The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-19

action of irsspaAs. tO be brought seaiass him 10 any eeuFt ef competent jarssdictssa in ths name of the said csspesstion, 0 pay al such damages e shali hsse 5ssa ocoaslonsd 6y his uniawfal act or scts, which monsy, when recovered, shal be applied by the said corporation, under shs direction of the board Of manageTs to the rsparstOa and restoration ef the property destroyed oF injursd above, and asembers of the said corporation shall be witnesses in such suii' aaa f any pcrsoa shall uniawfuy open any tomb grave in the lands of the said Oak Hill Cemetery Company. or shall candesaiHely re-
 move. CT attempt to remove, any body or remains thercsFeD. sach person. OncenyiciOR thereof in any court of competeRt jurisdiction within the county where the said cemetery is situated, shsll be tenced to undergo imprisonment in the pententsfy l of the District of Columbia, ut hard labor, fer . term Rot less than year, oF more than five, and pay fine of not less ihau one hundred dollars al the discretion of the said court.
 Sec. g. And be it farther enacted, That lots tn the said cemetery shall bs inJvisibe and upon the death og say proprietor Of any lot in the cemetery, he or she being member of said corporation, tie devisee 0f suehlot. CT the heir st-aw, the may be, shall he entitled 10 ail the privileges of membership aforesaid; aud if there De more than one devisee, heir atlaw of each lot the board of nlanAgess for the time being shsb designate which of the said devsees or heirs-at.law shall represent the said lot, and vote in the meetings of the coFpo- POration; which designation shall contiDue in fore until by death. removal, or other sufficient cause another designation shall become necessary: and in makiDg such designation the managers sha as fsr 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.
 Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted, That 1t shall be lawfn for the said corporation to take and hold any gFant, donation or bequest, upon trust to apply the income thereof under the direction of the board of managers. for the embeliishmenl. preservation re- bewal, or repair of any tomb, monument, grave stone. or other structure fence, railing, or other enclosure, tn or around any cemetery lot or for the planting and cultivation of any trees, shrubs flow CTS or plants, in or around any cemetery lot, &C., cording 10 the terms of such grant donation or be- quest; and any court having equity jurisdiction within the county in which snid cemetery is situated shall have full power and jurisdiction to compel the due performance of such trust, or any of them, upon Dill hed by the proprietor of any lot in said cemetery for that purpose.
 Soc. 10. And be it further enacted That the said cemetery property shall be, and the same is hereby, declared to be forever nalienable by the said cor Poration, and to be exempted from all public assess- ments and taxes, so long as the same sha remain dedicated to the purposes of s cemetery.
 APPROVED, March 3, isi9.
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 Sec. l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House 1 of Representatives of the United States of America tn tongress assembled, That James Hotchkiss be, | and he is hereby, authorized to enter at the Chicago land ofce in the State Of Illinois at the minimum price, the northeast quarter of section thirty .one in township thirty nine north, and range eight east of the principal meridian: Pyouided That said Hoch- kiss, at the time of said entry and purchase shall satisfy the register and receiver of i'd land district that there are no adverse other claimants to said tract of land, or any part thereof.
 APPROVED, March 3, ls49.