The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-01-13

| HARTFORD MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
The annual meeting of this Company was held al
Belair on Monday of last week. The report OF
the Directors for the past year (Which is published
elsewhere) was read and approved The following
resolutions were also read and adopted:
Rcsoired That for the purpose of equalizing the
amounts paid by members, the Directors of this
company are hereby directed to re-assess allprop-
ery insured by this company at less rates than are
| now levied and for the purpose of facilitating
| their action the Secretary is hereby directed to
furnish the Directors with list of all such prop
erty situated in their respective districts and the
Secretary shall issue the policy required under
this reassessmet to the party so re-insured free OF
| charge.
Resolred, That the Directors be requested to re-
assess such other property as in their judgment
may be requisite.
Resolred, That no insurance shall be granted
by this company to an amount exceeding SZ,O0O
the personal property contained In any store or
manufacturing establishment of any kind or de-
scription whatever; but nothing in this bylaw is
to be construed as preventing the party insuring
under its provisions from obtaining additional in
surance in any company in accordance with the
terms as laid down by this company, and its con-
sent being first had and obtained by proper en-
dorsement ON the policy issued by it.
Resolred, That all insurance now existing made
by this company on personal property contained
of any kind or description whatever, to an amount
exceeding $4,000, shall be reduced to that sum,
and the Secretary is hereby directed to reduce the
amount and abate the premium note accordingly
of the parties so insured, giving due notice to said
parties of this having been done, and directing
them to return their policies to the office OF the
company for the purpose of having said reduction
and abatement endorsed thereon.
Resolred. That the Secretary be required to pre-
sent to the Executive Committee at each meeting
thereof a record of all the risks taken and report
ed by the several directors since the previous meet
ing of the Executive Committee and it shall be
the duty of the said committee, after careful eX-
animation of such policies, to confirm, cancel or
re-adiust the same. And that pending such ex-
animation by the Executive Committee the prop
erty so reported shall be considered insured
Resolred, That the Directors be required to give
bond in the sum of 81 900 each for the faithful
performance of the trust reposed in them that the
bonds be filed within thirty days from this date
and be approved by committee of three to be
appointed by the chairman of this meeting, and
that the counsel for the company be requested to
prepare the form of the bond.
A committee of three stockholders was appoint
ed to examine the affairs of the Company and re-
port on Monday, Feb. 9Th, 1877.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Hon. Stevenson Archer; ;
Secretary, Jos. NJ Street; Directors, John G. Walsh
James Murray, VIM. B. Michael, jeremiah Silver,
John S. Dallam, John M. Finney, Thomas Nelson
Chas A. Rutledge, E. NJ. Allen and A. W. Scar
borough, of Hartford county; Thomas Gorsuch,
Chas. NJ. Jessop, John Sterling, Edwin Scott, Geo.
Jessop, J. Maurice Watkins Frank Sparks and
John i. Rumsey of Baltimore county. The three
last named are new Directors.