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 483 FESEBaIi BEFOBTEB, �became nnoccupied without the assent of the Company in- dorsed thereon; or if it be a manufacturing establishment, running in whole or in part over or extra time, or running at night without special agreement indorsed on this policy; or if the property be sold or transferred, or upon the passing or entry of a decree of foreclosure, or Upon a sale under a deed of trust ; or if the property insured be assigned under any bankrupt or insolvent law, or any change takes place in title or possession, except in case of succession in conse- quence of the death of the assared, whether by legal process or judicial decree, or voluntary transfer or conveyance; or if this policy be assigned before a losa without the consent of this Company indorsed hereon; or if the interest of assured in the property, whether as owner, trustee, consignee, factor, agent, mortgagee, lessee or otherwise, be not truly stated in this policy ; or if the assured keep gunpowder, fire- works, nitro-glycerine, phosphorus, saltpetre, nitrate of soda, petroleum, naphtha, gasoline, benzine, benzole or benzine vamish, or keep or use campheue, spirit gas, or any burning fluid composed in whole or in part of petroleum, or any of its products, or any çhemical oUs, without written permission in the policy, then, and in every such case, this policy shall be void." �There was evidence that the processes of manufacture, when the works were in operation, consisted of corroding pig load in vats by means of acids, and afterwards grinding the corroded lead with oil and water by steam power. The pump was fitted to run by the power, but had been broken some three months or more before the second of May, 1878, the day of the fire. The manufacture of the red and white lead had been stopped April 27, 1878, and ail the persons employed in it, except the superintendent and one hand, had been discharged, and the watchman had been discontinued. TherQ were from 150 to 200 tons of lead in the corroding vats, and a good deal of manufactured lead stored for sale. The corroding vats were not in the insured buildings. The superintendent and man had occasion to visit the premisea daily, and had delivered several tons of lead to a purchaser ����