Hanover Cemetery Documents

April 27, 1938

Mr. Frederic P. Lord Dartmouth Cemetery Association Hanover, N.H.

Dear Sir:

We are in receipt of your letter of April 21 and beg to advise that we find no record of any corporation by the name of Dartmouth Cemetery Association located in Hanover, N.H.

Very truly yours, Enoch D Fuller Secretary of State

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RECTO: 1 Articles of Association

We the subscribers do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together, to provide, hold and keep in repair suitable grounds & other conveniences for the burial of the dead in Hanover in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire, agreeably to the provisions of Chapter 145^th of the Revised Statutes. And for that purpose, do adopt the following Articles, specifying the object of the Association & the conditions on which it is formed.

Article 1. This Association shall be known and called by the name of "the Dartmouth Cemetery Association".

Article 2. The object of this Association is to provide, hold, & keep in repair suitable grounds and other conveniences in the vicinity of Dartmouth College for the burial of the dead, and for that purpose, to purchase and im prove the whole or a part of the parcel of land now owned by Prof. Alpheus Crosby, and lately owned by John S. Cram Esq^r lying westerly and northerly of the present burying ground, and [[implore]] said College - to improve said burying ground, and to procure such conveniences for the burial of the dead, as said Association may by vote designate.

Article 3. The Corporate property of this Association shall be divided into sixty shares of five dollars each. One half of each subscription for shares shall be paid at or before the first meeting, called as herein after provided and the other half on or before April 1 1846. The number of shares may be here

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after increased by vote of the Association

Article 4. Assessments may be raised from time to time, provided that, in no case shall the assessments of any one year exceed fifty per cent on the original value of the shares.

Article 5. The first meeting of this Association shall be holden at the Vestry near Dartmouth College on the seven teenth day of October A.D. 1845 at seven o'clock afternoon, and public notices of the same shall be given by posting up notices thereof at the Post Office in said Hanover, and at said Vestry two days previous to said meeting.

Article 6. This Association may, from time to time, adopt such by-laws and regulations as may be thought expedient.

Article 7. The provisions of this Association shall not be binding unless forty shares are subscribed on or before the day of holding the first meeting.

Article 8. In case of the dissolution of this Association, the lands purchased for the purposes of the Cemetery shall remain perpetually dedicated for the burial of the dead.

Hanover October 11 1845

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Agreeably to notice previously given a number of the citizens of Hanover met at the Vestry belonging to the Congregational Church, to consider the subject of enlarging & the Cemetery in this village.

Dr. Crosby was called the Chair, & S. Chase was chosen Secretary.

Prof. Brown made some remarks on the object of the meeting, &, at his suggestion, & by request of the Chairman, Mr. Blaisdell read a form of Articles of Association.

After some discussion & free conversation, it was voted to refer the Articles of Association to a Committee for revision, which Committee should also draft a code of By-laws, procure signatures to the Articles of Association, & call another meeting, at such time as they should deem expedient.

Voted, that this Committee should be appointed by the Chair.

The Chairman named Dr. Haddock, Prof. Brown, & D. Blaisdell Esq.

The meeting was then dissolved.

S. Chase, Secretary

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of Prof. Crosby.

On motion of Professor Young, it was voted That the Secretary, in the name of the Corporation, give public notice of its formation, name & object, by publishing such notice three weeks successively in the "Democratic Republican", "a paper printed in the County in which the said association is formed", "& also by posting a like notice in one or more public places in the town in which said association is formed & located".

Voted, that this meeting be now dissolved.

S. Chase, Secretary -

Oct. 17. 1845.

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Agreeably to the Provisions of the third article of the Bylaws the annual meeting of the Association was holden on Monday April 13. at 7 o'clock P.M., having been duly notified by the Secretary, by posting up at the Post Office in Hanover, seven days before the meeting, the following notice, viz. (See file E.)

Notice.

The Stockholders of the Dartmouth Cemetary Association are hereby notified that the annual meeting of said Association will be holden at the Vestry near Dartmouth College on Monday, April 13^th at 7 o'clock P.M.

S. Chase, Secretary of Dartmouth Cemetary Association.

Hanover April 6^th 1846.

The President being absent, the meeting was called to order by the Vice President

The report of the Directors was read, stating that notice of the formation, name & object of the Association had been given by the Secretary, as required by law, & directed by the vote of the Association, that committees had been appointed on the subjects of fencing, of surveying the land & dividing it into lots, of procuring a grant of more land from the College, & of general improvement of the grounds; also, that the committees had, in part, attended to the duties assigned them (See file C.)

Voted, to accept the report.