The Portland daily press., 1895-07-09
SZA TE OFM4LWE.

| STATE or MAINE
EXTRACT FROM BILL OF INCORPORATION.
In the gear Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and asnety.fce.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ANGLo-AMER-
| ICAN GUARANTEE COMPANY.
| SIC. The said company is hereby au
thorized and empowered TO act as surety upon
| the official bond or liability Of any person or
| corporation to the United States; to any coun
ty. city or town; to any judge of probate, or
| other court or magistrate; to any corporation
or association, public or priyate and upon
bond or liability to any person or persons con-
ditloned upon the performance Of any trust,
| also upon bonds to indemnify against loss any
person or persons who are responsible as sure
| ty or suretles upon written instrument on
| otherwise. for the faithful performance by 9TH
ers. of any trust. office or duty; and in anv
case where, by law or otherwise, two sureties
are required upon any obligation which this
| company is hereby authorized to assure, this
| company may act as sole surety, II SO accepted
and approved by the court or magistrate named
as the oblgee In the bond; also to guarantee
ths payment of stock and certificates of accu-
mulative Indebtedness of corporations, except
ing those doing purely mutual association
| business under the laws of this State under the
assessment plan, each corporation whose accu.
mulatIve Indebtedness is so guaranteed, to be-
come mutual guarantors; and for the transac-
| tion and adjustment of such other business
incident thereto and connected Herewith, In
such way ana manner as may be provided for
| In the bylaws OF said corporation; and said
| corporation may charge aud receive such law
| ful commissions as is customary In the busi-
| ness, and in cases where there is no established
custom or law such commission or fee as NAV
be agreed upon.
SEC. 8. Said corporation may purchase take
and hold by deed gift, bequest devise or other
wise. real and personal estate in fhis State or
elsewhere for the purposes of said corporation;
and it shall be the duty of the board of direc
tors to invest the capital Of said corporation.
and to keep the same invested in good securi-
ties, and it shall be lawful to make such invest
ments of its capital and of the funds accumu-
lated by its business. or any part thereof, in
bonds and mortgages upon unincumbered real
estate, worth at least one-third more than the
amount loaned thereon, and upon stocks or
bonds or personal property, worth at the time
OF loaning at least one.fourth more than the
amount loaned thereon. Investments may be
made lin the name of trustees, whenever the
directors deem it necessary to do So in order to
preserve and protect the interests OF the corpo-
ration, and to secure perfect title to property
held as investments or as security for invest
ments.
SEC, 5. The capital stock OF this corporation
shall be five hundred thousand dollars (and
may be increased to not exceeding two million
dolars.)
SEC. 6. This corporation shall at all times
keep on deposit with the treasurer of state a
sum of money, in Uunited States Bonds or such
securities i'll which savings banks are allowed
to invest, subject, however. to, the approval of
the insurance commissioner or bank examiner,
equal to one hundred thousand dollars, to be
held by said treasurer of state on deposit and
in trust for the benefit of all bond and certif-
cate holders in said company, &c. &c.
SEC. z. After deducting from the earnings of
the company, no part Of the premiums received
on risks not terminated being considered earn
lngs. and from the income of It's invested funds,
such an amount as shall be required for the cost
OF management. and for such dividends not ex-
ceeding six per centum per annum on the capi-
tai stock as the directors may determine up
ON, the residue less the losses Incurred during
he purpose OF constituting reserved fund or
surplus for the payment OF losses, until the said
reserved fund or surplus shall equal fifteen per
cent of the amount of the capital stock pail in;
and in case the reserved fund or sprpllis shall
ever be impaired. it shall be madcsup to the
full amount in the manner originally provided;
and the said capital stock shall III 40 case be
impaired or diminished unt!l said reserved fund
or surplus shall have been exhausted, :. royided,
that whenever the said reserved fund or sur
plus shah equal fifteen per cent of the amount
OF the capital stock paid in. the earnings of the
company, over and above the aforesaid diyi-
dends OF six per cent per annum and the con-
tributions required to keep the said reserved
fund or surplus entire, may thereafter be diyid-
ed among the stockholders. ETC., etc.
SEC. 8. Said corporation shall be subject to
examination by the insurance commissioner
ETC., etc.
In House of Representatives, Feb 23rd, 1895,
This bill having had three several readings.
passed to be enacted
Signed By the Speaker
In Sendte-Mdrch 1st. 1896.
This bill having had two several readings
passed to be enacted
Signed By the President
March I, 1896.
Approued by the Governor of the State of Mdiae