Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-28
ITO TIE POLICY HOLDERS OF HEMyrCAL
i FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY

deem the present time o. extreme peril to the
q Gen BasoG biI YOU "Re cs-efo ~ mind, .hnt va
proceed Lot fur'Eer. nnie. the Law warrants your
i speak rot in condemnation of the n,1na- II of
.ne fon,psny- Wro EEK to Iro'ecs your interests
essor, are .hoes nor desrs at .nsf to
C. ,ge OF the CON r.ry's affajrs and MONEY "
The re, or; of the eoinrttee Is in YOU hands and
has met th your careful study but there other
things come ted with the Company they sh3u'd
Your money. with iessl interest is safely invested
at your comuanc your ability to determine shether
IL shall be expended in re1ucing the premium of
lolcies paid to you in dividends, has never been
les not in sssaiiinE the inteel it, OF the Old board
for they have extended every facility fo- irvestiea
tor az ASK onl. mat you pursue lawful means to
Taking advantage of the request ma lie by John B.
Olaet, thai any rolicy holder should have to
the books in the office, have cleaned certain facts
concerning the inner History of the Company, an
fpcuousy i'll the late troubles, ana Challenge your
jntelijgeI consideration of tie Same.
A caref al examination shows not less than sven
thousand five hundred ard seveaty-seven risks
taken on property, now in force, and of that
iion shows that only twenty four hundred and
thirty votes were taken, during twelve hours. and
oneseventh Of tie votes in issue The nnnib.r OF
risks running from ten to twenty five years back ;
those entitled to the larger proportion Of dvidends
or interest in the two hundred and six thousand
eight hundred dollars of reserve, is about four
The prt miiIm great number OF this O., der
class OF rif rs is paid by the heirs OF persons o1x
since deceased, Ivy executors. administra' and
trustees, by gutrClans and Oth3rs who have not
Gi Eet The Ealnes OF original Iocy holders on the
look OF the Company.
Some of these est-t and the insurance of may
ohor II son5 OF late years. have been left to the
attention and charge of attorneys anu agents who
have pald the premium, increased the insurau ce,
and 2Cded largely to the success OF the Company.
he proprieiy. nay, the right OF such persons bainS
fes' and no CLAUSE OF the charter by Laws excludes
them. Sec 4th Of charter reads:
SEQ. T. j mi be At (UTfh3T enacted, That all e.
soTs who shall hereafter insure with said corpora
ton, and also their heirs executors, administrators.
and assigns, continuing 10 he insured by said cor
during the II Rod they shall remain insured by said
corporation, AM no longer
TIE NANTES. Intention OF Con ETess in lnstjtIting
this corporation Und 0ubtsGly to make property
and the dt'7Hb"t ~ risks GEy "pe i1tS teGG!tY or
'yfdjfg entitled Ia cDntFOt. the O.lY Q"Itifrdti1R
J"r CctiRG. No viii Ceny that this has bean the
conrOliiDg Crinc pie III every Ulecti IL for twenty
four Year, Contrary to section 9TH of the charter
requiring vO e of ttCD-fhiTdS to amend the by
laws. tie time Of voting was changed, as in article
from to O'clock aud the usual two weeks No.
ice OF election by publication omitted
ntrary the general usage in all fair cleo ions
Five Commissioners Of Election. all 0f one side to
conduct the election, were appointed by the Chair
man, A G. Richards. and that too. i'll the ace of
Sec. l, art. of the Bylaws. which requires the
ChdumGn ~ to c"HGtrt the election, and gives to
Commissioners no ddty whatever, and surely no
judicial rights. The Commissioners appointed
whose names were not advertised, tie motion for
appointment required. were Geo. l.. sheriff, having
1isk; Jas g. Fraser. risk; Albert Fox. risk; p
with other heirs. WIS entitled to RISKS The can
QidatsS and their interest in the COmnany are