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 *774 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 128. 1849. {reside!,}; ¤¤<l agers shall choose one of their own body to be president thereof, who ggflobethegzz: shall be also president of the said corporation. They shall have pow. Egozprigmdg; er to appoint all officers and agents necessary for the, due and regularmuagml transactron of the business of said mstrtutron, to ass1gn_to them, sev. erally, their duties, to fix their compensation, and to require, if deemed expedient, of any of their said officers, a bond with approved security for the faithful performance of their duties. They shall have power to lay out and ornament the cemetery grounds; to erect all necessary enclosures and buildings; to lay out, sell, and dispose of burial lots; to make such by-laws, rules, and regulations as they may deem proper for conducting the affairs of said company, for the government of lotholders and visitors to the cemetery ; and for the sale and conveyance of lots in the said cemetery by individual proprietors; and in general they shall have the management, superinteudence, and care of the property, expenditures, business, and prudential concerns of the said corporation, and they shall make a. report of their doings to the said corporation at each annual meeting of the said proprietors of lots. _ Speciahmeet- Sec. 5. And be at jhrtiuzr enacted, That special meetings of the sdm. be called by the board of managers, or by any five of such members, by advertisement to be inserted in some convenient newspaper, two weeks before the day appointed for such meeting, in which shall be set forth the time, and place, and object of such meeting. i How lots in Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That every lot conveyed in said 2;;%, b8°§;j$i°’Y cemetery shall be held by the proprietor thereof, for the purpose of sepulture only, and for no other purpose, and shall be deemed real estate, and shall not be subject to the payment of any assessment or tax whats soeverhnorfsglbjecztl to pxgcutaipri pr attatcghmenti for anycdebt aplnd gba proceeso es eo uri osm esai ceme rys ,aer deducting the annual expenses of cemetery establishment, be applied solely to the improvement, extension, ornament, and preservation of the said cemetery, and shall not be made a source of profit to the proprietors of lots or members of said corporation. _ fepnlties for Sec. 7. Anal be it further enacted, That any person who shall un- °°¤*°*?'>' mt} WS any fence, railing, or other work, for the protection or ornament of any umm °°“°€S‘ tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure aforesaid, or of any cemetery lot within the limits of the ground belonging to the said corporation, or of the ground set apart for the cemetery ; or shall unlawfully_ destroy, break, or remove, cut, or injure, any tree, shrub, or plant, within the limits of said_ cemetery; hor hall shoot or d1sc_harge_ any gun, or other firearm, within the said limits, or at any object within the same, shall be deemed guiltyof a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction; thergpf peforegpiy jmtrclp ogt the peace, ofr otheg cpurt of compe en jun rc ion wr n as m on county aoresar, e punished by a fine of not less than Eve dollars, or more than fifty, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence; and such offender shall also be liable, in an action of trespass, to be brought against him' in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the sand corporation, to pay all such damages as shall have been occasioned by his unlawful act or acts; which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the said corporation, under the direction of the board of managers, to the reparation and restoration of the propertyddestroyed or injured as above and members of the said corporation sh be witnesses insuplh suité arpdt anyipgioriraljag unlpewfugy open any tgmllz or grave in e lan so said eme r ompany or s clandestinely remove, or attempt to remove, any body or remaihs therefrom, such erson, on conviction thereof in an court of competent P Y
 * Q,§:,Q;:“£'}°$Q’5j members of the said corporation for the transaction of business may
 * '2;‘;:“  lawfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any tomb, monuted against said ment, gravestone, or other structure, placed in the said cemetery, or