§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from ConfederateMemorial Literary Society.
The Governor may accept, in the name of the Commonwealth, the property knownas The White House of the Confederacy, any building that may be erected bythe Confederate Memorial Literary Society, and the property known as The LeeHouse, located at 707 East Franklin Street in the City of Richmond, togetherwith any moneys or other assets, including items being housed and displayedin such buildings or any of them, belonging to the Confederate MemorialLiterary Society. The buildings and their contents thereof shall thereafterbe preserved and maintained for historic purposes by the Commonwealth. Uponthe transfer of title to the property to the Commonwealth, the Governor shallappoint a board of trustees consisting of thirteen persons appointed from theCommonwealth at large, which shall thereafter be charged with thepreservation and maintenance of the properties and the administration of anyfunds that may be received or donated by the Confederate Memorial LiterarySociety or from any other source. The members of the board first appointedshall be appointed as follows: four for terms of four years, four for termsof three years, four for terms of two years, and one for a term of one year.Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years except appointmentsto fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms.
The board shall appoint a treasurer, who shall have custody of its funds andshall be bonded in such amount as the board may determine. Expenditures fromsuch funds shall be made by the treasurer as the board directs, for anypurpose, in the discretion of the board, consonant with the purpose for whichthe same are donated.
The board may fix, charge and collect admission fees to the buildings underits custody and control, and expend moneys so received in the upkeep,maintenance and operation of such buildings as historic shrines.
(1966, c. 412, §§ 9-84.1, 9-84.2, 9-84.3, 9-84.4; 2001, c. 844.)
§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from ConfederateMemorial Literary Society.
The Governor may accept, in the name of the Commonwealth, the property knownas The White House of the Confederacy, any building that may be erected bythe Confederate Memorial Literary Society, and the property known as The LeeHouse, located at 707 East Franklin Street in the City of Richmond, togetherwith any moneys or other assets, including items being housed and displayedin such buildings or any of them, belonging to the Confederate MemorialLiterary Society. The buildings and their contents thereof shall thereafterbe preserved and maintained for historic purposes by the Commonwealth. Uponthe transfer of title to the property to the Commonwealth, the Governor shallappoint a board of trustees consisting of thirteen persons appointed from theCommonwealth at large, which shall thereafter be charged with thepreservation and maintenance of the properties and the administration of anyfunds that may be received or donated by the Confederate Memorial LiterarySociety or from any other source. The members of the board first appointedshall be appointed as follows: four for terms of four years, four for termsof three years, four for terms of two years, and one for a term of one year.Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years except appointmentsto fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms.
The board shall appoint a treasurer, who shall have custody of its funds andshall be bonded in such amount as the board may determine. Expenditures fromsuch funds shall be made by the treasurer as the board directs, for anypurpose, in the discretion of the board, consonant with the purpose for whichthe same are donated.
The board may fix, charge and collect admission fees to the buildings underits custody and control, and expend moneys so received in the upkeep,maintenance and operation of such buildings as historic shrines.
(1966, c. 412, §§ 9-84.1, 9-84.2, 9-84.3, 9-84.4; 2001, c. 844.)
§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from ConfederateMemorial Literary Society.
The Governor may accept, in the name of the Commonwealth, the property knownas The White House of the Confederacy, any building that may be erected bythe Confederate Memorial Literary Society, and the property known as The LeeHouse, located at 707 East Franklin Street in the City of Richmond, togetherwith any moneys or other assets, including items being housed and displayedin such buildings or any of them, belonging to the Confederate MemorialLiterary Society. The buildings and their contents thereof shall thereafterbe preserved and maintained for historic purposes by the Commonwealth. Uponthe transfer of title to the property to the Commonwealth, the Governor shallappoint a board of trustees consisting of thirteen persons appointed from theCommonwealth at large, which shall thereafter be charged with thepreservation and maintenance of the properties and the administration of anyfunds that may be received or donated by the Confederate Memorial LiterarySociety or from any other source. The members of the board first appointedshall be appointed as follows: four for terms of four years, four for termsof three years, four for terms of two years, and one for a term of one year.Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years except appointmentsto fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms.
The board shall appoint a treasurer, who shall have custody of its funds andshall be bonded in such amount as the board may determine. Expenditures fromsuch funds shall be made by the treasurer as the board directs, for anypurpose, in the discretion of the board, consonant with the purpose for whichthe same are donated.
The board may fix, charge and collect admission fees to the buildings underits custody and control, and expend moneys so received in the upkeep,maintenance and operation of such buildings as historic shrines.
(1966, c. 412, §§ 9-84.1, 9-84.2, 9-84.3, 9-84.4; 2001, c. 844.)
