§431. After the completion of the building the _cūrātōrēs_ allotted the niches to the individual members. The niches were either numbered consecutively throughout or their position was fixed by the number of the _ōrdō_ and _gradus_ (§428) in which they were situated. Because they were not all equally desirable, as has been explained, the curators divided them into sections as fairly as possible and then assigned the sections (_locī_) by lot to the shareholders. If a man held several shares of stock he received a corresponding number of _locī_, though they might be in widely different parts of the building. The members were allowed freely to dispose of their holdings by exchange, sale, or gift, and many of the larger stockholders probably engaged in the enterprise for the sake of the profits to be made in this way. After the division was made the owners had their names cut upon the _titulī_, and might put up the columns to mark the _aediculae_, set up statues, etc., if they pleased. Some of the _titulī_ give besides the name of the owner the number and position of his _locī_ or _ollae_. Sometimes they record the purchase of _ollae_, giving the number bought and the name of the previous owner. Sometimes the names on the _ollae_ do not correspond with that over the niche, showing that the owner had sold a part only of his holdings, or that the purchaser had not taken the trouble to replace the _titulus_. The expenses of maintenance were probably paid from the weekly dues of the members, as were the funeral benefits. L • ABVCIVS • HERMES • IN • HOC ORDINE • AB • IMO • AD • SVMMVM COLVMBARIA • IX • OLLAE • XVIII SIBI • POSTERISQVE • SVIS[2] [Footnote 2: Titulus in Columbarium: "Lucius Abucius Hermes (has acquired) in this row, running from the ground to the top, nine niches with eighteen urns for (the ashes of) himself and his descendants."]