securities e4,377.A
Total assets of the Company s22l, 2l5.o2
The amount of liabilities due or
not due to b'ks and other creditors $l3, 100000
Losses IS adjusted and due, , none. ,o,.o7o
do unadjusted $4,000
do in suspense waiting for further
proof 100000
All other claims against the Compa-
ny, none, except for small csutin-
gent expenses.
Total liabilities S37, $4,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
The greatest amount insured in any one risk
$4,000.
The greatest amount allowed by tho rule to be in
sured in any city town or village, so as not to
endanger more than SIS, 900 by any one fire in
the judgment Of the Agent.
The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any
one block, same as last answer above.
The amount Of its capital earnings deposited in
any other State as security for losses therein,
naming them with the amount in each and
whether such Company transact any business Of
insurance in said State or States, none.
The Charter or Act of incorporation of said Com
pany; copy is now on file in your Office.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, CO
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, 30
f. II. Kellogg. President, and J. G.. Goodridge,
Scc'y of the Western Massachusetts Insurance
Company being severally sworn depose ana say
that the foregoing is a full true and correct
statement OF the affairs Of the said Company
that the said Insurance Company IS
the bona -fide owner Of at least one hundred thou
sand dollars Of actual cash capital invested in
stocks, bonds or in mortgages on real estate worth
double the amount for which the same was III ort-
gagged, that TIE above described Investments nor
any part tEereofare made for toe benefit Of any
individual exercising authority in management Of
said Company either as President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Director otherwise, that the mortga-
ges above described have not been assigned nor in
any manner released Or impaired by said Company
and that they are the above described officers Of
said Insurance Company.
lSigned] 4. II. KELLOGG, Pres..
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
JULIUS RoTnWELL,
Judge of Supreme Court Of Massachusetts,.
AUDITORS OFFICE, IOWA.,
Desmoines, Feb. Attn, 1862
It 10 hereby certified that on the fourth day Of
February, 1862, . sworn statement was filed in
this Office, showing the condition Of the Western
Massachusetts, Insurance Cen pany, located at
Pitts6eld, in the State Of Mass on tho
fret day Of January A. D. 1862, in accordance
with provision of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the Statelof Iowa, entitled IAN Act in re-
lation to Insurance Companies approved Janua-
~ 18th, 1857, and an Act amcndatory thereto, APP
proved tet ruary 9th, 1858 that said statement
shows that said Company is possessed of the re-
quisite amount of capital, and invested as re-
quired by law.
Authori,yis therefore given to the above named
Company to transact business Of Insurance in
this State in accordance with the laws thereof,
until the 3lst day Of January A. b. one thousand
eight hundred and sixty. three.
It is also certified that John L. Sw.ts, Esq, Of
Davenport, has been duly appointed by said Com
pany their lawful Agent and Attorney for the Co.
Of Scott, with full power to take risks Of Insur-
ance therein, and to acknowledge service of pro-
cess, as provided by law, upon his fling with the
Clerk Of the District Court in and for said coun-
ty, a certified copy Of the statement on file in
this Office. 1t is further certified that the attached
is true aud correct copy Of the said statement.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 4th day
tf February, 1862.
fLS.i J. w. CATTELL,
mh21 Auditor Of State.