Melbourne Fire and Marine Assurance Company Act 1840 4 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable the Proprietors of a certain meson rm. Joint Stock Company carried on in the Town Asvese:courary, of Melbourne in the Colony of New South Wales under the name style and firm of 'The Melbourne Fire and Marine Assurance Jompany" to sue and be sued in the name of the Chairman of the said Joint Stock Com- pany for the tine being and for other purposes

therein mentioned. [20th October, 1840.]

ITEREAS several persons have formed themselves into a joint preamble.

stock company or society at Melbourne in the District of Port Phillip in the Colony of New South Wales under the style and firm of "The Melbourne Fire and Marine Assurance Company" for the pur- pose of effecting insurances against fire maritime assurances and all other risks upon ships vessels and goods on board in harbour and at sea and also to effect insurances on houses warehouses and other buildings goods wares merchandise stock effects and all other kinds of property within the Colonies of New South Wales Van Diemen's Land and all other the Australian Colonies from damage or destruction by fire and also to discount bills of exchange and promissory notes payable within the Colony of New South Wales and to make advances and to grant loans on bond or upon any securitics other than mortgages of real estate except as collateral security for money due to the said joint stock company and whereas the said company is now being carricd on at Melbourne and is under the care management and superintendence of twelve directors and a secretary one of such directors being Chairman and another Deputy Chairman of

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Actions at law &e. to be carried on in the name of the Chairman.

Memorial of the name of the Chair- man to be recorded in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and renewed when any new Chairman shall Le elected.