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Board of Visitors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1917) March 23, 1917  | | | | Published: | 1917 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | An adjourned meeting of the Rector and Visitors was held
on this date at 8 o'clock p. m., with the following present:
The Rector, Armistead C. Gordon, Visitors, Craddock, Hatton,
Irvine, Lewis, Michie, Stearnes and Turnbull, and President
Alderman. Miss Mary Amelia Smith of Warrenton, Virginia,
by her last will and testament, recorded February 24th, 1913,
in Will Book 47 at page 34 in Fauquier County Clerk's Office,
Virginia, left all of her property of every kind and description
for life to the brothers that survived her, of which
there were only two, namely: Fred W. Smith and Col. Thomas
Smith, and at their death all of said property both real and
personal, was to go to the University of Virginia. Shortly
after Miss Mary Amelia Smith's death, her brother, one of the
above mentioned survivors, returned from South Africa and
immediately began to take steps to break the will of sister
Mary Amelia Smith, and thereby prevent University of Virginia
from having any of her property. The effect of this provision is a two-fold one, (1)
to create such a trust in the University, with reference
to such `public animals, arms, uniforms, and equipment,'
as is not contemplated by the organic law of the
University, and for the assumption and execution of which
there is no authority in the University, either express
or implied: (2) the requirement that the University
shall give "a bond in the value of the property issued
for the care and safe-keeping thereof, and for its
return when required," is in contravention of Section
1556 of the Code of Virginia, vol. 1, page 828, which
provides that "it shall not be lawful for the Rector
and Board of Visitors of the University to contract
any debt whatever on account of said University, without
the consent of the Legislature previously obtained."
(Act 1883-1884, page 544.) | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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