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ORDERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
RICHMOND, VA., April 30, 1875.
Resolved, That the Treasurer shall charge for all transfers of lots or portions of lots, and for all duplicate titles, one dollar each.
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April 30, 1876.
Resolved, That hereafter the Tariff of Fees shall be as follows :
For digging grave of an adult, -
- - - - $11 00
66 66 66 a child over 5 years, - - 8 00
a child under 5 years, - 5 00
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to be bricked up, - - 15 00
disinterring a body, adult,
- 11 00
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child over 5 years, - - 8 00
" child under 5 years,
5 00
RICHMOND, VA., 2d January, 1889.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Hollywood Cemetery Company, called by the Secretary and Treasurer in consequence of the death of Wm. H. Haxall, President, who died on the 27th December, 1888, was held at the office of the Virginia State Insurance Company on to-day, at 12 o'clock M.
Present-Messrs. Bargamin, Exall, Glasgow, Somerville, Walker, and Willis.
On motion of Mr. Henry Exall, Mr. Robert B. Somerville was called to the chair.
The Secretary presented the following paper, which was adopted, ordered to be spread on the Minutes, and a copy sent to the family :
"Our late President, William Henry Haxall, having been con- nected with Hollywood Cemetery since its foundation, as pur- chaser, Director, and President, the Board of Directors cannot witness his departure from our midst without giving expression to our high appreciation of his character as a man, a citizen, and an officer of this Company. As a man and a citizen in all the walks of life, as far as in him lay, he fulfilled the scripture injunction, to 'do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with his God.'
"In his death Richmond has lost one of her best citizens and this Company a faithful officer, and, although he lived to a
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ripe old age, regretting that his presence will no longer be with us : therefore ;
" Resolved, That in the death of William Henry Haxall, late President of Hollywood Cemetery Company, we have lost a most valuable officer, who, by his assiduity, efficiency, and urbanity, not only preserved the esteem of his associates but won the kindest regards of all those with whom, in the dis- charge of his official duties, he was brought in contact."
A copy from the minutes.
R. T. BROOKE, Secretary. JULY 10, 1889.
An adjourned meeting of the stockholders of Hollywood Cemetery Company was held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, 10th July, 1889. A. Bargamin, Esq., President, in the chair, stated the object of the meeting to be. to hear the report of the Board of Directors on By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and requested John Dunlop, Esq., the Chairman of the Committee of the Board of Directors, to read his report; which was adopted as follows:
BY-LAWS.
1. The affairs of the Hollywood Cemetery Company shall be managed and conducted by a President and eleven Directors, who shall be annually chosen by the majority of the stock- holders (lot-owners) of said Cemetery present, voting in person or by proxy, at the annual meeting of the Company to be held on the second Tuesday in May in each year. All proxies shall be in the form prescribed by the Board of Directors.
2. The owner or owners of each lot shall be entitled to one vote at all meetings of the Company, and when any lot is owned by more than one person the majority of said owners of said lot shall be entitled to cast the vote therefor; but no per- son shall vote unless their names are registered on the books of the Company as lot-owners, or unless they show to the Board of
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Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors for that purpose, that they represent the family of the owners of the lot for which they purpose to cast a vote.
3. The Directors shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected, and they shall be governed in their action by the trusts contained in the deeds by which the property of the Company is held, as modified by the charter of the Company and by the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations established by said Company not inconsistent with said trusts modified as aforesaid.
4. There shall be elected at the first annual meeting of the Board of Directors, from their own number, an Executive Com- mittee, consisting of three persons, who shall have charge of the entire property of the Company and of all improvements thereof, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, and shall audit all accounts and make report thereof when required by the Board of Directors.
5. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary and Treasurer, who shall not be a member of said Directory.
THE PRESIDENT.
6. The President of the Company shall hold office for one year, and until his successor shall be elected. He shall preside at all meetings of the Directors: enforce a due observance of the By-Laws and Rules; see that the officers perform their respective duties ; appoint all committees and officers not other- wise provided for by the By-Laws or the Board of Directors; give the casting vote on all matters when a tie may occur; inspect and announce the result of all balloting's and other votes : direct the Secretary to call special meetings of the Board of Directors when deemed necessary by the President or required by three members of the Board of Directors in writing, and perform all such other duties as may be required of him by the Board of Directors.
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SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
7. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer shall be filled by one and the same person, who shall be elected for the term of one year and until his successor shall be elected, at the first meeting of the Board of Directors called by the President after the general annual meeting of the Company. He shall give bond, with good security for the faithful performance of his duties, in the penalty of $5,000. His salary shall be $700 per annum, payable monthly. He shall keep a plain and correct record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors; call special meetings when directed by the President or by any three Directors ; keep a register of all lot-holders, together with such transfers as may be made; keep a register of all permits for burial, the lot interred in, and the name, age, and disease of the deceased ; keep possession of all bonds and securities belonging to the Company; receive all moneys paid to the Company on account of the sale of lots or for any services performed by the servants of the Company under the rules and regulations of the Company ; pay all bills which are approved by the Executive Committee of the Company; keep a full and accurate account of said bonds, securities and moneys received by him, and of all sums which he has paid out, and for what purpose they are paid, and make report thereof at the next meeting of the Board of Directors, when so required by said Board; and shall deliver up all moneys, bonds, securities, books, and other papers in his possession belonging to the Company to his successor in office, or to any committee legally appointed for that purpose.
SUPERINTENDENT.
8. The Superintendent shall be chosen by the Directors for one year, subject to removal by the Board of Directors on ten days' notice. He shall receive in compensation for his services fifteen dollars and thirty-eight cents and one-half of a cent per week, payable at the end of each week, and shall reside in the house on Cherry street, belonging to the Company, free of rent.
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He shall not be allowed to be engaged in any work or business unconnected with the Company; nor shall he receive compen- sation from any one else for work done by him, either on the grounds of the Company or elsewhere. He shall have general direction and control, under the President or Executive Com- mittee, of the lands of the Company and of all improvements therein. He shall keep a record of all lots in the Cemetery, so that the name may be known and easily found if the boun- daries should be obliterated. He shall see that the rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, with respect to the Ceme- tery and with respect to the improvements on lots by holders thereof, be properly observed. He shall have charge and keep an account of the property, tools, and implements of the Com- pany which may be on the premises. He shall furnish, when required, estimates of the probable expenditures of the coming week or month, and shall at the end of every week, certify to the President the number of hands employed, the amount of money due, and the work in which they have been engaged and its condition. He shall keep a record of all interments that take place in the Cemetery, and of all expenses incurred, in the form determined by the Board of Directors, and make report of the same to the Secretary and Treasurer. When ordered by any lot-owner to prepare a grave, he shall cause the same to be prepared, but shall not be responsible for its preparation by the time appointed unless he shall have had eight hours' previous notice thereof by daylight.
RULES CONCERNING VISITORS.
1. The gates of the Cemetery shall be open at sunrise and closed for ingress at sunset.
2. Children shall not be admitted unless accompanied by their parents or persons having them specially in charge.
3. Schools and other large assemblies, except in attendance on funerals, shall not be admitted.
4. Fast driving, beyond the rate of four miles an hour, is strictly prohibited.
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5. Drivings on the paths are not allowed, and no vehicles arc allowed out of the avenues except hearses, or under special permits of the Superintendent.
6. Persons having refreshments shall not be allowed to enter the grounds.
7. No dogs shall be admitted.
8. All persons are prohibited from picking any flowers, either wild or cultivated, or breaking any tree, shrub or plant, and from writing upon, defacing or injuring any monument, fence or other structure in or belonging to the Cemetery.
9. All persons disturbing the quiet and good order of the- place by noise or other improper conduct, or who shall violate any of the foregoing rules, shall be compelled instantly to leave the grounds.
10. The gate-keepers are charged to prohibit the entrance of all improper persons, and of all those who may be known to have, at any time, wilfully transgressed the regulations of the Cemetery.
11. No money may be paid to the keepers of the gates or any other person in the employment of the Company in reward for any personal services or attention.
12. No vehicles, except in funeral processions or under special permit from one of the Executive Committee, allowed in the- grounds on Sunday.
13. No enclosures allowed to be erected in the new portion of the Cemetery higher than eighteen inches above the surface.
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