The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-01
April 1L,1s57.
mo. 14S.1 AN ACT
To regulate Township and other Cemete

mo. 14s.1 AN ACT
TO regulate Township and other Cemcte.
ries.
SEC. 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That it
shall be lawful for the trustees of any
township in this State, in which is situa-
ted a public " burying ground" or Gem
etery," purchased by a levy upon the a K
able property of the township, to lay out,
or cause the same to be laid out, under
the direction Of a person competent to
legs, paths, or other subdivisions, as may
in their judgment be deemed most advis-
able and tho said trustees shall have
said lots regularly numbered, and the av-
enues named, and shall cause the same to
be plated, so as to exhibit a fair and dis
tiuct outline of the premises, which plat
shall be kept in the possession of the
township clerk, and carefully preserved
by him.
Sec. 2. That it shall be lawful for
the trustees of said township, for the pur-
pose of grading, improving, and embellish-
ing said " cemetery grounds" after prop
err notice having been given, to proceed to
sell, in such manner, and at such time,
a1d upon such terms as may be, in their
Judgment deemed most 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 trus-
tees aforesaid are hereby authorized and
empowered to execute and which shall
be recorded in a book provided for that
purpose, by the clerk of said township
the expense of recording to be paid By
the person receiving said. decd Provid-
ed, that no person not a resident of the
township shall be allowed to become the
purchaser of any lot or lots in said Gene
terry, nor shall any person, being the own
er or purchaser of any of the said lot or
lots transfer his, her, or their title or
claim to any person or persons not a resi-
dent of the township, without the written
assent of the trustees of said township, or
a majority of them.
Sec. 8. That it shall be lawful for the
trustees aforesaid to appropriate the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of the lots aforesaid, in
setting out trees, ~shrubbery, &C., and i'm
proving and embellishing said cemetery
grounds, in such manner as the means in
their hands may justify, but they shall
enter into no contract exceeding the
means within their control.
Sec. 4. Any lot held by an individu-
al in such cemetery shall in no case be
subject to be levied on or sold on execu.
ton.
Sec. 5. That if the sexton or other
person in charge of any township, or 9th
er cemetery, shall suffer the dead to re-
main in any vault, or other receptacle uc-
til the same shall become offensive, he
shall be liable on complaint of any person
before any justice of the peace of the
township to a fine of not over twenty dol
lars, and an additional penalty of five dol
lars for every day after 6ne aforesaid, that
the nuisance shall be continued.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of
the trustees or managers of any cemetery,
where the dead laid in any vault or other
receptacle become offensive, on complaint
of any householder of the township to is
sue an order forthwith to the sexton or
other person in charge, to have the same
Immediately inferred and in case that
the interment shall be neglected for three
days after the complaint, any justice of
tho peace of the township may issue his
written order to any householder of the
township %to-inter the dead at the expense
of the said trustees or managers, and
shall allow q reasonable charge for the
service aforesaid.
SEC. 3. That my person who shall
wilfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure
or remove any tomb, monument or grave
stone or other structure pla esd in any
cemetery, or any fence, railing or other
work, for the protection or ornament of a
cemetery or tomb, monument or grave
stone or other structure aforesaid, or of
any cemetery lot within a cemetery, or
shall w%ilfully destroy, cut, break or injure
any tree, shrub or plant, within the linn
its of a cemetery, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall upon convic-
ton thereof, before any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine of
not less han five dollars, nor moro than
five hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for a term of not less