The New York herald., 1870-04-24
Original Shareholders.
(a) Dead.
(b) Died March Is.
(c) Died March "A.

NINTH NOMINEE SOMEWHERE UNKNOWN.
Old Knckerbockers who take an interest in the
history aud all that concerns the Tontine Society
Say nat the foregoing table OF Names which leaves
1t to be seen that but eight members survive leaves
out one old lady, named Anna Bella Edgar, daugh-
ter OF William and Isabella Edgar. born March 8,
I7s5, and consequently IN her eighty sixth year. The
whereabouts Of the old lady no one appears able to
cell. while no positive evidence is to- be found
whether she has been gathered to her fathers not
There those however, who after this notice will
peek to ind If the old lady Is sleeping the sleep that
knows no waking, or enjoying very green old age,
with all her faculties unimpaired. Her father was
merchant OF considerable means, and lived In
house OF no ordinary pretensions In his day at the
south side OF Bowling Green II she revisit the
gmpses OF the moon at this the eleventh hour
Some expectant folks viii feel little put out.
CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY.
The constitution OF this interesting society was as
y0lOws:-
Where's: the several who's. hsrsun.c
lots Of land q the Second ward of the city Of New
taken the premises In the names OF
oS1 d,n % hs ,a sn an
for themselves the other subscribers
End .ea
whose hersanto subscribed and set in
and the owner Of each Of executors
.ss proass Or such snare during u: natural f'tfs fs
the person manned Ca and sr, described ,oppG,:
Ssscp such owner subscribed name upon
the life Of any such nominee cease profits
OF the said premises are to 60 to and be equally
be living the day of May in every year until the said
o the properly Is to vest in the
shs share. standing the q The surviving
II" said land and premises then
go ss 9 s IN to
said plan into execution hereby aereed BY between
TERMS or AGREEMENT
FThst the said building shall o. be used AND m Kept Gs as
Der OF said nominees shall be reduced to seven.
Bssossr james Gsr isry wsm have
sssn ss ali Ss 1Sl a
soon as conveniently may be- and divide the surplus
and profits already arisen among the said
s 70 h o o
and The and a S Of hs as ss nss 1n
ihereof between OF the said whose nominees
'1 % a sy @ ssPsSvs PSs
the said shares the time being to meet together
Eona. in june every year at eleven O'Clock in the fors
and then and n y s Of the the vote yos' OF hs
resident IN the city OF New York committee to manage
shs Ss Se OF he or the survivor.
of ssm the Of as Of
Of and give notice thereof to the persons elected But
although he may be entitled to more than one OF the said
TomM-That every such committee thereafter chosen
aforesaid shall have the and management Of the said
may require, which leases when
TSs shall t settle adjust
ss .0d % as S Ing
thereof the second Tuesday in May every
WHOSE nominees shall be living on the r. day e the
month Of May In the same year in proportion to their respec
Tya-That until the said nominee. shall bs reduced to
estate and the death Of the owner if not d.
70 sell and transfer the same any other person but all
making the presence q s!ts.ted by two
for hat By e & IA no ss
be valid until the same shall DO registered aforesaid
ssvesh when hs said trustees, in whom the fee
sa sdueed to ess than said the time
being shall ve notice thereof in at Least So Of the ne
together said coffee house
o a.
fa T.. Of sais hs .a 80 ad s
. @ S o S: % s sa
demand In due form of law convey the said land and
s
sheren to bs that Il such new shall
be TO less than three before the sad nominees shall
viii in form OF law convey the
and with the tho unto 's other
ighk-That when the said nominees shall by death be re-
simple OF the said premises shall be vested
eha due form of law convey the same land and premises
with the appurtenanccs and all their estate ana interest
eherein the then entitled to the shares standing In
She OF the surviving nominees and to the heirs
qnd assigns Of the entitled forever equally to be
divided between them.
Done In the of New York the 9Th day OF june in
Che year OF our Lord 1874.
THE CONSTITUTION NUTsBELL.
Upon tho death Of tho nominee the subscribers interest
ceased and this interest became thereby merged In the
OF the surviving nomnees The original shares were
assgnabe and held personal estate and the whole
pery vested in five trustees who continued
3 tie pointed in the above constitution, and
who to hold the same until the number Of such noin
reduced to when the holders Of the
contingent upon these surviving nominees became entitled
in lee by the trustees Of the entire premises
50 be equally divided between them.
The nominee himself did not SUCH have an interest In
The association for each subscriber In naming per
songenoray chdlooked to such had ths promise OF
length OF days.
WHAT TOETINE MEANS.
The plan OF the association originated from the
scheme OF Lorenzo Tontl, y Neapoltan, who intro.
pduced similar scheme into France In 1903, during
the reign OF LOUIS XIV, whence the word Jontine
came to designate q loan advanced py numper ol