Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-28

tue 1st oay OF January a. 1852, made 70 the Al
dtos Of the State Of Iowa. pursuant to ths statute
that Stats. f,.,,r I-.t - nj, : : ".'"ll-
io ''''' NAME AND LOCATION. '''''
The name Of this company 10 "Ths Mstrepolitan
Fire InsuraA CO Company, incorporated In lskl and
located In the city Of New York.
|iw 81 h5;s' 40 CAPITAL. Is 400. y
IT, e'p- Of said company actually paid .s I. SCI
The surpluson the lst day Of January, 1862 81 rs
Totsl amount Of capital aud surplus. sss2.oes q
Amount Of ash on hand and In tI
Amount Of e.sh in hands Of w., t,Tf- las'
AGENTS, and in course oftrans-
Amount Of D. g. Treasury notes, =,
- 6-l0 market value q 10000 90 s,s'f
Amount Of loans on bonds and -.-
mortgages. being hrst lien Of 80 -'-'+
record unincumbersd real ,
Z estate. worth 1t least $4,000
4 -rste Of Int rest. per cent, ~, O76 %
Amount of loans stocks and = t ,f@
b0Dds, payable on demand, the -.
market value of securities ..'-''
pledged, at least $4,000 $4,000 90 =
Amount Of other mi. celisneous H.
items ISL 90 Ns
Amount due for premiums on pol
ie % issued at Office lc7All
AmUuet Of bills receivable fer ~ :. ~ - - ..
premiums on Inland Nsviga- ,,.. wa
d ton risks, &c. t.th .-'i'i 4.o5o 90
In,e, est due and accrued but not u ~
yet payable 6,30l Is
LIAB1L1f1Es. - "
Amount Of losses adjusted, and 80 90 %
due and unpaid $50 ~ None. ..t .
Amount Of losses incurred and in
process Of adjustment S1l,130 q
Amount OF losses reported, on
which NO action has been 30 '2 q - :
taken : r--, L.. None. :,
Amount Of claims for Losses -. ia ''74s
sisted BY tho company neg S,225 o. II
Amount OF dividends declared
and due aud unpaid on None. e
Amount Of dividends either cash r ..
or scrip, declared but not yet '-'.iE T-.'' no
due ...r-..,.......,a o.. None. u,.,
Amount Of money borrowed 10000 90 3,
Amount of all other existing = "a 81
claims asainft tho company None. .l5A
Total amount Of losses, claims
and liabilities no. ~ sss -
The greatest amount insured IN any one risk 70 $780,
O00, but will not as general rule exceed 10000
The company has no general rule to tbs Amount
showed 70 pe insured IN any city, town. village Or block
bring governed In this matter in each case by the
general character buildings width Of strssts facii
ties for putting out fires etc. H.
An sttestd copy of the Charter or Act Of
ton accompanied previous annual statement.
State Of New York,
City and County OF New York. y. ;.--
James Lorimer Graham, President and Edward L.
Stansbury, Secretary Of the Metropolitan tirs Insu
md say and each for himself says that the for.eoipr
10 true, full aud correct statement Of the affairs u
..aa and they are ii. .1o,: described
oinCeIs tno'eoi - L. dhAdAM, freot.
4. A. Stsnsbury ssc'y.
Subscribed ard sworn before me. this 18th day Of
. .r r0f THOS L fHORNENL,
Commissioner Of Iowa in New York.
KNOW ALL MEN ny THESE PR SENTs, That
the Notroroitan Fire Insurance Conp.py cf the City
Of New York, do hereby authorize any sni al Agents:
that said company has may hereafter hav, or ap.
poot in tho State Of Iowa for and on behaf Of said
company to accept and knowledge sarvcs Of I'll pro-
cess whether mesne or final in any action proceed
n AUntn in ~ -.
state And 1t 10 hsreby admit: cd aud agreed that said
service Of the process arsad shall BE- taken and
to be valid and sufficient In that behalf the same -
serve upon said company according to the laws and
practice Of said State any other State; and oil claims
aud writ Of error by Of the Of SER
vice, IL hereby expressly waived and relipquished
Witness our hands and zeal of the company, this
b.. 2sth day OF January, 1852.
JAMES LORIMER GRAHAM. Pr.st.
=. A.. s1ANsSURY, Sec'y.
Aun1roR's OFFICE, Iowa, } g
Desmo,ues, Feb. II. 1852, {
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 Ne:-
ropolits, Fire Insurance Company, located At
New York, in the State of New York on the LIST
day of January. A. ID. 1852 in accordance with
provision Of an Act Of the General Assembly of
The state OF Iowa entitled IAN Act in relation to
Insurance Companies" approved January 2sth,
1857, and an Act amendatory thereto approved
February 9th, 1855; that said statement shows
Ihas saio Lompany Is possessed OF the requisite
amount of capital, and invested as required BY
Authority is therefore given to the above named
Company Of Insurance in this State in accordance
With the laws hereof until the 31st day of Janua-
Three. ~ - 1''' ~ ~''0 ~'1'
1t is also certified, that Thos D. Smith of Mus
;atine, has been duly appointed by said Company
heir lawful Agent and Attorney for the County Of
nuscatine, win full power to take risks OF Insu-
;ess, as provided by law. upon his filing with the
Clerk Of the District Court in aud for said County
. copy of the statement On tile in this Office. lis
urthef certified that the attached is true and
correct copy OF the said statement.
~ ~ TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have
LIS seal Of Office this 12aa day y"o Of i Febro.r;
~ 1862.
-teb7. J. W. CATTELL Auditor Of State.
DAN. ELLYSUN, Deputy.