Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-24
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In the year thousand eight hundred and lty.four
An Act relating to Hope Cemetery in the City OF Wor-
EpE 1t enacted ny tu.v e Ssisrc 49,. =. ~
ED tatves in General Court assembled, and BY az
thority of the same, as foows-
Section L. The city council of Worcester, is hereby
authorized to elect by joint ballot in conventions board
OF hve commissioners, member thereof to be elected
each and every year. in the month of January to hold
Office for the term of five years, who shall ha the sole
csre superintendent and management Of ttope Gene
tery established by said city counc but said board or
any member thereof after having had an oppt rtunity to
be heard in his their defence may removed at any
tme by concurrent vote of twohrs each branch Of
the city council and in of vacancy said board of
commissioners, by DEATH resignation, removal or otle
WISE such vacancy shall be filled by the choice Of anot
commissioner in the manner aforesaid, who shall
office for the remainder of the for which the mH
in whose place he shall be elected would have held the
same. Said board may be organized by the choice of
chairman and secretary from their number, and a
major part OF said board shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business and the term for which the sew
eral members of the first board of commissioners to be
chosen shall hold their office shall be determined as fol-
lows Tine commissioner, first chosen shall hold his office
Tor hye years the commissioner, next chosen shall hold
his Office for four years the commissioner next chosen
sna hod his office for three years the commissioner,
next chosen shall hold his Office for two years and the
commissioner, next chosen, shall hold his office for one
year.
Section 2. The said board of commissioners shall Law
out SAID cemetery or such part thereof not already
laid OUT into such lots subdivisions for burial paces ne
they shall think proper and the said commissioners shall
set apart proper portion of said cemetery for public
burial place for the of the inhabitants of said civ free
OF charge therefor and shall be the duty of said COM
mssioners from time to time, appropriations shall be
maze by the city council therefor to cause all necessary
paths and avenues to be constructed therein and To
said cemetery to be planted and embeished with trees
SHRUBS, flowers, and other rural ornaments az they shall
think proper and said board may make all NV
laws and regulations in the execution of their trst not
cohsstent with this act and the laws of the Comnon
wealth, as they shall deem expedient.
section .. Said board Of commissioners shall have
aunory 70 sell, to any person persons the sole and
right OF burial and of erecting tombs cenotaphs
subdivisions of said Cemetery upon such terms and con-
otons as they SHALL by their rules and regulations pre-
srlpe put all deeds and conveyances of such lots rbs
OF puria shall be made in the of the CITY, and shall
pc executed in behalf of the city by treasurer thereof
o tne Time oelng, when requested do by said COM
ssionersi ana the proceeds of such sales shall in all
cases be paid into the city treasury
Section L. Said board of commissioners shall opnu.1lv
In he month OF January and whenever REQUIRED by the
Guy council make and render report of all their acts
1olngs and proceedings, and of the condition of the
cemetery and an account of the receipts and exenditres
for the same.
SECTION g. The mayor and aldermen of said city shall
anu warn the legal voters of said city to meet in
their respective wards such day as thew shall direct
noo exceeding sixty days from the passage Of this act for
e purpose OF giving in their written votes upon the oe
uoh whether they will accept the same and ii majority
VI ie woes given upon said question, shall be in the
negative, then this act shall be null and void
passage 'N- -
House of Representatives, April g. 1854.
Passed TO be enacted.
oris P. LORD, Speaker
In Senate April 81 1854.
Passed to be enacted.
CHARLES EDWARD Cooke, President