The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-31

w oluei lhc pOiiCleS VI tuOSc refusing tO
pay assessments cancelled?
AZ. Have they ordered the policies of
those refusing>to pay assessments, can
celled in many or few cases?
40. Give the number of such cases
that have occurred since June, 1867.
so. If any, state whether assessments
on policies thus cancelled could not have
been collected
81. If they could have been collected,
state upon whom rests the responsibility
for neglecting TO do so.
50. What was the amount Of the pre-
MUM notes of the Company on the 1st
day of June, 1867?
So. What was the amount on the 1st
day of June, 1868?
81. What was the amount on the lst
day of June, 1869?
IS. What was the amount on the 1st
day of November, 1869.
Sc. What was the amount on the 1st
day of February, 1870?
81. What was the amount on the lst
day of May, 1870.
On the 10th day of May, 1869, the
Company issued circular which stated
among other things, the following
"Thc following insurances were made
to the several parties herein named,most
of the property having been burned
since the 1st of January last:
Eliel Hcadley, dwelling, $549 20
John Dakan, grocery & dwelling, All 90
SmithiMcNichols, tobacco fact'y 1000 90
Thos. B. Day, tob. house & tob, $3.50 90
Alex. Crawford, dwell'g & shop, $50 90
F.A.Lamping,to house q tob. 5000 90
Green & Wehr, stock of mchdze, 5000 90
w. II. Volwrath d Bro, store
house and merchandise, 2l60 90
"To meet the above losses it was
found necessary to make an assessment
of 10 per cent on the premium notes in
existence on the Goth of January, 1869,
and I per cent on all notes taken from
the 2Oth of January, 1859, to April 10,
1862" e.
5S. Were any deductions made from
the above stated losses?
50. If so,from whom, and how much ?
60, State the name of each person in
the above list and the amount audited by
the Company as due him on final settle
ment, whether the same has been paid or
not .f3sg
These comprise the main points to be
Investigated. There are many other
questions suggested by public rumors
which the good name of the Company
requires should be satisfactorily answer
cd Many of them are doubtless idle
and groundless, while Others arc appa
rently not without foundation.
Among other things it is reported
that the amount of premium notes fell
off $4,000. or $4,000 in the last two
months of 1889 and the first two months
of 1870. If this be true it calls for an
investigation. 'el
The property and business of the
Company does not belong to Its en-
ployes, its agents, or even its Directors /;
but to all its members. Every man, in
sured in it has right to know how its
business is conducted, ,and what becomes
of the money it collects.
Let the Directors, at their next meet
ing, appoint three persons and give
them the Secretary's, Treasurer's and
Agents books and authority to summons
whom they please to examine. BY SO
doing, report can be obtained that will
throw light on the manner in which the
business of the Company has been man
aged. h1 Ig11 s
A report from the Secretary or other
officer or employe of the Company will
not answer Three names of disinter-
ested persons will be furnished the Di-
rectors the moment they are called for
A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY.
IA 80 ss-