Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mount Auburn Cemetery

"The Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn will be held in Boston, at Mercantile Hall, 16 Summer Street, on Monday, February 6^th at 3½ o'clock P.M. to hear the Annual Reports and to choose Trustees for the ensuing year. Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary Boston, Jan.y 30. 1865.

In accordance with the foregoing notification which was published seven days before the time of meeting, in several Boston newspapers, the Proprietors met at the time and place therein named. _

A quorum being in attendance, the President, Dr Jacob Bigelow, took the chair.

On motion of Harvey Jewell Esq^r

Voted that the reading of the records of the last annual meeting be dispensed with.

The President read the Annual Report of the Trustees: The Treasurer read his Annual Report, also that of the Superintendent. _ which, on motion of Sidney Homer Esq^r were severally accepted. _

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On motion of Jeffrey Richardson, Esq.,

Voted that the number of Trustees to be elected shall be the same as last year, and that a Committee of three be appointed by the Chair to receive, assort and count the votes for Trustees.

The Chair Appointed

Messrs Sidney Homer, M. Day Kimball, and John G. Wetherell _ a copy of whose report follows:

"The Committee appointed to receive and count respectfully report: _

The whole number of proprietors represented are	___	324
Necessary for a choice	___	162
Edward Austin received	324 votes
Jacob Bigelow " [received]	323 " [votes]
J. Ingersoll Bowditch " [received]	324 " [votes]
James Cheever " [received]	324 " [votes]
Charles C. Little " [received]	324 " [votes]
George Livermore " [received]	324 " [votes]
Otis Norcross " [received]	324 " [votes]
Edward S. Rand " [received]	324 " [votes]
James Read " [received]	324 " [votes]
Jacob Sleeper " [received]	324 " [votes]
Paul Adams " [received]	239 " [votes]
Loyal Lovejoy " [received]	238 " [votes]

and are elected

Uriel Crocker 83	Sidney Homer for the Committee
Chas. G. Nazro 83	The twelve gentlemen first named were declared elected.

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Some informal discussion ensued in relation to the different ballots placed in the hands of the members present, when

On motion of Charles Thompson Esq.

Voted that the meeting proceed to ballot for trustees for the ensuing year. _

Committee to Receive and Count Votes for Trustees _

On motion of W^m B. Towne Esq.

Voted that a Committee of five be appointed to receive, assort and count the votes for Trustees.

The chairman appointed

___	{ Sidney Homer
___	{ Benj. F. White
Messrs	{ Ichabod Howland
___	{ Chas. Hamilton Parker
___	{ Chas. U. Cotting

Order upon mode of ballotting

On motion of Jeffrey Richardson Esq.

Voted

That no single ballot and no collection of proxy ballots shall be received and counted unless marked with the name of the depositor. _

After some delay in counting the votes. The Committee submitted their report in the words following: _

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"The Committee appointed to collect and count the votes for twelve trustees of the Mount Auburn Cemetery respectfully report: _

That the whole number of shares represented are 971.

necessary for a choice 486

Trustees Chosen _

Paul Adams has	971
Loyal Lovejoy " [has]	971
Edward S. Rand " [has]	971
J. Ingersoll Bowditch " [has]	970
Charles C. Little " [has]	970
Edward Austin " [has]	971
Jacob Bigelow " [has]	964
James Cheever " [has]	960
Jacob Sleeper " [has]	603
Isaac Livermore	602
James Read " [has] 601
James Reed " [has] 370	971
Otis Norcross " [has]	600

and are chosen.

Charles S. Storrow	370
John Cowdin	370
Dr. George Bates	369
scattering	13

Boston, Feb.y 5, 1866 Sidney Homer, for the Committee

On motion of Geo. H. Kuhn Esq, the report was accepted.

Adjourned Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

The Committee appointed to receive & count the votes respectfully report

The Whole Number of proprietors represented are 324 necessary for a choice 162

Edward Austin received	324 votes
Jacob Bigelow	323
J Ingersoll Bowditch	324
James Cheever	324
Charles C Little	324
George Livermore	324
Otis Norcross	324
Edward S Rand	324
James Read	324
Jacob Sleeper	324
Paul Adams	239
Loyal Lovejoy	238
and are elected -
Uriel Crocker	83
Chas G. Nazro	83.

Sidney Homer for the Committee.