Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Austin Farmers Fire and storm
Mutual insurance Company.

Mutual Insurance Company.
The annual meeting of the Austin
Farmers Fire and Storm Mutual Insur-
ance Company was held IN Austin, Tues
d"y. May:0 A large number of farmers
were present, and the business of the
meeting consumed nearly the entire day.
A special meeting of the company was
held at II o'clock a. m. to discuss pro-
posed changes in the bylaws to be
adopted at the regular annual meeting in
the afternoon. The changes proposed
were important ones, and much interest
was manifested by all present.
The members of the company met at
the city recorders Office IN the court
house at 3 p. M, as per announcement.
This was the first meeting of the company
since the change IN their charter making
their annual meeting come on the third
Tuesday IN May instead of the first Mon
day in January.
The meeting was called to order by
President J. ]. Furlong.
The reports of the secretary and treas
urer were read and accepted.
The question of the proposed changes
in the bylaws was then taken up. The
proposed change allowing the company
to insure country school houses and
churches, was voted down.
On motion Section 30 of the bylaws
was amended by adding thereto the
words: Engines used for threshing
must in all cases be at least twenty feet
from any stack or building while thresh-
ing"
On motion the secretary was instructed
to send second notice of assessment to
members that have not paid sixty days
after the date of assessment.
On motion it was decided to elect a
committee of three who shall be called
auditing committee whose duty it shall
be to audit the reports of secretary and
treasurer at annual meetings.
On motion, it was decided to have the
amendments to bylaws printed on slips
and pasted in the by laws and on policies.
A committee of three, consisting of
Jonas Haney, j. j. Hunt and Fred
Christgau. were appointed to prepare
list of names to be balloted on as direct
ors of the ASSOCIATION.
On motion, secretary was instructed to
have notices of all losses printed in
papers, stating name and amount of loss.
On motion, it was decided to draw an
order in favor OIL. Mos for a. .sa ,*:.s,
On motion, the secretary was Instructed
to cast the ballot of the meeting for the
following named directors: j. ]. Fur.
long, D. Williams, G.. Seebach, John
Schroeder, R. L. johnson, John Mathie-
son, Jonas Haney, James De Remer and
H. w. Lightly.
The following were elected as auditing
board: ]. J. Hunt, John Neller and
Joseph keenan,.
The secretarY's report showed very
healthy condition of the company, and
clearly demonstrated that 1t is by far the
cheapest and best insurance our farmers
can get. We give the secretary's report
as sent to the state insurance commits
sloner up to the 31st day of December,
1889:
Number policies in force Dec. 81, 1885,. $50
Policies issued during year 1sS9.......... 1876
Total numbe. Of policiss.. ........ 465
Policies cancelled during year.......... 5
Policies In force Dec. 81, 1884,. 40
Amount of policies Dec. 81. 1884,. ~ LID
Amount of policies issued for year 1ss" 1854
Total amount Of policies. ....... .$5440O
Amount of insurance cancelled. 4,1lS
Amount In force Dec. 81, 1859. :. 1853, 1887
Cash on hand Dec. 81. 1888..-.............$ 93.46
Received from membership dur
Ing year,. *X5o.06
Received from assessments. 8538
--$3l9.04
Iotai ::' =: 40 S4lS'oo
All other expenses. ........... 23767
--$311 81
Cash on hand Dec. 81, 1889. .....$l00. %
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