and cattle against accident or death; to provide for
the keeping and investments of any funds or assets
that may become the property of the Company,
and generally to transact, execute and perform all
such business as may appertain to a Horse Thief
Detective and Live Stock Insurance Company, not
being contrary to this Act or the Constitution and
laws of this State or of the United States.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of the said Company to keep
a book containing a copy of this Act, and of such
Constitution and by-laws of the said Company as
may be established, and that all persons, who may
wish to become members of the said Company,
shall be required to express in writing, on their
application, their assent thereto which expression
of assent and the payment of such fees, charges,
or premium as may be demanded by the proper
officers of the Corporation, shall constitute such
persons members of the said Company as contain-
ed in this Act, and in the Constitution and by-
laws of the said Company, and every person hav-
ing stock insured in this Company, shall become
members thereof as already provided for.

Duty of Sec-
retary.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That any member of
the said Company shall have full power to with-
draw therefrom at any time by applying to the
proper officers thereof and paying such fees as may
be reasonably demanded, and any arrearages of as-
sessments that he may then owe to the Company,
when the said proper officer shall cancel such in-
surance as may be in the name of the person so
withdrawing and make a record thereof in the
books of the Company which shall release such
member and all property he may have insured
from all liability for or on account of any notes or
other evidence of debt to the said Company, and
shall debar him or her from any claim on this Cor-
poration for any loss by death subsequent to the
time of such withdrawal and cancelling such in-
surance.

Power to
withdraw.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted. That all pro-
missory notes or other evidences of held by this
Company, which shall have been given thereto for
premiums for insurance or for any part or parts of
said premium shall constitute and be deemed a

Promissory
notes deemed a
bill of sale.