Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
April II, Is 81.
mo. 14S.7 AN ACT,
To regulate Township and other Gem
eteries.

eteries.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
it shall be lawful for the trustees of any
township in this State, in which is stu
ated a public burying ground" or
& cemetery" purchased by levy upon
the taxable property of the township, to
lay out, or cause the same to be laid
out, under the direction of 4 person
competent to perform such duty, in lots,
avenues, alleys, paths, or other sub-di-
visions, as may in their judgment be
deemed most advisable and the said
trustees shall have said lots regularly
numbered, and the avenues named, and
shall cause the same to be plated, so as
to exhibit a fair and distinct outline of
the premises, which plats shall be kept
in the possession of the township clerk,
and carefully preserved by him.
SEC. ?. That it shall be lawful for
the trustees of said township, for the
purpose of grading, improving, and en-
belishing said cemetery grounds, -
after proper notice has been given, to
proceed to sell, in such manner, and at
such time, and upon such terms as may
be, in their judgment, deemed most ad-
advantageous, such number of lots as
the public wants may demand; and all
lots so sold, the purchasers thereof shall,
upon complying with the terms of the
sale, be entitled to receive a deed or
deeds which the trustees aforesaid are
hereby authorized and empowered to
execute, and which, shall be recorded
in a book kept for that purpose by the
clerk of said township-the expense of
recording to be paid by the person re-
ceiving said deed Provided, that no
person not a resident Of the township,
without the written assent of the trus-
tees of said township, or majority of
them.
SEC. 3. That it shall be lawful for
the trustees aforesaid to appropriate the
proceeds Of the sale of the lots aforesaid
in setting out trees, shrubbery, ETC., and
improving and embellishing said Genet
cry grounds, in such manner as the
means in their hands may justify, bu
they shall enter into no contract exceed
ing the means within their control.
SEC. 4. Any lot held by an individ
ual in such cemetery shall in no case b.
subject to be levied on or sold on exc
cution.
Sec. 5. That if the sexton or othe
person in charge of any township, O
other cemetery, shall suffer the dead t.
remain in any vault, or other rccepta
Gle until the same shall become often
sive, he shall be liable on the complain
of any person before any justice of tn
peace of the township to fine Of no
over twenty dollars, and an additiona
penalty of five dollars for every day
after fine aforesaid, that the said nuis
ancc shall be continued.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty O.
the trustees or managers Of any Genet
cry where the dead laid in any vault o.
other receptacle become offensive, or
complaint of any householder of the
township to issue an order forthwith tc
the sexton or other person in charge, tc
have the same Immediately Inferred
and in case that the interment shall bt
neglected for three days after the com
plaint, any justice of the peace of the
township may issue his written order tc
any householder of the township to in
ter the dead at the expense of the sale
trustees or managers and shall allow ;
reasonable charge for the service afore
said.
SEC. Z. That any person who shal
willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injurt
or remove any tomb, monument OF