Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-30

L.acus1s Mousp. Jan. ~, 10. Ma. En-
1 send you aceordingsto promise, . skeicp OF
what | suggested TO you would be an eeonom
ical tome INSURANCE. Law n enacted by our
legislature. Let it provide, That the Clerk
Of each County Court provide for zach Ooun-
~ Assessor . suitable 'TaHnrance Register
That each assessor, OF tho time OF making
the annual sssessmentt, register those' W Tvs
county ap plying 10 be made members Of Inc
County iptursnce association. That the
signature Of ssch person registered shah DO
adested BY the ASSESSOR; sho shalt al'o make
a personal inspection Of the property 70 be
insured and make a marginal record oil The
actual cash value thereof.
That the assessor annually thereafter o.
tho time Of masking bis assessment, IN IKE
manner, register others OF his county APP
plyiag therefor. :,
That the Clerk Of the County court shall
he the custodian OF such r~egistsF, except
when the assessor is making his annual as
sessmeut. -.
That any person WHO shall have had ms
dwelhng or other bull lin gs duly registered,
snouIa The same be destToyedby hre, shall
have collected and paid to him or her. such
per cent Of the estimated value OF the prop
erty destroyed, as the law shall PROVIDE o.
direct tax levied ana collected In every re.
spect. as county revenue, except thst esch
perscn registered at the time OF the des1u'
ion Of such property and residing 10 sncf
county shall pay in propotton 70 the to'e
..lua az his or her registered property.
That tho County Court, in case OF loss pN
are make 81 appropriate orler quirint
Z tho @ erik Of such Court 10 make eutlB slpns
ha,trat order a rate btll, specifying tn'
amount dne by each r. glstered persoo' sn'
deliver the same TO The Collector OF heYehp'
/, Al the time Of deiiVefidg the tsy oocH. .,
That the Collector be invesled WIN lui
nower 10 collect and pay tue same Into to'
A Uouniy Treasury, In Ill respects As Couh'!
Tnst the Treasurer keep A..seperats &C
: ,onnt nj tho same, aud by q der OF the Com
~ Court, pay such per cent OF the vsioe {
i he properly destroyed as the -" snAi' pr
vide, to the party entitled. a.
= rhat sny surplus left in the bands o IN
: Treasurer shall be appl,ed 70 any 'u:nro 'oi
in the same mRnnsr.
That should any person having propert
registered fail 10 pay rs due proportion :
), such rate bill. be shsll forfeit Nil OShenls
! the law until the sane u paid.
u Tnat no property shall oe exempt no
!, tax Niou Tor the purposes q such Law;
70 Tnat there shall be at least one hunor'
" persons duly registered in any county OF y
= state b.lore tbs law shall go inIo prSe''
De 'Tnnt said Register shall be r%eee'Vsd
OF avtdsnce in all the courts Of tbIs rtete-
~ From ,ha statistics " seems that ine STA
'h loses annually n little oyet ninoty sH tnot
% and dollars, alter dednGtinR what Is resDHe
y, on account OF loss by fire.
y Last year the loss 70 tho stAee.'on aeaou'
=. OF her citizens paying their premiums
&c non resident insurance cOmpaates was.
v tne es,ieaatas shown. one hundred snd thT
th thousand, live hundred ana sixty ave y
lars. These Losses TO the State shdatd prom
NE Der people To keep their motley ~ homs
a home insurance law as above, irn''csv'd.