Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-05
Mount Vernon.

Circuit Court at Richmond Va, between E.
P. Rowland. complainant, and j. Nell. Holl-
iDgsworth respondent, agcut of the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association Of the Uu;on The
complainant states as follows :
l. The complainant Is u citizen Of the Dis
tIict of Columbia aud brings this suit in his
own right and in behalf OF the rights Of the
citizens of the United States.
9. The respondent, as agent, resides at
Mount Vernon, in the State OF Virginia, and
is sued in this action as the agent Of the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association of the Union.
ISOLATION of the Uuion did obtain on March
to Incorporate the said association and to au-
thorize the purchase of Mount Vernon, and
this act was amended by the Legislature OF
Virginia, March 10, 1853.
4. That the fifth section of the act of incor-
poration says the said two huadred acres 6
ground shall Include the tomb OF George Wash
ington, mansion, garden grounds, and The
wharf and landirg DOW constructed on the 20
tomac river.
S. That section seven Of said act says the
said association may charge, receive. aud col
lect any fee which may be prescribed, not ex-
ceeding twenty-five cents, from each and every
person over ten years OF age who may land at
and visit Mount Vernon and the grave, tomb,
or other place containing the remains OF Gen.
Washington, but 20 greater sum Or Ice shall
be charged or collected in any Gaze.
g. That the last part OF section second Of
the amcudmrLt TO the charter says that the
said Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the
Uuion shall not have power 10 alien the said
land or any part thereof, or to lease the same
without the consent Of the General Assembly
of Virginia first had and obtained.
7. Tha. Mount Vcrnou is made public prop.
erty by act of charter Of 1856, which Says:
Whereas it appears to the General Assembly
that the ladies of the United STATES, acting in
the name and style Of the Mount Vernon La
dies Association Of the Uuion, have undertake
Gu TO rais= by individual subscription. iuud
to purchase and improve TWO huodred acres of
Mount Vernon, with the generous and patrl
otto design that the estate SO purchased shall
iucude the late mansion as well as the tomb Of
Gen. George Washington, and shall thereby
be converted into PUBLIC property, and forever
held By the State OF Virginia sacred TO the
memory of the Father of his country.
s. That the money was raised FRI N the clt.
zens of the United States to purchase Mount
Vernon aod the tomb of Washington by dona
tions, by lectures, aud by the sale Of one dol
lar certificates to women citizens.
9. That contrary and in direct violation Of
their charter the Mount VERNON Ladies Asso-
citation of the Uuion has leased the wharf and
laudiog to the Arrow steamboat company Tor
term of years.
10. That iD violation of their charter the
SAID association is receiving 564 ceuts admit
lance to visit the tomb OF Washington.
IL. That j. Neil. Holliugsworh, by order
of the Mount Veroon Ladies' Association of
the Union, has erected fence and gate With
lock thereon for the purpose of excluding all
persons from visiting Mount VerLou by any
boat except they come by the steamer Arrow |
r. That the complainant and several other
citizens of the United States did land at the
wharf at Mount Vernon from the steamer
Mary Washington, on September l9, 1874, and
could not gain admittance to Mount Vernon
and the tomb of Washington on account OF the
INSTRUCTIONS of fence and locked gate.
Is. That complainant and several other citi |
zens of the United States did demand admit
lance to Mount Vernon and the tomb of Wash
pgton oil j. McH. Hoilngsworth, aud each Of
fered twenty FIVE cents to pay their admission,
and that they we're denied admission to the
tomb of Washington because they did not come
by the steamer Arrow, aud the said }. McH. !
HOlngSROrth de0ied them ADMISSION, as agent |
and by order Of the Mount Vernon Laoies
Association of the Union.
ID. That the complainant prays this court to
issue temporary Injunction restraining the
said J. Neil HoIlingsworth, OF any other
agent of the Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
too of the Union, from placing any obstruc-
tons to the complainant or any ether person
from visiting Mount Vernon and the tomb Of
Washington when they offer the admission fee
of twenty Eve cents.
l5 That the complainant prays this court 10
issue permanent injunction restraining the
said j. Neil Hollinpsworth, or any other
agent Of the Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
ton of The Union from denying aduittan or
placing any Instructions to this complainant or
other citizen of the United States to visiting
Mount Vernon and the tomb OF Washington,
when the admission lee of twenty-five cents is
offered, no matter whether they come by Steam
er, sailing craft on foot or by horse or carriase.
Is. That the complainant prays for an iu-
junction, because bis rights and the rights of
other citizens of the United States are forcibIy
denied and in direct violation of the laws of