The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-08
ron 4 NATIONAL PIRK.
The BattIenelds Around Iredeeicksbur'
to he i,urcb..ed by isderal o. vermont.

TO be Purchased by iedeial O. vermont
A very important bill was introduced
In the nous, yesterday Dy Ml. LHol'y
OF FrtdeI icksburg. IL Is the Dill lncorpo-
rati & the Fred, r.cksourg ana NuJaV, n
National Lattle- Fields Memorial AK AS
ISOLATION of Virginia. lnasmuch as IL
does not ask for aDy appropriation o
the part OF the State, las passage ca"
DaI0ly lie oouuted. .
The scope OF the bill comprises the bat
tle-fields OF Fred, ricksburg, Chanc ilors-
Vile, Salem Church, Todd Tavern me
wilderness and Spotsylyanla courthouse.
n names a great many corpofatoIs lI-tn
the various States OF the On'oh, nv1tS
an Of whom served In the Union anu
Confederate armies during the war be
tween the States from 1851 70 ISL. inc
following well-kn0wn citizens or Nlrfihh
and west virginia have be- selected 20
reoresent these two States among The cor
Virginia Chancellor Bailey william T..
Bradley. James ID. Brady >. -. "a, -
Irorry .. Chesloy. +. Dorsey Sole; -, ~
Cook James T. Corbin. Leander Co,ion
+ =. II. Crismond II. +. Crismond, Jon.
w. Dan'el. A. r. Emhrey. 81. George X
Fitzhugh. II. r. Gouldman. o. -. ~
W A. Jones John I. knight, tnInI
James s Knox, Dabney II. Maury, Ier,
r'nco McCrocken. T. Il. Mort o. a. "
Morton. r.. II. u. Myers IL. Il. Nichols
J s. Potter. $. J. Quinn A. =, Low
. NJ q. Rowe. :.
/ smith. Walter II. Taylor. A. W Wella,,@,
| lanes 4. Walker. John G. Williams NJ
/ . willis. Robert w. HunteE u
Wharton. A. l.. Mintcr. Ilpton - NJ
/ nj ps. 6. s Surcanor. r ,. PARKS. ,. w
/ southan. W T.. Foster. V. w. l. lHanton
] W r. Duke. Joseph y. Wih9ro. y, y
( RYAN. Ceor-e W LeCato. jed llotchkiss
r. G. Turpin. c,...,.s d,
] Faulkner. John " Mason. \. {. moore,
! TIVE object for which the ossoclal n
/ orpanizod is contained IN the loho"'hf
7 e-ntr~s ~ thr WI; .,-
/ .. That tho object % this Associa,lon "
: ia MARI ana preserve me haft'efelds or
/ fredericksburg. CrancenOrev'Ne the WIZ
| dorness and SnotsVivanla Cour,honHe anu
/ adiacent battle-erounds on Whirn W.
fought those great battles of 1852 lN'1
1874 together with the natural ana ar
/ tffclal features rs far as Dossiule. aH
/ they were az the times OF slid bAilts' roy
/ such memorial stones. tablc'F. or mouh~
. rnonts as the generous people or me
/ limited states or the government OF the
I United States may see M 10 erect TO com
| mcmorato the valor displayed py lnr
! American soldiery on those bloody nelas
and N NAV take such stems as it deems
4 proncr 10 induce the Congress or the
/ United States 20 do all necessary IVORY
anper' aiming thereto.
B. That the particular business for
which this charter Is granted Is 10 oc-
! ouire and 10 ho'd by purchase lease. de-
wise grant or riff such real and personal
pr0nertv and efects, ana an sncn portions
/ Of said hattleneldS or roads leading thefe-
tO-through or therefrom as may be nee
essary or convenient 20 promote ana ar-
Complish the objects OF THIS ncornota-
tion and upon the grounds thus acquireS
and uDOn private grounds. with the per-
mission OF the owners. 10 enclose and take
fitting care OF all such grounds. 10 Keen
them In repair and proservation' 90 con-
struct and maintain WAYS and ROADS, TO
improve and ornament said grounds ana
- nd h.a 10
I Association and by contributions from
States. counties corporations and citizens
! Of the United states. Of suitable mOnu-
ments. and the Association iOr the pur-
poses Of its incOrpOra ion. shall have AL
I thOritv 10 solicit and receive subscriptions
from the national state county and city
I governments. and from corporations and
individuals but the company J. not 10
buy lands for the purposa 81 selling them
10 the government az an increased price
/ T. The property and the affairs OF mi
/ incorporation shall be managed and con-
| trolled hy tine iucOrDOra tors hercinb' fore
! mentioned. and their success u.s.. and the
| association rs authorized 10 fll an Yaoan-
| clas In its body that may happen from
O. ath. resignation, failure TO act on
! otherwise SO that the number OF said
MEMBERS OF this association shall always
have q membership Of az least twenty
nine: anad IN this body tn counties OF
| Oranre. Spotsylvdnia. Stafford. and thf
city OF Fredericksburg shall always hC
and quorum Of said assoc alton shal
consist Of fifteen or more members, toi
! the trar sqcticn Of business.
! s. The officers OF this association shall
consist of chairman. vce-cha rT1n
secretary. and treasurer. 10 De chosen
| nv tho association nt IFS first meeting
,,-tfoh re"v 80 vifhir ten DAYS after tho
massage OF this act. The sad onicers an'
tncir successors shall hold fholr oTlce'
- tho pleasure of the ass0ci7 ion. VIII Oh
shall have authority from time 20 tim'
| ia cNan~e such oNicers or 70 nm v0cancic'
! I'm such offices. This aseoc p iou r'av = j.
e~ato and appoint ~ executive commit'e
| of not more thon fifteen r~omhers ~ th''
association. 20 whom subject 10 the con
troll Of the association. n shall be Lawful
70 delegate the management OF Us az
That oil the nropertv ~ this aseo'i0
! tfor v-rcsrn~ real. rorson0l 0r n'iNad
eboft IL rafd ~ trust e'r'eflv FOR fh
objects hercirbefnre set forth. and ron
Tier and shall be forever exempt from