The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-23
PROPER VOTERS
DISCUSSED BY THE HOLLYWOOD CEN
ETERY COMPANY.
A SPECIAL MEETING TO CON
STDER THE SUBJECT
THE DIRECTORS To MEET PROBABLY
TO MORROW.
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now only one or two survives, cOnsti-
tuted the association. They purchased
the land for cemetery and sold lots.
The LOT owners then were few. Inc
stockholders would hold meetings for
the government Of the association. As
the cemetery stockholders grew less
by reason Of death or removal
and the lot owners grew larger IN mum
Der. the annual meetings became simply
a meeting OF the board Of directors and
a few lot owners who might drop in.
Since those early days, more than forty
years ago, there has never been q gen.
eral meeting Of the section owners until
the annual meeting OF May eth, 1889. Dur.
Ing that long time the president and board
of directors, all able men and gentleman
of the highest character, have been con
Quoting the affairs of the cemetery until
that beautiful city of the dead has oh
tanned wide spread reputation as she
preitiesi burial grounds In America. It's
finances have been managed with care
and ability. and the gentleman who Tor
wears has been identified with its work
ings has been unanimously elected It's
president.
This meeting on May :, developed
one fact. that hundreds and hundreds OF
owners Of sections could not vote either
In person or by proxie, for the reason
that few section owners had taken the
trouble TO establish their ownership
where the original owner was dead. To
find out who were the proper owners OF
sections where the original owner was
dead necessitated recess being
taken for two weeks Al
this adjourned meeting the commit
tee composed Of Messrs. r. i. Brooke,
Ohio O. Owens and Lewis Booker, re-
ported that IL would tax the ingenuity
of politician to find out who was the
owner Of lots, and out of more than
800 proxies could report as valid but
623 This number, aud few individual
voters present, elected MI A. Bargamin
president, and board Of eleven direc
tors, of which the president is az efic'o
member
The meeting Tuesday evening adj
iourned TO meet Yesterday morning in
order 10 give time TO the tollers, Messrs.
w O. English. :. b. Jacobs and Lewis
Booker, to count and verify the vote.
This the tellers did at once, finishing
their labors by . p. NJ, and the result
was given in the morning papers yesiei-
day.
YEsTERDAf's MEETING.
At5o'clock Yesterday evening about
seyenty-fye gentlemen met in the Cir
cult Court room TO receive the report OF
the telers.
The chairman. Mr. William F. Drink
ard. presided: Mr.. r. I. Brooke, secre-
tary. The tellers reported the vote as
already published, excepting a change OF
one vote. which did not change the re-
suit.
The Chair announced the following
gentlemen elected members Of the board
of directors for the ensuing twelve
months. David ~ Walker Francis I.
Glasgow. Henry EXall, r. William Penn
berton. Ohio o. Owens, Lewis VI. Griffin,
J. Preston Cooke. George ID. Peasants,
Marshall NJ Gillian. John Dunlop, l..
ID. Starke.
wuO ARE PROPER VOTERS.
Mr.. r. ii. Whitlock stated that he was
present at he meeting Tuesday evening
and voted. lie did so as the son of his
father who owned the lot, and as the
executor of his mother who was buried
therein. and as the man who, for twenty
years, had been managing the affairs OF
the estate. His vote had been thrown out
He desired this question az TO who are
voters. whether executors, administrators,
children. &c, could vote, the sections OF
dead owners be settled, and TO that end
suggested that the matter be referred 10
a committee to report. Being question
ed. ne said. "In brief, would an executor
or administrator have a right 10 vote, or
would an heir of the deCedent of parents
who are dead have a right TO vOtet'
The Chairman stated that the charter
provided that the section could not be
liable for debt, nor could it go 10 the
personal representatives of decedent II
can only 20 to the direct heirs as proyid-
ed by the law Of Virginia.
Mr.. Whitlock said nc did not wish TO
be understood as Directing TO what had
been done. He was entirely satisfied
with the action Of the association. lie
was only looking TO the future.
Mr.. +. r. Glasgow suggested that pro-
per rules be formulated and they be
printed for the benefit of the public.
Judge Christian said that reading the
charter he was satisfied that the heirs OF
decedents, or whOmsOeyer the heirs ap-
pointed as their representatives, had as
much right 10 vote as any section owner
living. "To say that when die my chill
dren could not own and vote my prop
erty just like myself when alive Is a
monstrous proposition lie wrote a
letter embodying this opinion to the
committee on proxies, but II seemed TO
have been ignored
Mr.. Booker, of the committee on proX-
les, said he desired TO explain the action
of the committee. They thought when
they undertook the work that il could be
done in two weeks They found subse-
ouently that two weeks was but short
space. They sent for Judge Christian 20
get his opinion on the points bearing on
these proxies, but he, stating that
he was an interested party, de-
clined TO give his opinion. They
asked Mr. James y. DOoley, who
was not interested and placed before
him proxies which were signed, some by
administrators, some by executors, some
by guardians some agents, some attOr-
news. and some by one heir, and the same
proxies by another heir one proxy
referring TO section which should have
been signed "Eitzhugh Lee, Governor OF
Virginia, was simply signed "Fitzhugh
Lee" Mr. Dooley gave as his advice
that these proxies would have TO be
thrown out. If personal investigation
had been made, in order 80 find Out who
were the proper owners of all the sections,
half of the gentlemen present in this
room would be buried in Hollywood be
fore that investigation could have been
possibly completed OF 1900 proxies
they returned as correct d23, and they
were glad that the association had en-
dorsed their action.
MIR. Whitlock said that he wanted to
find cut Just what the committee wanted
TO know. Who should vote for the sec
ton owned by man who died twenty
five years ago Whether the executor,
the administrator. the widow, the chill
dren, or who.
Mr.. Owens suggested that a resolution
be adopted providing that no one but
living lot owners be allowed TO vote.
Mr.. Dunlop thought the proper way
would be to have the section on the