The Empire County argus., 1854-11-11
[Public. No. 81.
AN ACT to nco porae The oprietors of the Glenwood
Cemetery.

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AN ACT co porae the uroprietors of the Glenwood
Be cn,rd By tie Scite and House If Representations
fte U"td A,tcs Ameica !" Co'.g.ess assembled,
James C. Mctiu e. William A Bradley. Charles :. Wal
lach. Ab Mile. William Ba' ks. Joseph Close, Viii
liam Phelps. w William HUMP h,eys, Randolph s Evans,
a9d 'h uccesso be and ac hereby created body pol
ca"d corporate: by the name and title of the proprctors
of he ilenwood cmetcry in the District of CoIumba,"
a'd by that shall have perpetual succession and shall
he able and liable ana be sued in any of law
or equity may have and use seal and shall have
power to purchase and hold exceeding hundred
of a'd in the District of Columbia nosth of the
limits of the city of Washington, to sell and dispose of
" % " ~ a, as hpy pf 'o eontir ar
uous acres shall be forever appropriated and apart
cemetery with authority to said corporation gifts
and bcquests for the purpose Of oamentng and prov-
said cemetery, and to hold such personal properly as
may be requisite to carry out the Object of this act
said col oration shall be conducted by president and
Ii managers. who shall be elected annually by major
managers to fill all vacancies in their body. ard shall
have POWER to lay out and ornament the grounds remove
ard alter old buildings and erect new to lay out and
sell dispose of burial lots appoint all necessary officers
AMI agents and fix their several duties and compensation
and to make such by laws. rules and regulations MS they
may deem porer fo' co 'cng he affairs of the corpora
i" & the government of otholde!s. and visiters to the
m t. y. and for the transfer of stock and the evidence
co shall be entitled for share held by him
OF her E|
Ec g. And be it fu tier enacted That the capal stock
of said company shall be represented by two thousand
shares Of fifty dollars h. divided among the proprerors
according to their respective interests and transferable in
-u' h manner as the bylaws may direct
And be it fM tier ehacd, That streets, lanes
alleys roads canals. of shall be opened through
the property of said corporation exclusively used and
p"opjaed to the purposes Of cemetery: PIorided, That
othing herein contained shall authorize said corporation
to obruct public road street. lane alley,
actually opened and used as such
SEC dnd be fu hter enactcd, That any person who
shall wilfuy destroy, muate deface inure, or remove
any tomb. monument. gravestoncs, or other structure
placed said cemetery, fence. railing
potection or ornament of said cemetery, any tomb
monument gmvestone other structure thereon shall
wilfuy destroy cut break, any tree shrub or
plant within the limits of said cemetery, shall be consd
cred guilty of misdemeanor. and conviction thereof
to shall be punished by ne the discretion of the JUS
tice according to the aggmvation Of the offence, of not
less than FIVE. nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. And be t tFer enacted That until election
shall be held under the provisions of this act the four last
named persons in section first shall be the managers of said
corporation +.t
SEC And be 1T fu tier enacted That burial lots in
said cemetery shall not be to the debts of stock
holders. thereof and the land Of the comp my dedicated
the purposes of cemetery shall not be subject taxation
SEQ And be u flu thcr enacted That the said corpo-
aton shall provide for the return from time time the
corporation of Washington reports of all inerments made
N said persons who may have died within the
limits of the said corporation "f Washington in such
ner and according to such forms be prescribed from
time to time by The corporation of Washington.
SEC And be 1t further enacted, That certificate,
under seal Of the corporation of the ownership Of any lot
aforesaid shall in all respects have the effect any
conveyance ON sil corporation OF said lots would have,
executed acknowledged and recorded as conveyances Of
real estnte required to be
SEC 10 And be fisthe, enacted. That nothing in this
shall be construed to authorize the said corpora
tion issue any note. token Device scrip, other
idencv of debt, to be used currency
SEC ii And be flu ther ena"ted That this act shall
t,kc effect fon the passage thereof.
SEC H. And be 1t further enacted. That it may he law
full for Congress hereafter to alter modify, repeal the
foregoing act
- Is And be it flu ther enacted. That each of tho
stockholders III the said company shall he held liable in his
or her individual capacity for all the debts and liabilities
of the said company however contracted or incurred to bo
recovered by suit MS other debts liabilities before the
court tribunal having jurisdiction of the case.
Approved July 27. 1854.