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 '1`rrua r.rx.——HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS.——(JH. 6. 943 C H A F T E R S I X. NATIONAL CEIETERIE8. Sw- · Sec. 4870. How_ lands for cemeteries may be ac- * 4877. Inclosures, headstones, and registers. quired. .4878. Who may be buried in national 4871. Appraisement of real estate when cemeteries. taken. 4879. Cemetery nur the city of Mexico. 4872. Payment of appraised value. 4580. To be subjectto what regulations. 4873. Supermtendents of cemeteries. 4881. Penalty for defacing national ceme- 4874. Who may be selected as superintend- teries. ents. 4882. Jurisdiction of United States over 4875. Salary of superintendents. national cemeteries. 4876. Annual inspection of cemeteries. Sec. 4870. The Secretary of War shall purchase from the owners How lands for thereof, at such price as may be mutually agreed upon between the Sec- "°'“‘?*°"l°° ““‘Yb° retary and such owners, such real estate as in his judgment is suitable w and necessary for the purpose of carryin into effect the provisions for 22 Feb-. 1867. ¤- national cemeteries, and obtain from sucg owners the title in fee simple 61éi‘3",14iP;‘}°°· for the same. And in case the Secretar r of War is not able toa ree 226 ,. °Q§",,8Q,g’ °' with any owner upon the price to be paid fyor any real estate needecf for 2, Mar.: 1877; c. such purpose, or to obtain from such owner title in fee-simple for the 83. r'- 19. p- 269- same, the Secretary is hereby authorized to enter upon and appropriate any real estate which, in his judgment, is suitable and necessary for such purposes. Sec. 4871. The Secretary of War· or the owners of any real estate thus _ AP1>P¤i¤€m€¤t¤f entered upon and appropriated, are authorized to make application for gl ‘*‘“"*° “’h°“ an appraisement of real estate thus entered upon and appropriated, to —EriL.;. any circuit or district court within an State or district w ere such real 22 F°b·· 1867»°· estate is situated; and such courts shhll, upon such application, and in 61*°’5’v'14’P‘4°0‘ such mode and under such rules and regulations as it may adopt, make a just and equitable appraisement of the cash value of the several interests of each and every owner of such real estate and improvements thereon. Sec. 4872. When appraisement of the real estate thus entered upon }{¤Y¤¤¢¢¤*· Of apand appropriated has been made under the order and direction of the P"“‘“°d "“l“°· court, the fee-simple thereof shall, upon payment to the owner of the Ibid., s. 6. a praised value, or in case such owner refuses or neglects for thirty days 2 MM'-. 1877- ¢· after the appraisement of the cash value of the real estate or improve- 83* "‘ 19* p' 289 ments as aforesaid, to demand the same from the Secretary of War, upon depositing the appraised value in the court making such appraisement, to the credit of such owner, be vested in the Unite States, and its jurisdiction over such real estate shall be exclusive and the same as its jurisdiction over real estate purchased, ceded, or appropriated for the purposes of navy-yards, forts, and arsenals. The Secretary of War is authorized and required to  to the several owner or owners, respectively, the appraised value o e several pieces or parcels of. real estate, as specified in the appraisement of any o such courts, or to pay into any of such courts by deposit, as hereinbefore provided, the appraised value; and the sum necessary for such purpose may be taken from any moneys appropriated for the purposes of national cemeteries. Sec. 4873. The Secretary of lVar shall cause to be erected at the prin- Supgrjnfgndgntg cipal entrance of each national cemetery a suitable building to be occupied gmmqmpea _ as a porter’s lodge; and shall spppoint a meritorious and trustworthy 22 Feb-. 1867. ¢· superintendent to reside therein, or the purpose of guarding and protect.- Blk;  1*ig,é°2: in the cemeter and giving information to parties visiting the same. 226 ,,_ 1g' ,,_ mf Sec. 4874. The superintendents of the national cemeteries shall be who ,,Q,,yb,,,,,,_ selected from meritorious and trustworthy soldiers, either commissioned lected as superinoliicers or enlisted men of the volunteer or regular Army, who have *¤¤d<>¤*¤¤ been honorably mustered out or dischar ed from the service of the United jg Mw, 1872, ,,_ States, and who may have been disab§d for active Held service in the 173, s. 1`, v. 17, p. line of duty. 135- Sec. 4875. The superintendents of the national cemeteries shall rc- _ Salary of superceive for their compensation from sixty dollars to seventy-five dollars a '¤“*”d°”*·“-