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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 854. 1901. 1295 as a forfeiture of the act of incorporation, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Sec. 664. The iirst election of oiiiicers by the persons associating, —fi¤¤€1<>¤=i¤¤¤¤f· according to and for the purpose specified in section six hundred and fifty-eight, shall be at the time and place designated and agreed upon by a majority of the persons so associating themselves together, and no other than such persons shall vote at such election. Sec. 665. VorEns.——At each subsequent election of officers of any Votmsuch corporation the owner of a lot in said burial ground shall be entitled ·»to ene vote in the election of officers of the corporation and no more, and shall, by virtue of such membership, be a member of the cor oration. S20. 666. BY—LAws.——Each corporation shall have power to establish B>’·l*¤W*- and change by-laws and prescribe rules and regulations for its government and the duties of its officers and the management of its property. Sec. 667. EXEMPTION FROM ·rAxA*r1oN.—The property of any such m§§;=gg{,P°*<>** from corporation, its grounds, lots, and appliances, shall be exempt from ' taxation and shall not be liable to sale on execution. Sec. 668. DED1cAr1oN.—Any person desiring to dedicate any lot of D¤¤i<=Mi¤¤¤- land, not exceeding five acres, as a burial place for the interment of the dead for the use of an society, association,.or neighborhood may, by deed duly executed andr recorded,•convey such land to the District of Columbia, by the corporate name of said District of Columbia, specifying in such deed the society, association, or neighborhood for t e use of which the dedication is desired to be made, and thereby ( rovided such conveyance shall be accepted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia) vest the title to such land in per tuity, for the uses stated in the deed, and such land shall be thereafitgr exempt from taxes for all purposes whatever. i Sec. 669. GRANTS AND BEQUESTS Eon CARE or Lo·rs.—It shall be ,0§;;gg¤0gqgt;=•€¤¤***¤* lawful for such association to take and hold any grant, donation, or ' bequest upon trust to apply the income thereof, under the direction of the board of managers, for the embellishment, preservation, renewal, or repair of any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure, fence, railing, or other inclosure in or around any cemetery lot, or for the planting and cultivation of any trees, shrubs, flowers, or plants in or around any cemetery lot, according to the terms of such grant, donation, or bequest; and the supreme court of the District of Columbia shall have full power and jurisdiction to compel the due performance of such trusts, or any of them, upon a bill filed by the proprietor of any lot in such cemetery for that purpose. - SEo. 670. DISTANCE FROM CITY AND FROM DwELL1NGs.—lYo person Igizgaucedfregz my or persons or cemetery association shall lay out any new cemetery, or an mm w° mgS' part of any cemetery, within the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, nor in said District, within one mile and a half from the boundaries of said city; no person or cemetery association shall, in said District, lay out any cemetery, or art of any cemetery, within less than two hundred yards of any dwelling house, except with the written consent of the owner, lessee, and occupant of such house, nor without a permit to do so from the Commissioners of said District. Sec. 671. INCLOSURES.·····It shall be the duty of the owner or owners iueiomes. of any cemetery or cemeteries in said District to inclose such cemetery or cemeteries with good and sufficient walls or fences to prevent _ entrance thereto or exit therefrom except by gates provided for that 7 purpose. Such cemetery or cemeteries shall, if required by the Commissioners of said District, be underdrained to such a depth as will prevent water remaining in any grave or vault therein. Sec. 672. Lors AND 1>LArs.-—lt shall be the duty of the owner or me smipnes owners of any cemetery or cemeteries in said District to divide the area to be used for graves into lots of reasonable size, to be perma- _