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 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 130, 131. 1849. '775 jurisdiction within the county where the said cemetery is situated, shall be sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, at hard labor, for a term not less than one year, or more than five, and pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the said court. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That lots in the said cemetery How lots in shall be indivisible, and upon the death of any proprietor of any lot in md °‘*m°*°’Y . . . . shall descend on the said cemetery, he or she being a member of said corporation, the the dem, of pm. devises of such lot, or the heir at law, as the case may be, shall be en- prietvrs therevi titled to all the privileges of membership as aforesaid; and if there be more than one devisee, or heir at law, of each lot, the board of managers for the time being shall designate which of the said devisees or heirs at law shall represent the said lot, and vote in the meeyings of the corporation; which designation shall continue in force unti by death, removal, or other sufficient cause, another designation shall become necessary ; and in making such designation the managers shall, as far as they conveniently may, give the preference to males over females, and to proximity of blood, and priority of age, having due regard, however, to proximity of residence. Sue. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the _Gr=mtS, dowsaid corporation to take and hold any grant, donation, or bequest, upon §;‘;¥’S’h:;ql‘§S§; trust, to apply the income thereoli under the direction of the board of held andapplied. managers, for the embellishment, preservation, renewal, or repair of any tomb, monument, grave-stone, or other structure, fence, railing, or other enclosure, 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 any court having equity jurisdiction within the county in which said cemetery is situated shall have full power and jurisdiction to compel the due performance of such trust, or any of them, upon a bill filed by the proprietor of any lot in said cemetery for that purpose. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said cemetery prop- Said ¤¤m¢*€fY erty shall be, and the same is hereby, declared to be forever inalienable §ffg°;$l{,t°,?,§1?g by the said corporation, and to be exempted from all public assessments be exempt from and taxes, so long as the same shll remain dedicated to the purposes *‘*X°S· &°· of a cemetery. Approved, March 3, 1849. CHAP. CXXX.—An Act for the Relief of James Hotchkiss. March 3, 1849. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That James Hotch- James Hotch— kiss be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter at the Chicago Land l‘;s;m‘;‘;n;°;f;£ Office, in the State of Illinois, at the minimum price, the north-east ter section of quarter of section thirty-one, in township thirty-nine north, and range l¤¤d· eight east, of the third principal meridian : Provided, That said Hotch— Pr<>viS¤· kiss, at the time of said entry and purchase, shall satisfy the register and receiver of said land district that there are no adverse or other claimants to said tract of land, or to any part thereof Approved, March 3, 1849. CHAP. CXXXI.——An Het for the Relief of Mary Mac Rea, Widow of Lieutenant March 3, 1849. Colonel William Mac Rea, late of the United States Army, deceased. ·-·—·······—·· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pensiontolra. United States of America in Congress assembled, That in considera- ry Mac Rea for