The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19
TILDEN'S WILL.
Terms of the withdrawing for Public
Libraries and Relatives

Terms of the withdrawing for Publ,
Libraries and Relatives.
NEW YORK, Aug 49, Governor TiIdeni
will was made public yesterday, but con
tains little not already known. After max
ing the family legacies it is stipulated thai
In all cases in which special trusts shall be
Tor the benefit of any female the income
shall be kept free from the control or inter
Terence Of any husband which the female
now has or may hereafter have. such income
being intended to be sacredly devoted to tie
separate personal use of the heiress and is
not 10 be pledged or iDcumbered or antici
pated by her. The will proceeds:
authorize NV executors and trustees TO
cause the establishment of a library and free
reading room in my native town Of New
Lebanon. Ny executors and trustees are
authorized TO eKpend for the erection and
equipment and to invest as q permanent
fund to maintain the said library and reasi ug
room the sum of Sh5,O00 and any further
sum not exceeding $1,000, which ! may in
writing instruct nv said executors ard trus-
tees TO apply TO these objects.
hereby authorize my said executors and
trustees to appropriate out of my estate or
such manner as they may deem most ex-
pedient. the SUM of $4,000 toward the estab b.
ilshment of a library and free reRdIng room
IN the c !ty of fonkers, and such'further sum
hui exceeding S5JUOU, as NAV hereafter i'll
struct my said executors and trustees TO ap-
ply to that object
1 request my said executors end trustees to
OBTAIN as speedily as possible from the Leg
lsiature an act of incorporation of AN insti-
luton TO be known as the Tilden trust " tn
capacity TO establish and maintain a free IL
Drary and reading room in the city of New
York, and to promote such scientific and ed IL
catioHal objects as INV said executors and
trustees may more particularly designate.
such corporation shall not have less than
m
their number. and in case said institution
snail be Incorporated in form and manner
satisfactory 70 nv said executors and trus-
tees during the lifetime of the survivor OF
the Two lives in ng, upon which tho trriSt
OF my general estatc herein created is limited,
to-wit:
Uiesey. thereby authorize my said executors
and trustees to organize the sgiG corporation,
designate the first trustee thereof and con
Ney 10 or apply TO the use OF the same the
rest. res due and remainder of all my real
and personal estate not specifically disposed
OF by this instrument, or 50 much thereof as
tney NAV deem expCdient.
authorize my said executors and trustees
TO apply the rest. residue and remainder OF
Iuy property. real ana personal, after MAX
ing good the said special trusts herein o.
rected TO bc constituted. or such portions
thereof as they may not deem il expedieut TO
apply to ITS use to such charitable, cduc:l-
uonnl and scientific purposes As in the judy
ment OF my sad executors and trustees Will
render the said rest. res due ard remainder
OF INV property most widely and sGbStau-
tally beneficial to tine interests OF mankind.
My said executors and truStecs are hereby
invested with the following powers: First
20 manage the funds here directed to be n-
vested in the trusts for spec fc persons I'M
I'll such investments shall have been made
with Ike authority IA M cases of ether nor
lions OF my estate; second, to sell and Il
pose from time TO time in their discretion of
snch parts ann parcels OF the real estate and
other property hereby devised, given ard he-
CuHathcd 10 them rs they shall deem advis-
Three thousand dollars is bequeathed to
Keep in order the cemetery at New LabanOu.
Provision is made TO erect there a momu-
ment to his memory and TO collect and pub
lisi his Speeches and public documents.
Any legatee attempting to contest the will
IS excluded from its benefits.