The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-07-15
SpttiaI Motitts.
To All Whom Il MAY Concern

Alta meeting Of tho Trustees of the Maple
I'irove Cemetery Association, the following
rules Tor the government and regulation there
of were adopted and ordered 10 he printed
and posted np In the aaid Ceme,ery Grounds:
RULE Every person violating the provis
lions OF the following seotions ~ the statute, ~
EITHER Of them, will be promptly prosecuted
to.wlt J. Section ts OF "An act 10 punish Ger
s,h sa,n ,ss ossnses therein named" passed March
u any person shall wlfully and maliciousiy al
tor, deface. break down, or destroy any monu
ment or tombstone erected or act up to per.
lpetuate tho memory NJ any deceased person,
every person 40 offending shall, upon convict.
ION tnereof, be hned In any sum not exceeding
TWO hundred dollars, ard be kept In solitary
confinement In tho cell or dungeon of the
county Jail, and be fed on broad and water on.
", not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion
Also, section eight Of "An act making pro.
vision for the Incorporation ofCemetery Asso.
ciationB." passed February ~, 1Sls. to.wit:-
ANY person who shall wifully destroy, mutt.
late, deface, iniure, or remove n " tomb. mon
ument, or grave .stotc, or other struoture
placed In any Cemetery: or any fenoc. railing,
or other work for the protection or ornament
OF Cemetery, or tomb monument, or grave.
stone, or other structure aforesaid: or Of any
cemetery lot within Cemetery; or shall vii.
iully destroy, cut. break, or injure. any tree,
shrub. or plant within the limits OF Gene.
terry. shall DO deemed guilty ofa fiiIsdemeanor
and shal upon conviction thereof, before anv
Court ut competent Jurisdiction, be punished
In hne ofless than I'VE dollars nor more than
Ave hunired dollars, and by imprisonment in
the county jail for n term of not less than ono
nor more than thirty days. according to tho
nature and nggravatlon Of the Oifense; and
snch offender shall also DO liable in AN action
OF trespass. in the name Of tho Association, to
pay MI such damages as have been occasioned
by his unlawful act or acts: which money,
when recovered, shall be applied to tho repar.
ation and restoration nf the property destroy.
cd or Injured rs above and In all pr0sec cutions
under this act, members OF said Association
shall he competent witnesses.
RuLE T. Any person who shall ride or drive
any team, horse, carriage, hearse. or other
vehicle, over or upon any lot or lots within
the limits OF tho Maple Grove Cemetorv. shall
be deemed guilty ofa misiemcanor, and upon
conviction thereof before any Court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, shall be punished by ~ nno
OF not less than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars, according to tho nature and aggrava.
tlon of the ofenso; and such offender shall also
he liable in an action In the nsme Of the Maple
Grove Cemetery Association. to pay all such
damages aS havo been occasonod by his un.
lawful act or acts; which money, when recov.
cred, shall be applied to the reparation and
stated.
RULE 3. Any person or persons who shall
shoot or hunt for birds or other game. within
the limits OF said ometery grounds, or shall
dlscharge any gun, pistol. or ANY other fire.
arms therein; or shall play ut cards, or indulge
IN any imm '!al practice or practices, or uso /
Ioud, boisterous, prnfane. or obscene language
w'hin the limits Of said Cemetery grounds.
shaii be deemed guilty OF n msdcmeBnor, and
shall be punished In the same manner POINTED
out IN Rule I'd, above quoted.
RuLH I. All persons who do not own alOt or
lots IN the said Cemethry are prohibited from
iigging or causing To be dug. any grave or
graves upon lots In said Cemetery grounds. |
ri la .1( a
association, or one Of them. or the Secretary ,
thereof; and no persnn shall inter dead bodies
upon lots belonging to other persons without
he consent Of the owners thereof Any per.
ION or persons violating the provisions of this
tule. shall be deemed guilty OF n misdcmcanor,
md shall, upon conviction thereof before any Il
Court OF competent jurisdiction. he fined in
my sum not exceeding fifty dollars nor less
han ten dollars. at the discretion Of the Court:
md shall. moreover, be- liable IN An action OF
damages TO said MSplc Grove Cemetery Asso.
'iation. or to the person or persons upon
rhose lots they shall dig grave or graves or
nier dead bodies, contrary to the provisions
u This Rule.
RrtE s. All fines collected by virtue Of tho
PROVISIONS NJ the "a. 81, and Iih Rules, forego.
nR, shall. when collected. he paid over to tho
Of the Maple Grove Cemetery Asso.
iation. unless otherwise provided for therein.
The public are requested To take notice
hat, inasmuch as ii is necessary To have n
sexton 10 take charge of the Cemetery
grounds, and TO be on hand at all times 10
liz graves and attend to the interment Of
lead bodies in said Cemetery, the Trustees
ave, as part compensation for his time
nd services, given the Sexton the exclusive
ight TO dig all graves in said Cemetery
rounds; and he is entitled to charge Tor
is services in digging. filing M, &c., the
ollowine prices, to be paid by the estate or
Ilends OF the decense !, to-wit:
irave for full grown person. .......s2,0o
irase for person from sto l6 years old l,50
rave foI person under years old.... 100
DIXON SrANSBURY.)
WILLIAM CHURCH, Trusi'ss.
WILLIAM MuNGEN,
EZRA BROWN, Srcrsfdry.