The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-01
MUTUAL INSURANCE
A GOOD CONSTITUTION.
A Profitable Organization for
The Farmers.

A number of our farmer friends
have asked us to give them some
information in regard to farmers
mutual fire insurance company.
We know of nothing better than
the following, and we can cheerfully
recommend it to our readers:
eve, the farmers of Kittitas
county, form this company for the
term of twenty years, for the pur-
puse of aiding its unfortunate mem
bers losing their homes and prop.
erty by an unavoidable fire.
SECTION l. This company shall
be known as the Kitttag Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Sec. Q. The management and
control of the company shall be in
trusted to a board of directors con-
sisting of five, who shall be MEM
bers of the company, and hold their
office for term of one year, or un
til their successors are elected and
qualified.
SEC. 3. The board of directors
shall meet within ten days and
elect one of it's members as Presi
dent, one as Secretary, one as
Treasurer and two as Collectors.
SEC. 4. The President shall be
known as the President of the
company and preside over all meet
ings and have the general supervis-
ion thereof.
SEC. 5. The Secretary shall keep
minutes of all meetings held and
record proceedings in a we'll bound
book, and keep all documents in
his care, except such as may be as
signed to the treasurer.
Sec. 6. The Treasurer shall re-
ceive all moneys Of the company
and pay out the same only when
ordered by the board of directors
upon warrants issued by the Secre-
tary and countersigned by the
President
SEC. 7. The Treasurer shall give
such bond as the board of directors
shall determine.
Sec. 8. The Collectors shall COL
lect all assessments made by the
board OF directors within such time
az the board may direct and pay
all moneys over to the Treasurer
within ten days after collected.
Sec. 8. The directors shall each
give bond in the sum of 1000 if
not otherwise ordered by the men,
bers of the company at their regu-
lar meeting.
Sec. 10. Any person of Kittitas
county may become a member of
this company with the consent of
the board OF directors, provided that
they will pledge themselves that
they will pay all assessments, such
as there will be made, as their APP
portionate part may be, when called
upon to do so, and abide by all
rules and regulations of the COM
pany.
Sec. II. When persons shall Of
fer themselves to become members
of this company, it shall be the
duty of the board of directors to
send one or more of it's members to
view the premises and appraise
such property not above it's actual
value thereof, each seperate, and re-
port the Same to the board of direc-
tors, and when destroyed by fire,
three-fourths of the damages done
shall be refunded by the company.
Provided, however, that the board
shall not send more than three Of
its members as appraisers.
SEQ. 10. When any damages has
been done, any member by fire. it
shall be his or her duty to report
the same to the board of directors
forthwith, and the board, or a ma
jority thereof, shall view the place
forthwith and estimate the damages
done, and when ascertained it shall
be their duty to levy an assessment
on all property appraised and &C.
cepted.