Year: 1866

at the above rates cannot thereafter be-
come a member. unless, h. pay double
the original rates


ART 5. Persons who desire to become
members of this Society, but who canno,
personally see the President, may address
a clear statement, ir plain writing, Of the
value Of his dwelling house, his house
hold furniture. tie value of his out buya-
ings, his barn and grain in barn, with he
insurance money according to the rates
specified in third article, to tie Prcsid, 1t
of the Society.


ART. 6. No member shall over estimate
the value of .he property he presents 70
the Society for insurance. Members who
thus act and lose their property by frc,
and against whom fellow merahers COM
plain for over estimating their property,
the Governor in whose district the case
may be, shall with three or five of his
neighbors, appraise and make out true
statement of the loss and present it to
| the President of the Society. In all such
cases the owners of the property apprais-
ed shall pay the appraisement expenses.


ART. I. If any member lose property
by fire, he shall inform the Governor Of
TIE township in which he resides who
shall make out correct statement Of
the loss and seud it the President Of the
Society.


ART. 8. If any member lose property
! by fire the Society shall within ninety
days return to such member wc-t-.Tds
of the value Of the property thus destroyed.


ART. .. Members who sell their prop
erty cannot transfer their insurance clain,
to :he individual to whom they sold. #
the member again purchase within the
district and desires to remain a member,
he must renew his membership


ART. 10 Tenants, members of the So.
ciety, who have their furniture insured,
do not lose their membership by change
Of residence, so long as they remain within
the prescribed limits of the Society.


ART. II. The President shall have an
extra book, to be paid for out of the tax
fund This book ne shall secure against
less or damage, and if so TO secure i. ha
be required to pay, he shall take the ne
cessary sum also, from the tax fund. In
it shall be registered the names Of tie
members and the value Of the property
received or insured, every three months.


ART. II If after disbursement to mem.
bers who have los. property by fire, ary
money remain in tie bands Of the Pres,-
dent, lie shall be held responsible for it.
He shall report once year to such men,
bcrs tha. the Society may appoint to re-
ceivc lis report.


ART. 13. The prevailing law in .his
Society shall be the Lar Of Liberty, e1.
cepting cases wherein the President or
Governor act dishonesty Or fraudulently
For such acts the delinquents shall be
brqEGht to justice by the civil law, by
any Of the Society.


ART. II. No property under one roof
valued ever three thousand dollars can be
received 6y the Society.


ARr. IS. 4 property partially destroy
Cd By fire, the Governor within whose
Jurisdiction tie case comes. shall have
three or five men to appraise the loss


ART. 16. Persons living within the
limits of Borough cannot become mem.
5crs OF the Society.


ART II. The Society shall be confined
to the following limits On the West, the
Junia:a River on the North, the Shade
Mountain; F.; on the East, Middle Creek
thence down the Susquehauua River to
its junction with the Juniata


ART. is. Al any time the President
may desire to resign, he shall nominate
two or three men whom he considers quail
lied for the position he vacats5 lie shall
also appoint day for election He shall
instruct each Governor to hold meetinr
that the choice of the members may be
known and presented respectively by the
Governors on day Of election. On tho
day OF election the retiring President
shall deliver to his successor the books of
the Society and all money belonging to
The same. In case of dishonesty Oh the
part Of the President, the Governors shall
remove him and elect another, haviug
beer instructed to do so by the Society.


ART. 10 The laws Of this Society shall
become effective as soon as four hundred
persons have subscribed to them.


ART. 20. These laws shall DOT be