The Empire County argus., 1854-11-04
[Public, No. 81.
AN ACT to incorporate the propretOrs Of the Glenwood
Cemetery.


AN ACT to incorporate the propretors Of the Glenwood
Cemetery.
BE enacted by the Senate aud House Of Representatives
fHe United states # Ame,ica IN Congress assembled,
That Charles Calvert. George Parker, WiIlam Todd
james G. Mctiuile William Bradley Charles :. Wal
lach Abner Miller William Banks. Joseph Close, Will
liam Phelps, William humphreys, Randolph 5 Evans,
and THEN SUCCESSORS be and are hereby created body pol
ica"d corporate by he lame and title of the prorcios
ad by that uane shall have perpetual uccession and shall
be able and liable and be sued in a,y Of law
power purchase ind hold not exceeding hundred
of lard in the District Of Columbia. north of the
jm Of the city Of Washington. to sell and dispose of
such parts of said land may not be wanted for the rur
pose of cemetery Porided. That at least thirty contig
uous acres shall be forever appropriated and set apart
and bequests for the purpose of ornamentng and mlov
ing said cemetery and to hold such personal property
may be requisite to carry out the object of this act
said corporation shall be conducted by president and
three managers who shall be elected annually by major
managers to fill all vacancies in their body, and shall
have power lay and the grounds remove
and alter old buildings and erect new ones to lay ou and
sell dispose of burial lots, to appoint all necessary officers
and agents and fix their several duties and compensation
and to make such bylaws, rules and regulations they
may deem proper for conducting the affairs Of the corpora
tion for the government of othoders, and visitors the
cemetery and for the transfer of stock and the evidence
thereof In all elections held under this act each propr
cto shall be entitled to vote for each share held by him
her.
Sec g. Amd further enacted, That the capital stock
shares of fifty dollars ea>h divided among the proprieors
according to their respective interests and transferable in
such manner as the bylaws may direct.
SEC And be further enacted, That no streets lanes
alleys roads, canals of Sort shall be opened through
the property of said corpoatio exclusively used and ap
propriaed to the purposes of oemetery Prorded That
nothng herein contained shall authorize said corporation
to obstruct any public road street, lade alley,
actually opened and used as such.
SEC dnd be further enacted That any person who
shall wlfuly destroy, muate, deface, njure remove
any tomb, monument, gravestones, or other structure
placed in said cemetery or any fence railing, work for
protection ornament of said cemetery or any tomb
monument gavestone other structure thereon, shall
wlfuy destroy cut break any tree, shrub,
plant within the limits of said cemetery, shall be consid
cred guilty Of misdemeanor, and conviction thereof
ton, shall be punished by fine, the discretion the JUS
ce according to the aggrayaon Of the offence, of
less than five, nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC 6 And be further enacted, That until election
shall be held under the provisions of this act four last
named persons in section first shall be the managers Of said
corporation
SEC l. And be At further enacted. That burial lots in
said cemetery shall not be subject to the debts ofthe stock
holders thereof and the land of the company dedicated
the purposes of cemetery shall not be subject
of any kind
SEC And 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 ntermens made
sad cemetery OF persons who may have died within tho
ner and according to such forms may be prescribed from
time to time by the corporation of Washington
SEC 9 Aud be it further enacted, That a certificate,
under seal of the corporation of the ownership of any lot
aforesaid shall in all respects have the effect any
conveyance from said corporation of said lots would have
if executed acknowledged and recorded eonveyances Of
real estate are required to be
SEC 10 And be further enacted That nothing in this
shall be construed to authorize the said corpora
ton to issue any note. token, device. Scrip other
idence of debt, to be used currency.
SEC. ii Am be futter enacted, That this act shall
tn Ike effect from the passage thereof
SEC H. And be 1t further eacted That it may he law
full for Congress hereafter to alter, modify repeal the
foregoing act
SE i3 And be it further enacted, That each of tho
stockholders il the said company shall be held liable in his
her individual capacity for all the debts and liabilities
of the said company however contracted incurred to be
recovered by suit other debts liabilities before the
court or tribunal having jurisdiction of the case.
Approved July 27 1854