The Empire County argus., 1854-10-28
TPublic. No. 80.
AN ACT to incorporate the proprietors of the Genwood
Cemetery.


AN ACT to incorporate the propretors of the Genwood
Cemetery.
BE caacted by the Senate dnd House Of Representatives.
ofhe Unted Statcs # Anerica IN Congress assembled
That Charles Calvert, George Parker, William Todd
lanes G.. Mcclure. William Bradley. Charles 5 Wal
lach, Abaer Miller, William Banks, Joseph Close Will
liam Phelps William = Humphreys, andolph s Evans
and their successors be and hereby created body pol
lite and corporate by the and title of the propreors
of the ''Genwood Cemetery in the District of Columbia
and by that shall have perpetual succession and shall
be able and liable and be sued in any court of law
equity, may have and seal and shall have
power to purchase and hold not exceeding hundred
acres of land in the District of Columbia, north of the
limits of the city of Washington sell and dispose of
such parts of said land may not be wanted Cor the rur
shall be forever appropriated and set apart
cemetery with uthoy to said corporation to receive gifts
and bequests for the purpose of ornamentng and mprov
ing said cemetery, and to hold such personal property
may be requisite to carry out the object of this act
SEC 2 And be FURTHER enacted, That the affairs of the
said corporation shall be conducted by president and
three managers who shall be elected annually, by major
y of the votes of the propetos the said president and
managers to fill all vacancies in their own body and shall
have power to lay out and ornament the grounds
and alter old buildings and erect ones, to lay and
sell dispose of burial lots to appoint all necessary officers
agents. and fix their several duties and compensation
and make such laws rules and regulations they
may deem proper for conducting the affairs of the
o for the government of lot holders. and vsiters
cemetery, and for the transfer of stock and the evidence
thereof In all elections held under this act, each propr
eo shall be entitled to one vote for each share held by him
or her
SEC s. Amd fotFe enacted That the capital stock
OF sand company shall be represented by two thousand
shares of fifty dollars h. divided among the propretors
according their respective interests, and transferable in
such manner the by laws may direct
SEC And be FURTHER enacted, That streets lanes
alleys roads, canals of anv shall be opened through
the property of said corporation exclusively used and ap
propriaed to the purposes of cemetery: Prorided That
nothing herein contained shall authorize said corporation
to obstruct any public road street, ane alley
actually opened and used as such
SEC dnd be fiaAher enacted, That any person who
shall wilfuly destroy, muate deface injurc,
any tomb monuments gravestones, or other structure
placed in said cemetery fence, railing, work for
protection ornament of said cemetery or any tomb
monument gavestone other structure thereon shall
wilfuy destroy cut break or remove any tree shrub
plant within the limits of said cemetery shall be consd-
cred guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
before any justice of the peace of the county of Washing
tom shall be punished by ne the discretion of the JUS
tice according to the aggravaon of the offence of not
less than five, nor more than fifty dollars
SEC. And be 1t ftrtier enacted, That until an election
shall be held under the provisions of this act the four last
named persons in section first shall be the managers said
corporation.
Sec l. And be 1t further enacted That burial lots in
said cemetery shall not be subject the debts of stock
holders, thereof and the land of the company dedicated to-
the purposes of cemetery shall not be subject taxation
of any kind
SEC Amd be II further enacted That the said corpo-
ration shall provide for the return from time to time to the
corporation of Washington reports of all ntements made
in said cemetery of persons who may have died within the
limits of the said corporation of Washington such man
time to time by the corporation of Washington
SEC: g. And be it further enacted, That a certificate,
under seal Of the corporation Of the ownership of any lot
conveyance from said corporation of said lots would have
if executed acknowledged and recorded couveyances of
real estate required to be
SEC 10 Amd be further enacted That nothing in this
shall be construed authorize the said corpora
ton issue any note oken device, scrip, other
idence of debt, to be used as currency.
SEC. IL. And be further eHrted, That this act shall
take effect from the passage thereof
SEC IL. And be 1t further enacted That it may be law
full for Congress hereafter to alter modify or repeal the
foregoing act.
Sc 13 And be it ttother enacted, That each of the
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or her individual capacity for all the debts and liabilities
of the said company however contracted or incurred to be
recovered by suit other debts liabilities before the
court or tribunal having jurisdiction Of the case