The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-06-26
Will, FENCE
CEMETERY
All Interested Requested to Meet
at the Grounds, TUESDAY,,
Morning, JULY Z

Tuesday, the Z of July as the time Tor
the fencing Of the cemetery, and asks
all who are interested in Estancia hay
ing burial place of which they need
| not be ashamed, to meet at the ceme-
terry, on the morning of that day. with
post-hole diggers, bars, shovels, ham
mers. or any tools they may have,
which can be used in building the fence,
! to assist in fencing the grounds. j. II.
Buckelew and j. j. Brown will be in
charge of the workmen and will direct
the work.
At the meeting of the association
held last Saturday afternoon, the or
ganization was completed by the adop-
tion Of Bylaws and the election Of
officers as follows:
President, J. A. Carswell; Vice Presi-
dent, A. W. Lentz; Secretary, P. A.
Speckmann; Treasurer, Milton Dow.
1t was decided to erect substantial
fence of four wires, securely stapled to
good straight posts, thirty feet apart,
with two stays between each, along the
south and east lines, and to add one
wire to the west fence, along Mr
Gunter's land.
The Secretary was instructed to see
about having the ground plated and
laid off into lots, part of the ground be
ing plated as family blocks of six lots
each. r. N. Maxwells proposition to
drill we'll on the grounds free of ex-
pense to the association, if the nee
essary casing be furnished him, was ae-
cepted.
The Bylaws as adopted are as foA
lows:
Sec. 1.-The name of this Association
shall be the Estancia Cemetery Asso-
citation.
Sec. 2-The purpose of the Estancia
Cemetery Association shall be to con-
troll and care for the plot of ground
recognized and known as the Estancia
Cemetery, the same being situated on
the Sc IA, Sc IA, Sec. is, T.. 6 N, R.
E, N. NJ. P. M.
Sec. 3-The membership OF this or
ganization shall be confined to those
who contribute toward the care of the
cemetery either in labor or money.
Sec. 4-The officers Of this associa-
ton shall be president, vice-president,
secretary and a treasurer to be
chosen by majority vote of the mem
bers present at the annual meeting,
and shall hold their officers until their
successors are elected and shall qualify.
Sec. 5-The annual meeting of the
association shall be held on the first
Saturday in June of each year. Special
meetings may be held at the call OF the
president of the association at such time
and place as circumstances may neces-
state. Seven members shall constr
tute quorum to transact business at
any meeting.
Sec. 6-The officers of the associa-
ton shall constitute an executive com
mittee. who shall have control of the
cemetery subject to the direction and
supervision of the association. They
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the same surveyed and plated as they
shall see fit; they shall have control OF
the location of the graves, and the
granting of burial permits; they shall
have the care of the grounds in general,
and shall expend all moneys as are DO
mated or received for the purpose from
any source, in Improvement and beauti'
flying of the grounds, and shall serve
without pay. The acts and decisions
of the executive committee to be sub
ject to the rejection or approval of the
association, provided such action on the
part of the association be taken within
sixty days from the date of action Of
the committee.