The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-07
ANNUAL MEETING
Held by the Directors of Tho Swan
Point Cemetery.
Report Refers 10 Recent Decision Concern
Ing Rights Of Lot Owners.

Al the 52d annual meeting of the
board of directors Of Swan Point
cemetery, held yesterday afternoon. i'm
portant business was transacted. The
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent Alfred Stone, and the treasurer.
Charles b. Gould. presented the follow
ing. report
Assets-Total real and personal es-
tate. S424 4,lO6.60. Liabilities Unex-
pended interest on bequest funds,
Sl6O9.5O. Balance-Corporate property,
S422, 1910; perpetual care and bequest
fund, S2S3,239l5; permanent fund,
$50. 1866; cash on hand December 81 ,
1898. $2i5797; cash receipts for past
year. s1OS.Sl76O: total, $lO6, ,275.17; cash
payments during past year $1O5, s22.5 81;
balance cash on hand. $i53.06
Then came the report of the direc-
tors, and. in addition to much interest
ing matter, IL contained the following:
A recent decision OF the Supreme court,
growing out of "a dispute between the
owner of lot in this cemetery and the
next Of kin of some persons buried in
reference 10 the title 10 and control of
lots in a cemetery which IL is well that
members of the corporation should un-
derstand. The court suggests the
doubt as to whether or not a deed or
devise of land I'm the cemetery gives To
the grantee or devisee an absolute title
thereto or merely the right To use the
same for burial purposes, and decides
distinctly that even If the absolute title
is vested. the purchaser or devisee
takes IL subject TO the continuance OF
the conditions which exist at the time
OF the change of title. No purchaser of
"A lot In which bodies have been inferred
or monuments or stones erected has
any right to cause the bodies or monu-
mdnts To be moved against the will of
those who have the right to object
generally the next Of kin of the persons
buried i'm the lot.
From the language of the court in
this case II is also probable that IL
will be held, should such cases arise,
that the title 20 a burial lot would not
pass under a .residuary devise in a will,
but would descend TO the heirs-at-law
as intestate property. The whole ques-
zion Of the nature of the title held by
the owners OF burial lots. their rights
over such lots and their power 20 dis
pose ~ the same is In an unsatisfactory
condition. depending largely upon the
circumstances Of each individual case.
These considerations emphasize the de-
sirabiltv bf owners OF lots in the ceme-
terry taking sct'on under the provi.
SLOWS of the charter 20 dedicate their
burial lots for special stated purposes.
or to convex tho same 20 the corpora
tiou by deed FOR such purDoses. and u
Is very desirable that this should be
done while there is no question as 10
the title 10 the lots or 80 20 The ner-
eo~e who have tho right 90 make such
dc7f~aticn o~ conveyance.
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