Pocahontas star herald., 1925-05-14
Resolution
Hall Of Randolph Lodge
No. II, f. & A. NJ,
POcahontas, Arkansas.

+. & A. NJ. of PocahOntas, Arkansas,
holds the legal title, in trust, for Gene
( terry purposes. of five acres of land,
conveyed to it on January %, 1859,
by W. II. Waddle, and on March 1S,
1889 by II. H. Wyse and wife, said
land being particularly described in
said deeds, and now shown on plat as
lot 16 Of the Burlington survey, the
same constituting the original Mason
ic Cemetery grounds; and also holds
/ the legal title, in trust, for same pur-
adjoining the original cemetery
grounds conveyed to it ON Oct. %,
1914, by Levi S. Craven and wife; and
Whereas, on October 1, 1920, C. f.
shannon and ]. w. Shannon conveyed
to the town of Pocahontas, in trust
for the use and benefit and subject to
the control of the POcahontas Gene
! terry Association, for burial purposes,
! All acres of land, south of and ad-
) joining said original Masonic Gene
/ terry grounds, which tract, so conveyed
has been added to and made part of
the said Masonic Cemetery; and
Whereas, the Pocahontas Cemetery
Association, an unincorporated society,
has assumed full charge and control
of all the said Cemetery grounds, in
Guiding that part thereof decided to and
held in trust by Randolph Lodge No
| n, +. & A. NJ, without consulting the
said Lodge or the principal officers
thereof, and without the said Lodge
having any representation in said AS
sociation, or voice in the management
and control of the said cemetery
grounds;
And whereas, the property so convey
ed to this Lodge is held by it in trust,
perpetually to be used as a Masonic
burial ground, and the duties of the
Lodge to see that the said trust is car
ried out should be faithfully discharg-
ed and performed, and should not be
surrendered to any other Association,
Society, or authority whatever, but the
rights of the said Lodge should be re-
tanned. and its duties as trustee should
be performed, in a proper manner, and
as contemplated i'm the instruments by
which such trust was created, and the
management and control of the said
grounds, so held in trust by it, should
be exercised by the said Lodge, or un-
der its direction and by its express
sanction and authority,
Be it therefore resolved by Randolph
Lodge No. II, +. & A. NJ, that the
Worshipful Master, Senior Warden and
Junior Warden, be and they are hereby
appointed as a cemetery committee,
with the request that they confer with
those in charge of the said Pocahontas
Cemetery Association, and that some
agreement be made with such Associa-
tion that the rights of this Lodge shall
be properly safeguarded and protected,
and that its authority as trustee. and
its right and authority to the complete
control and management of the ceme
terry property held by it be recognized
and respected, and that proper regula
tions be agreed upon respecting the
management. care and control of such
cemetery property; and that the said
Committee report to the Lodge, from
time to time as to the action taken un-
der this resolution.
And be 1t further resolved, that here
after and until otherwise ordered by
the Lodge, the Worshipful Master,
Senior Warden and Junior Warden,
for the time being, of the Lodge, shall
act and serve as n permanent, stand
ing, Cemetery Committee, to look after
the said Cemetery, and to see that the
rights of the Lodge in the premises be
protected and its duties and RESPONSE
hilities as trustee therein he met, per-
formed and fully discharged.
This May 9TH. 1925.
J. W. Brown. W. NJ.
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