Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Amendment of the Charter _

J. Thomas Stevenson Esq., and a further amendment by J.M. Wightman Esq. _

After discussion of the same, said amendments were withdrawn to allow the original mover to embody the whole in a new motion, incorporating said amendments, which he submitted _ as follows, and the same was adopted.

Trustees requested to prepare amend^t

"That the Trustees of this Corporation be requested to prepare an amendment of the Charter relating to the election of trustees, with a view to obtain an enactment of the same by the General Court of this Commonwealth, and that they submit such proposed amendment to the Proprietors for their previous action thereon at an adjournment of this meeting to be held in this place two weeks from this day, at half past three o'clock p.m. " _

Secretary to notify adjourned meeting _ & send to members the proposed amendments _

On motion by J. Thos. Stevenson Esq.

Voted that the Secretary be instructed to notify the Proprietors of the adjourned meeting by printed notice sent to each of them at least two days before the time to which this meeting is adjourned, together with a copy of the proposed amendment.

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Annual Meeting of the Proprietors ~

February 1, 1869 _ continued _

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Subject of Amend^t of Charter continued _

On motion by J.M. Wightman Esq. it was

Voted _

That the Trustees be requested to present to the proprietors, as such adjourned Annual Meeting, any further amendment of the Charter which in their judgment may seem necessary and proper. _

Printing & distributing previous Annual Reports _

On motion by Lucius R. Paige Esq, it was

Voted that the Trustees be requested to consider the expediency of printing and distributing to the proprietors all the Annual Reports heretofore made.

Vote for Trustees declared _

The Committee to receive, assort and count the votes for Trustees reported as follows: _

Whole number of votes cast	___	___	451
Necessary for choice	___	___	226 ~
Paul Adams	had	451
Edward Austin	" [had]	375
Jacob Bigelow	" [had]	375
J. Ingersoll Bowditch	" [had]	377
James Cheever	" [had]	446
Chas. C. Little	" [had]	378
Isaac Livermore	" [had]	378

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The Chairman appointed as said Committee,

___	{ Charles Torrey
Messrs	{ Harvey Jewell
___	{ Charles Faulkner

While the Committee were out attending to this duty

motion to request Trustees to discontinue suit vs J. Mann. _

Mr J M. Wightman moved that the incoming board of Trustees be requested to discontinue the lawsuit against Mr Mann.

motion to refer _

Mr William Brigham moved that the subject of Mr Wightman's motion be referred to the next board of Trustees, which motion was seconded. _

The Committee to nominate Trustees came in and reported the following list.

Report of Com to nominate _

___	Dr Jacob Bigelow
___	Edward Austin
___	James Cheever
___	Jacob Sleeper
___	Charles P. Curtis
___	Edward S. Rand
___	Charles C. Little
___	James Read
___	J. Ingersoll Bowditch
___	George Livermore
___	William Appleton
___	Otis Norcross

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amend^t to motion to discontinue suit _

Mr Harvey Jewell moved to amend Mr Wightman's motion, (and the amendment was accepted by the mover,) by adding the words _ "and to return to Mr Mann the $1000 deposited by him with interest." _

Prin^l motion with Amend^t adopted _

and this with the principal motion was adopted.

Com^ee to receive, sort and count ballots for Trustees _

The Chairman appointed as a Committee to receive, sort, and count the votes,

___	{ Harvey Jewell
Messrs	{ Anson J. Stone
___	{ Charles Faulkner

and the ballots were then received.

Com^ee unable to report at present meeting _

The Committee subsequently came in, and their Chairman stated that it was impossible for the committee to make a satisfactory report at the present meeting of the votes cast, from the defective character of the ballot itself, and he asked for the committee further time.

Time of Adjourned meeting _

On motion of Mr Silas Pierce,

Voted that when this meeting adjourn it be to Tuesday, February 16^th, at 4 o'clock P.M. in this place, to hear the report of the Committee and act thereon.

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Expenditures limited _

B. F. Hallett Esq. then offered the following resolution That hereafter no expenditure exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars shall be ordered or authorized, unless the same shall be voted by a majority of the Board of Trustees.

Pending this W^m Brigham Esq. offered the following as an amendment to the same: _

"That the Proprietors recommend that the Trustees adopt a By-Law for the action of the Board that no money beyond the sum of one hundred dollars in any on instance be appropriated without the consent of a majority of the whole Board."

After the discussion of the same by Messrs Hallett, Brigham. J. M. Wightman & C. P. Curtis, the amendment, by common consent, was withdrawn. _

The original resolution was thus put and adopted.

Mr Prince Hawes then submitted the following resolution _

"That the Trustees shall not be allowed to expend more than three thousand dollars for any one object until the consent of the Proprietors shall have been given at a meeting legally called for that purpose."

It being suggested that the motion in this form applied to the ordinary expenses for the care of the Cemetery as well as to other objects, the same was withdrawn.

The meeting then adjourned without day. Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.