The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-07-13
AN ACT
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Passed March 20, 1860.
tNo.e4l AN ACT
To enable Townships and incorporated villa.
gps to establish Cemeteries common to
both.
Section ]. Be IL enacted By he General
.8sspmbiy Of he State Of OHIO. That it stall
be- lawful tot tho trustees OF any township.
and tho council OF any Incorporated village
therein, tn unite in tho establishment ot II
cemetery common to the inhabitants of both.
by The purchase of land therefor. not *
ceedng thirty ncres ia extent, at u cost not
exceeding SIX thousand dollars, to be paid
by such township and village. IN such pro.
portions as may bv agreed upon by SAID
trustees aud council aud for tho payment
of such purchase money. said trustees shall
havo pOwer to levy upon the taxable prop
erty Of such tnHnship including such village.
aud said council shall have power 10 lugy
upon tho taxable property OF such viilnge.
such tax. additional to other taxes nuthor-
Izrd 6y law. as may bo necessary for such
purposes; but said tax shalt not br so ievlnd
during u greater period Of timo than three
yoaie.
Sec. Q Tho tito to such cemetery shall
30 vested in such Incorporated village. for
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township aud village. for burial purposes
therein. The said land shall be laid out i'm
proved and regulated as n cemetery. in such
manner as ihu council ut such Incorporated
village may from tmo TO timo prescribe br
ordinance tho inhabitants Of such township
shall possess therein tho samo rights and
privileges as tho inhabitants of such village.
! tn he exercised in tho samu manner in all
respects, aud permission shall be granted
by said council for the iufsrm"nt in said
| cCnotury nf all persons buried at tho OK
ponse OF such township.
sec g. Said council may provide by or.
dnance, for the salo and conveyance Of
burial lots and privileges OF inierment in
said cemetery; aud tho prncoeds Of all such
sales shall DO used for tho payment of the
purchase money of said land, or for tho i'm
provument of tho same Hs u cemetory, o.
for tho creation of a fund, tho interest or
principal Of which may DO applied to the
| improvement and care nf tho same.
Soc. T. In the establishments of comotor.
ics under this act. any township or incoi.
j pOratcd village may make n6e of ans cGm-
etury which may nr shall he held by such
township nr village aud of nnv land which
such township or Villag" may or shall hav"
acquired bv deed Of gift or by devise. for
burial PURPOSES; bur such cemetery, so held
or land 40 acquired, shalt be part of th'
trhct or land. not exceeding thirty acres
, devoted tn cemetery pnrposes. uudnr TIM
act any funds ~hi0h aro or may bo in th'
= treasury of such township or village. appi
. cah'o to cemetery purposes, may bs. by sar'
I trustees or council. applied to the establish
'' mcut improvement aud care ot cemorerlc
o created under this act as if such funds wcr
= tho proceeds of sales of burial lots therein
Sec. g. Any township adjoiLing one i
/ which a cemetery may be established undc
% this net. may, by consent OF tho trusteos q
L zach township, and of the council of sue
y incorporated village, bo admitted to Il
u equal participation of the Inhabitants there
Of in right aud privileges 10 said crmotor,
J. upon such terms us may he mutually agree
: upon; bnt tho tito and control OF sal
u cemetery shall continue vested III such ii
u cOrporaf"d village as heroin above providCC
Sec All laws of this State. of n genol
al nature. providing Tor tho protection &
u cemeteries. or making criminal any ac'
= done 10 the injury of the same, or to the II
u jury oi anything npper tanning in any way |
u tho use thereof for burial purposes, sha
apply to cemeteries established by yirtu
10 hereof.
Soc 7 This act shall take effect and
in force from and Hfrr is passage.
RICHARD G PARSONS,
Speaker Of tds Houss of Rspr's"ntnHur
ROBERT q KIRK,
Pr,si tent Of The SsRdie.
Passed March II, 1860.