The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI [. / Bill II J.
Measure Of interest to Il, the
People.
DISTINGUISHED OFFICE OF I ] + 5!
Judge ,. 8. sener, President .. and
Prominent Graduates Of the Faa-tf8l
nous InstitutionAre Officers OF
the Association. Il
DISTINGUISHED oFFlCEl T; (;

the Association. Isl
!. In Wow OF the great public interest IN
the bill Incorporating the General Alumni
Association OF the University OF Vir.
Einln, recently passed by the Legislature
The Times -Dlspatcl, prints the measure
In full to-day: 81 II
An act to incorporate the General
Alumni Association Of tho University OF OF
Virginia, with authority to issue cer r'"l
ncates Of membership to local associa-
tons and individuals composing said Cen Gen
eral Alumni Association.
Whereas, after thirty years experience,
Is has been, found lmpractlcable to man :
tain the Society OF Alumni Of tho Y nj.
versity Of Virginia under the terms OF
the charter enacted by the General AS As
sembly Of this State, February q 1915.
because said society was founded on me
basis OF Individual membership only, and
Whereas, after much consideration and
discussion. at the annual meetings OF tho
Society OF Alumni. It was resolved TO
organize a. General Alumni Assoc citation
of the University Of Virginia, to be COM
posed Of local associations throughout
tho United States. 4 including the state OF
Virginia, and also OF individual alumni
from points where no local assoclutlo1lll
exist, and
Whereas, the organization OF such an
association was fully consummated Mt the
meeting of the General Alumni SAssocia-
ton at the June II. 1902. commencement
Of the University of Virginia, BY ITS mer-
ger If the Siclety Of Alumni, with its
consent, into said General Alumni Assoc
r., t,,f a
the adoption Of a constitution and by
the election OF officers to serve FOR Two
years frim the said 18th OF June, 1902;
therefore, be 1t enacted BY the General AS
sembly Of Virginia, that from and after
the (, passage Of this act there shall ba
legally organized wa. gti ti5 !, .
l8 Il An Incorporation to be known as tne
General Alumni Association Of the Uni
yersity of Virginia as a necessary aux
Hilary to the progress and success Of that
institution and to be subject at all times
TO the control Of the Board Of Visitors
II the University OF Virginia, with the
following named persons as tncorpora-
tors to- wit, the same being named and
designated as its first; officers, having
been chosen for their respective positions
by the General Alumni Association, June
II, 1902, N viz:
James B. Sener. Of Washington, D. G.,
president; George w. Norris. OF Char
iiottesville, Va, first vice-presdent; r.
Gordon Wilson. Of Baltimore, Md. sec
ond vice-presIdent; and the following exc
c,,tive committee to-wlt: R. T. w. Duke,
iJr,, Of Charlottesville, Va; Richard b.
Tunstall, Of Norfolk; James P. Harrison.
of Danvlle; L. 7. Hanckel, of Charlottes.
Vile; Armistead g. Gordon and Edward
Echols, OF staunton. and DR.. II. D. Bruins
OF New Orleans, La; John 8 Patton, OF
Charlottesville secretary; and Raleigh G.
Minor Of the University Of Virginia,
treasurer. S'lt s53
N n EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Those names herein, except the two
vice-preside nts, to constitute the Execu-
tive Committee of said association. The
successors In office of all of the before
mentioned officials to be chosen at tho
annual injecting of the General Alumni AS.
ISOLATION to be held at the University Of
Virginia during the June commenc ement.
1901. This association through Its execu-
tive committee is charged with the spe-
cial duty Of using Its best endeaYors to
promote the welfare of the General
Alumni Association and to use Its active
efforts In cooperation with the Board
Of Visitors and faculty OF the University
to promote the success and prosperity OF
the University. Is f,a
Q. The principal office Of said associa-
tion and the chief business is to be at
the University Of Virginia. All the funds
which this association may acquire shall
be used, after paying Its running expenses
for the use and benefit, of this association
and OF the University of Virginia. e
It Is Intended that the General Alumni
Association, which Is to be made up an6
composed Of local associations and Of
Individual members throughout the coun-
try where no such association exist. shall
|,take the place of the Society Of Alumni
as Incorporated February 6, 1878. and sue.
coed to all the rights, privileges and prop.
erty. roal. personal and mixed. of the So
ciety Of Alumni Of the University which
Association being the legal successor Of
said Society Of Alumni Of the University
OF Virginia as Incorporated February 8
1873, 1t being further Intended that this
| association by this succession shall have
| and enjoy all the powers Of the Society
| Of Alumni which 1t passed at the time Of
| It's merger into this association: this as.
ISOLATION having In view the general pur.
poses and objects of the Society of Alum
nj MS set out In its charter OF February
| 1873, save as herein modified. R5tsit
LOCAL associate NS.
| 8. This association shall have authority
to grant certificates of membership no
only to the local alumni associations nov
composing it. but to such new ones al
| may pc IlCIcdl toIIuCu hilu dlSp W III
dvIduals MS contemplated In this act, sucl
certificates to bear the signatures of tht
president and secretary of tho Genera
| Alumni Association and the seal of tn
association, which Is given power t
adopt a suitable ono and to require tina
all such local alumni associations, wheth
or now or hereafter formed, shall pay Int,
tho treasury OF the General Association
annually n reasonable tax per capita OF
the alumni forming such associations
which In no instance shall exceed on
dollar per capita per annum. and befor
any Individual member shall become /,
member of the General Alumni Associa
ton he shall pay to the said association
the sum of one dollar and be required t,
pay the annual per capita tax levied upol
the local associations and shall remall
an Individual member only 80 long a
there shall exist at the place OF his resi-
dence or within convenient distance nea