The daily union., 1854-07-30

AN ACT to incorporate the proprieors the Glenwood
Cemetery
BE enacted by Senate and House of Representatives of
Charles B. Calvert George Parker William Todd James
ne Miller, William Banks, Joseph B. Close, william Phelps
William s. Humphreys, Randolph s. Evans and their sue
corporate by the and title Of the propretors the
Glenwood Cemetery in the District Of Columbia and by
that shall have perpetual succession and shall be able
liable and be any court of law or equity
may have and SEAL and shall have power to
the District Of Columbia north Of the limits Of the cy Of
Washington to sell and upose Of such parts of said land
THAT at least thirty contiguous acres shall be forever
prated and set apart cemetery with authority to said
ornamenng and improving said cemetery to hold such
personal property may be requisite to carry out the object
SEC. 2. And be further enacted That the affairs of the
said corporation shall be president and three
managers who shall be elected annually BY majority Of the
fill all vacancies III their own body and shall have power to
lay out and ornament the grounds, and alter old
buildings and erect to lay out and sell dispose
of burial lots to appoint all necessary officers and and
fix their several duties and compensation and make such
bylaws rules and regulations as they deem proper for
conducting the affairs of the corporation for the
Of and ysiters to the cemetery and for the
held under this each proprietor shall be entitled to
vote for each s. share held A By him Or her; r,
said company shall be represented by two thousand shares
Of fifty dollars each divided among the prcprietor accord
to their respective interests and transferable in such
manner as the by laws may direct.
SEC. A. And DC It further enacted, That Streets lanes,
alleys roads, canals OF Sort shall be opened through
hepropery ofsaid corporation and approp
ated to the purposes Of cemetery That nothing
any public road street, lane alley, actually
opened and used as SUCH
SEC. s. And be It further enacted That any person who
shall wilfuy destroy, mutiatc deface, njure,
tomb monument ravestone other structure placed
in said cemetery any fence railing work for protec
on of said cemetery, any tomb monument
gravestone other structure thereon, shall wiifu
The limits Of said cemetery shall BE- Considered guilty. guilty
of misdemeanor, and conviction thereof before any JUS
s IF the p % M Of I s ha pc
aggravation OF the offence of not less than fvc
than fifty dollars.
shall be held under the provisions of this the four last
named persons in section first shall be the managers of said
SEC. T. Aud further enacted, That burial lots in said
cemetery shall not be subject to the debts the
poses of cemetery shall not be subject to taxation Of any
on shall provide for the return from time to time to the
poration Of Washington reports of all nermens made in
Of the said corporation Of Washington in such manner and
time by the corporation of Washington.
SEC. And be further enacted, That certificate, under
seal of the corporation of the ownership of lot aforesaid
shall in all respects have the effect conveyance
from said corporation of snd lots would have if executed
acknowledged and recorded of real estate
required to be.
SEC. 10. And be further enacted, That nothing in this
shall be construed authorize the said corporation
to any note, token, device scrip other evidence Of
debt, to be used as currency.
SEC. H. Aud be further enacted That this act shall take
effect from the passage thereof
u for Congress hereafter to alter modify repeal the fore
gcng act
holders in the said company shall be held liable in his her
individual capacity for all the debts and liabilities of the said
however contracted incurred to be recovered
bysut other debts liabilities before the court bu
nal having jurisdiction of the
Approved July ~, 1854