Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-31

AN ACT

(No. 6i.) AN ACT
To enable Townships and Incorporated Villages
TO establish Cemeteries common TO both.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of the state OF Ohio, That it shall be lawful
for the trustees Of any township, and tho council
Of any Incorporated village therein, to unite in
the establishment of a cemetery, common to the
Inhabitants of both, by the purchase Of land
therefor, not exceeding thirty acres In extent,
at q cost not exceeding six thousand dollars, to
be paid by such township and village, in such
proportion as may bo agreed upon by said trus
toes and council; and for tho payment Of such
purchase money, said trustees shall 1ave power
to levy upon the taxable property of such town.
ship, including such village, and said council
shall have power to lovy upon the taxable
property of such village, such tax, additional to
other taxes authorized by law, as may be necos
sary for such purposes but said tax sha!l not 10
so levied during greater period vi tno than
three years
Soc. 2. Tho title to such cemetery shall be
vested in such incorporated village, tor the com
mon use of tho inhabitants OF such township
and village, for burial purposes therein. Tho
said land shall bc laid out, improved and regu-
latod as Il cemetery in such manner as tho coun'
Gil of such incorporated village may from time
to time prescribe by ordinances the inhabitants
OF such township y phall possess therein the same
rights and privileges as the inhabitants Of such
village, TO bo exercised In the same manner in
all respects, and permission shall be granted by
said council for the interniont In said cemetery
of all persons buried ut the expense of such
township.
Sec. 8. Said council mny provide, by ordi
nance, for the sale and conveyance OF burial lots
and privileges Of interment In said cenieteryj
aud the proceeds Of all such sales shall be used
for the payment of the purchase money OF said
land, or for tho Improvement of the same as a
CO stery, or for the creation Of fund, the In
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the Improvement and care of the same.
SEQ. a In tho establishment Of cemeteries un-
der this act, any township or Incorporated vii
lage may make use any cemetery which may
or shall be held by such Il twnshipor village, md
Of any land which such township or village may
or shall have acquired by decd Of gift or by de-
wise, for burial purposes but such cemetery, so
held, or land so acquired, shall be part of the
tract ofland, not exceediog thirty acres, devoted
to cemetery purposes, under this act, any funds
which are or may be In the treasury OF such town
ship or village, applicable TO cemetery purposes,
may bo,by said trustees council, applied to the
establishment ut, fmpro vement and care Of cemete-
ries created under this act, as ifsuch funds were
| th proceeds Of salos Of burial lots therein.
Soc. 5. Any township adjoining one In which
| q cemetery may be established under this act,
may, by consent Of the trustees OF zach township
aud Of the council Of such incorporated village,
be adinitted 10 an equal participation Of the 10
habitants thereof in rights and privileges IN said
| Gem etery, upon such terms a. may be mutually
| agreed upon; but tho title and control OF said
Gem etery shall continue vested in such incorpo-
rated village as herein above provided.
Sec. 8. All laws of this State Of q general ma
turs, providing for tho protection Of cemeteries,
or making criminal any acts done to tho injury
| OF the same, or to the injury Of anyth ing apper'
tanning In any way to the use thereof for burial
purposes, shall apply to cemeteries established
by virtue hereof.
Sec. 7, This act shal. take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
RICHARD q. PARSONS,
Speaker of tho House of Representatives.
ROBERT O. KIRK,
President Of the Seuato.
Passed March II, 1850.
| No. 40. AN ACT
To authorize Counties, Townships, Cities and
Incorporated Villages to Issue bonds in certain
cases.
Section I. Be Il enacted by tho General As.
sem bly, OF the State Of Ohio, That IL shall he
.rustees Of any township, aud tho council OF any
city or incorporated village which may have
heretofore in pursuance Of law issaed bonds In
aid or for purposes Of public improvement aud
which bonds arc now due and unpaid, or may
become due on or before the fourth day Of Jau-
uary In the year eighteen hundred and sixty
three, TO issue other bonds not exceeding in
amount the principal Of such bopdsss due or to
become due.
SEQ. 2. All the bonds issued by virtue Of tho
foregoing section shall be numbered and regis
tered by the authorities issuing themi each bond
shall be for q sum Of not less than one hundred
| dollars, or more than ono thousand doll ars,
| and shall become due at any period there.
IN named, not exceeding fifteen years from