The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
DEED SIGNED FOR
INSTITU LAND
Transfer Made From State and
Lee Camp to Memorial
u Association.

Formal execution of a deed from tho
commonwealth Of Virginia and Loe
Camp of Confederate Veterans to Tie
Confederate Memorial Association, con 5
reyinG the site Of the Confederate Nc
mortal Institute soon % be built was
accomplished yesterday. The parties to
the conveyance met at noon In tho
Governors office.
Attorney-Gcncral Samuel w. VIII
liams had beautifully cngrossed COPY
OF the deed prepared. and after it is
recorded In the Office of tho clerk OF
the Circuit Court of tho city Of Rich
mond 1t will be preserved in the
archives of the institute.
The conveyance Is of three acres Of
ground comprised in tho property of
Lee Camp Soldiers Home. III the west
crn section OF Richmond. This was
formerly the property Of Lee Camp.
but was conveyed to tho State several
years ago on certain considerations
which have been fully observed The
land becomes tho property of tho State
in fce on March 3. 1914. The last Lcgis-
lature gave the consent Of the state
10 the transfer, to which Lee Camp
agreed
Signed by Officers
Governor Mann first signed the deed.
and 1t WAS attestcd by Secretary of
the Commonwealth B. o. james, aud the
seal OF the State was affixed Com
inander John w. Gordon and Adjutant
j. Taylor Stratton signed in behalf OF
Lee Camp. while the agreement ac-
cepted by the grantee was agreed TO by
j. Taylor lIllySon. who signed as prcsi.
dent of the Confederate Memorial AS
ISOLATION. Under tho law. Attorney
General Williams affixed his signature
MS approving the paper. The acl1nowl-
cdsmcnta We're taken by T. Gray
lladdon. notary public.
Plans for tho Confederate Memorial
Institute have already boon adopted
hy tho executive committee OF the Con.
fcdcrato Memorial Association. and the
architect is now preparing the work :
ing drawings, task which will oc-
cupy several weeks.
Provisions OF Transfer.
BY tho terms Of the deed executed
yesterday, the Commonwealth OF Elr-
enia and r. L.. Lee Camp of Confcdc-
rate Veterans convey to tho Confcdc-
rate Memorial Association and its sue
ccssors, FOR the purpose of erecting
Confederate Memorial Institute and
provid ng suitable grounds therefor
that portion of tho Twenty-Five acres
of land comprising the soldiers Home
grounds. which lies between stuart
Avenue and Kensington Street. and be-
tween tho Boulevard and Sheppard
street. 1t further provides that TIL.
right and title in ana to tile said prop
erty shall remain In tho said grantees
and their succc ssors SO long as they
maintain the Memorial Institute there
on for the objects and purposes sol
forth in their charter OF Incorporation
On tho failure of tho grantees or their
successors TO maintain such building
for such purposes. then tho property
revcrtS to tho Commonwealth An ice
simple together with all improvements
thereon, with the right to the state
to enter and take possession. In such
event, tho contents or the building
other than the usual house fixtures. do
not become the property OF the state
but the Commonwealth shall not IN
any event be responsible for any in
jury or damage done thereto or loss
thereof.