Polk County Texas Archives Court.....Association, Bluewater Cemetery July 30, 1996 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William Dowden wtdowden@gmail.com October 15, 2014, 4:29 pm Source: District Court Of Polk County, State Of Texas Written: July 30, 1996 Recorded: October 11, 1996 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF POLK COUNTY STATE OF TEXAS BLUEWATER CEMETERY } ASSOCIATION, INC. { Plaintiff } { VS } { DOVIE KNIGHT AND BLUEWATER } CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, { AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION } Defendants { ORDER ===== On the 30th day of July, 1996 and on the 10 day of September, 1996, the above entitled cause came on to be heard. Plaintiff, BLUEWATER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, IN., appeard by and through its representatives and its attorney. Defendants, DOVIE KNIGHT and BLUEWATER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION, appeared in person and by and through its representatives and attorney. The parties announced to the Court that an agreement had been reached which was presented to the Court and approved. The parties announced that they had agreed to the appointment of three trustees, one to represent Plaintiff, one to representative Defendants and one to be neutral and that the three trustees were to receive all money on hand and hereafter receive for the care and maintenance of the cemetery as well as taking custody of the cemetery. Plaintiff designated Gloria Richardson as its trustee with Helen Sumrall as her substitute and successor; Defendants appointed Dovie Knight as its representative to serve as trustee with Linda Beavers, as her substitute and successor. The parties then designated Raymond Knight to be the neutral trustee that. It is therefore ORDERED that Dovie Knight, Gloria Richardson and Raymond Knight are hereby designated and appointed as Trustees for the Bluewater Cemetery as described on Exhibit "A" attached to this Order and incorporated into it by reference and they are charged and directed to take custody of the cemetery and the funds now on hand which Plaintiff and Defendants have received for the care and maintenance of the cemetery which are on hand and which are hereafter received by either Plaintiff or Defendants or anyone acting for or on behalf of any of them. It is further ORDERED that the signature of two of the three trustees shall be required to disburse any of the money which will only be spent for the care, maintenance, preservation and development of the cemetery. It is further ORDERED that Linda Beavers is the substitute trustee for Dovie Knight and that Helen Sumrall is the substitute trustee for Gloria Richardson should the forenamed trustees be unable or unwilling for any reason to serve. It is further ORDERED that the trustees, Dovie Knight, Gloria Richardson and Raymond Knight shall prepare and present to this court on or before December 16, 1996, a report proposing rules and regulations for the use of Bluewater Cemetery in order to provide for the orderly use and maintenance of it in the future. It is further ORDERED that both Plaintiff and Defendants deliver to the trustees all money which they received for the care and maintenance of the cemetery and that all money received hereafter for the care and maintenance of the cemetery shall likewise be immediately turned over and delivered to the trustees. SIGNED this 11th day of October, 1996. /Robert H. Trapp/ Judge Presiding APPROVED: /John D. Stover State Bar Number: 19349000 515 South First Street Lufkin, Texas 75901 409/632-3130 409/634-7750 Fax Attorney for Plaintiff /Joe Roth/ 102 W. Church Livingston, Texas 77351 409/327-1212 409/327-9238 Fax Attorney for Defendants Additional Comments: In the Official Records, attached to the above ORDER, are the Field Notes for the Bluewater Cemetery, copies of correspondence from Gloria Richardson, Trustee, and a copy of the ByLaws for the Cemetery which were approved by the Court. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/polk/court/associat32gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb