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[ A.Ooiy)6N, John Yorhton, DaNIKI. 8TTTHERIiANl>. William Campbell. '(Imitii ('opkland, Broker. _ooJ^O<»- Williarii Harris, Printer, Pit'toii ■J , :¥»»-- .? y I- J 0mmmm0mm Will >:i r 7 V. C0 t f H -<"?; X-^«g-i4 I mill - '■'^' BY-LAWS OF iHii "Maritime" Marine Insurance Association,;^ OB^ x>ica^otJ. . 1 The name of this A>^soeiatioIl shall be TioN of Pictou, consisting ot hfty me'nbers, Xse eligihilit; shall be .letennined by the ^^r' Xli shaiehol.ler shall sign the By- Laws an.a'h'to the Association the sum ^f"^;e H„'naWa Dollars, which aet^^iaU con- stitute him or her a meuiber. ^o pe.son Jte to "Uenter ainount than Two hundred thousand dollars, nonunal ca,.ital. S That no greater amount than if our Thousand Dollars shall be at ->' one tune at risk on the Hull of any one vessel, "pi moie Than Tvvo Thousand Dollars on Freight and Vessel including Cargo and Freiglit. • \v- n f , T" J * i i^iiJ , w 2 r>. That the ottieers of thin Asftoclatiou shall consist of five Diiectors, a Broker, and two Auditors, to he eleeteive a bond to the Di- rectors, with t>vo approved sureties, for the eum of One Thousand Dollars each. The funds of the Association held bv him shall be deposited in any chartered Bank, and at no one time shall the credit balance of the current account shew a sjreater amount than one •i V 0. ' w I t>' i * \ I X* tlionsMiHl ts, stock, or bonds, ns tlie board may deem ailvisable. He sliall on reeeivinii: a)>j)lication tor in- pu ranee, ])laee tlie same before the Directors, for tlieir apj>roval or rejection, and a njajority of the sai«l Directors shall be neces- sary to finally recommend acceptance. In the event of* any one of the Directors applied to o!»' 'fifj^ to a risk, the Broker shall call the t«>:-et''ier to consider said objection. n^M ^ of the maioritv of the said Di- «' a. / to b'nding on the Comj>any. E.^.-i' ;-liarehohler shall be responsible for the };:opoiition of the Company's liabilities represented bv the share held bv him or her. 10. No SharehoMer shall withdraw from the Association until he lias first transferred his share and interest to some res|M)nsible person, having the approval ot the Directors, and such substitute shall be held liable for all outstand- ing risks, and be entitled to all )>rofits in the ttame proj>ortion as the former holder of the share ; and if anv shareholder insists on with- drawing without furnishing such substitute, the Directoi's shall thereujM)!! sell his share in manner foUowinir. 9. •i V I 11. In case anv member shall remove from Ibe Province without leaving available pro- perty sufficient in opinion of the Directon** to meet his liability as a sliarehohier, or should any member in the judgment ot the Directors become ineligible from any cause whatever, the Directors mav at any time notifv such shareholder in wi-iting, that he must dispose of his interest in the Association witliin thirtv ft/ days to some other })arty subject to their approval. In case of his tailing to do so, with- in the time specified, the Directors may sell such share at auction to the highest approved bidder alter advertising the same foi- one week, and such purchaser shall assume all the liabilities and be entitled to all the profits attached to such share. The net proceeds of the sale shall be paid to such outgoing member and his name struck off the li ?t oi Shareholders. 12. In the event of the removal or resig- nation of one or more of the officers of this Association, the vacancy, or vacancies, so caused, shall be filled up at a special meeting of the Association called for that purpose. 13. All Policies issued shall be signed by three Directors and the Broker. s '<;. ^,-_~_^-_. — i 1 ,^— ■ '^ ■' 1 , ^ ^H "A ' 1 ' .'1 1 ''^' f I f I wmmfK^ MMMta MMkaMMMto, s I 5 J4. In all matters of (lif^V'renco, whether anioiig shareholders at their annual or speeial meetings, the minority shall in all case^ sub- mit to the deeision of the majority, ann pro- vided any shareholder refuses to do so, he shall immediately retire from the Association, by transferring his share to another, as pre- scribed by Rules 1() and 11. And the ma- jority shall mean the majority of those present at the respectiye meetings, and shareholders absent from such meetintcs shall abide by said decisions. Notice of all special meetings must state the object tor \yhich they are called, and no busiiiess shall be transacted uidess fifteen members of the Association are |>resent. 15. All cpiestions on \vhich a y<^)te is taken shall be taken by ballot, it so recpiired by any three members present. 16. All Notes of Hand taken for Premiums shall be dravyn in the name of the Broker, and they as well as all Deposit Receipts, shall be endorsed by him, and deposited with the Gliairman of Directors, who shall keep the same in sate custody. 17. Any Director wantini>: insurance, shall retire fortliwitli from the Hoard during the consideration of his application, and shall haye i .r\' no vote. NiMtlu'i- inflv hv m*\v on anv olnim (»f* biM own. 18. Tln'it* sh;ill hv no <]ivi^Hion of profits until the sum of Ten {iHMisand Dullarn, exelu- niveofpaid up eapitn!, he securely invested, which sum shall always be retained to meet loiises : the surphis cash on hand above that sum, niav form a Dividend annuallv, if recoTn- menf^ fm^^mr^mm^ .,tfi •'mi ■mmitt ■iMMMMMMMlii