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 856 THIRTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 122. 1860. Lund set apart apart as a cemetery, with authority to said corporation to receive gifts and gxayizifive bc- and to hold such personal property as may be requisite to carry out 31ests,&c·, this act. _ _ cars of cor-,. . poration, their shall be conducted by a president, secretary, and six ·d1rectors, who shall g°“Z°*`° md be elected annually by ’a. majority of the votes of send society; the said ut'"' president, secretary and directors to dll all vacancies in their own body, and shall have power to lay out and ornament the grounds; remove and alter old buildings and erect new ones; to lay out and sell, or dispose of burial lots; to appoint all necessary officers and agents, and fix their several duties and compensation; and to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, as they may deem proper For conducting the afairs of the corporation, for the government of lot holders and visitors to the cemetery, and for the transfer of stock, and the evidence thereofl In all elections held under this act, each ro rietor shall be entitled to one vote. _ P P Streets, &c.. Sec. 3. And be ztfurtlaer enacted, That no streets, lanes, alleys, roads, EM *0 R° °P°¤fd or canals, of any sort, shall be opened through the property of said cor- ,_Q;;1§,c_°°m° poration exclusively used and appropriated to the purpose of a cemetery: 'pmv;s0_ Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize said corporation to obstruct any public road, or street, or lane, or alley, now actually opened and used as such. Wilfully de- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall wilfully ¤g¤¤· destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any tomb, monument, grave- shrub, &.c.,how work for protection or ornament of said cemetery, or any tomb, monu- P“'”'h°d· ment. ravestone or other structure thereon, or shall wilfull destro cu rea, or remove any ree, s ru or p an Wl in e lml 0 sm cemeb kg t h b l t 'th` th1` `tsyf 'dy, t, tery, shall be considered guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of the county of Washington, shall be punished by fine, at the discretion of the justice, according to the aggravation of the offence, of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars. Omcers to hold Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That until uu election be held under ¤¤°i<=¤ ¤¤¤1 ¤¤¤· the provisions of this act, the eight last named persons in section first gf;;;?" shall be the managers of said corporation, and that all officers shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall be elected or appointed. Buriallots not Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That burial lots in said cemetery ily6g2 y5g2S shall not be subject to the debts of the stockholders thereof, and the land 0;,8 nit Subject of the company dedicated to the purpose of a cemetery shall not be subto taxation. ject. to taxatnon of any kind. mmm Ofim Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall termeurs to be provide for the return, from time to time, to the corporation of Washingm“d"· ton, reports of all interments made in said cemetery of persons who may have died within the limits of the said corporation of Washington, in such manners and according to such forms as may be prescribed, from time to time, by the corporation of Washington. 1O£*;**lifx$*;*;:‘$l° Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That a. certificate under seal of the 8m,cmSdeed_ corporation, of the ownership of any lot aforesaid, shall, in all respects, havedthleasame effect as any conveyance from said corporation of said lot wou ve i executed, acknowledged and recorded as conve anccs of real estate are required to be. , ) y Ccrporntiont Ssc. 9. And be it further enactei That nothing in this act shall be gsgitgsgsggggj so construed as to authorize the said corporation to issue any note, token, ' device, or scrip, or other evidence of debt, to be used as currency. When acttakes S1·:c. 10. And be at further enacted, That this act shall take effect from °K°°*· the passage thereof amigémgig  Src. 11. And be iz funher enacted, That it may be lawful for Couacth ’ '* ‘ gress hereafter to alter, modify, or repeal the foregoing act. bcc. 12. And but jtmher enacted, That each of the stockholders in
 * 3 °°’°:‘_":t’Qn bequests for the purpose of ornamenting and improving said cemetery,
 * gg°f”‘ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the affairs of said corporation
 * 3nT,§°n:1fc}m’ stone or other structure placed in said ·cemetery, or any fence, railing or