Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-23
THE SOLDIERS HOME.

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At meeting of K. T. Lee Camp of Rich
mond, last Friday evening, the following re-
port was made by the committee having in
charge the plan of organization for building
the Confederate Soldiers Home:
Article l. The funds raised and all that
may be hereafter raised are hereby set apart
and appropriated to the founding of a
Home" in or near the city of Richmond,
Va, for INDECENT and infirm ex-Confederate
soldiers and sailors.
3. All cx- x-Confederate soldiers and sailors
who served honorably during the war and
have borne good character since shall be
entitled to admission to said "Home," and
support and maintenance while there
free Of charge, if they are INDECENT and in
firm.
3. All persons applying for admission to
said Home must have certificate of the
Judge and clerk of the county or corpora
ton court of the county or corporation
wherein the applicant resides, or in case
there is no county or corporation judge III
his county or corporation, then from some
Judge in his State and the clerk of his court
that they come within the requirement of
section >.
4. All applicants admitted TO the Home
shall furnish the name and number Of their
company and regiment, with their term Of
service, and shall upon their admission sign
an obligation to abide by and obey all rules
made for its government and the order Of
all officers in authority over the Home,
upon pain Of dismisson for any violation of
such rules or disobedience of such officers.
Provided, that the Executive Committee
hereinafter provided for shall hear all Of the
evidence and determine whether there has
been any such offence, with the discretion to
iuflct a less punishment than dismissal if il
their judgment proper under all Of the cir
cumstances in the case.
5. There shall be Board Of Visitors who
shall inspect and report at least once year
upon the condition and management OF said
Home, and upon any other matter relating
thereto which they may think proper, which
report shall be made to the Camp and pub
lished by the Board.
g. The Board Of Visitors shall consist Of
the Governors of all Of the States of the late
Confederate States and of Maryland and
Kentucky, or such proxies as they may ap
point to represent them.
7. All expenses of the Board of Visitors
must be borne by themselves, and their
meeting shall take place on the first Tues
day of May at Richmond, Va.
S. The term Of service Of the Board OF
Visitors shall be the term Of service Of the
Governors of the respective States from
which they are chosen.
8. In addition to the Board Of Visitors
above provided for there shall be Board Of
Trustees, thirteen in number, who shall
serve for four years, at tho end of which
time three shall be dropped by lots drawn
for that purpose. Ballots shall be numbered
from one to thirteen, and the three drawing
the lowest numbers shall be dropped and
the Camp shall elect their successors, and
al the end Of each year thereafter three
more shall be dropped in like manner and
their places filled by the Camp but moth.
ing herein shall be construed as to render
any trustee ineligible for reelection.
10 OF the Board of Trustees two shall be
taken from the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie in recognition of the service of that
organization in assisting the Camp in rails
ini, the means for founding said Home.
Seven at least shall be members of this
Camp and four may or may not be members.
Five members of the Board of Trustees
shall constitute quorum for business. The
Board of Trustees shall meet at least once
month, and oftener if they deem it proper.
They shall serve without pay. They shall
have power TO make such rules and regula-
tious in relation to the government and
maintenance of the Home and as to the
qualification of its members and officers as
they think proper, so that the same may
not come in conflict with the charter and
bylaws of this Camp.
IL. They shall have power to select q
site in or near the city of Richmond, Va,
erect the necessary buildings, furnish and
equip the Home; provided they shall not
expend more money than they have in
hand. They shall have charge Of all prop
erty and money belonging to the Home
fund; but the title to the site purchased
shall be in the Camp, or they may lease
temporarily such property as is necessary
and furnish the same until permanent
quarters shall be provided.
-. The officers of the Board of Trustees
shall be president, first and second vice.
presidents, secretary and treasurer, to be
| filled as to secretary and treasurer by the
same person if the Board think proper.
13. All of said officers shall be elected by
the Board, and shall serve for four years, or
until their successors shall be elected and
qualified The Board may vacate any OF
said offices at will and refill them.
| IA. The treasurer shall give bond in a
penalty of $4,000, with security approved
bv the Board of Trustees conditioned for the
| faithful performance Of his duties. He
shall keep all money in some bank named
BY the Board, not TO be drawn out except
by his check payable to the order of the
president, or in his absence the vice presl-
dents, to be by the president or vice presi-
dents endorsed to the order of the person to
whom the money is to be paid. The depos-
| itory of said fund shall be notified of the
foregoing provision.
15. The Board of Trustees may select from
their number an executive committee OF
three, to whom such duties may be commit.
ted as the Board may prescribe. The said
Board may, if they deem it necessary, elect