Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-01
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED sTATFs
Pdssst at The Second Session Of he IHirlv. S,r.u,
Congress.
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An Act to incorporate the Mount Oliyet nem.
terry Company, in the District OF COLUMBIA
Be il enacted By The Senate and House Of B,n,.
sehtaHves Of The Tinted States Of america in ron
gress assembled, That Edward A, KNIGHT Chs,,".
j. White, aud Charles d. Bowling. and tbsl,
successors, he aud they are hereby orsatsd a
body polite and corporate by the name and tils
OF :" the Mount Oliyet Cemetery COMPANY. u and
by that name may have perpetual successon
may sue and be sued in the courts Of law Sn5
equity, and other competent tribunals. NAV
have and use common seal and the same NAV
destroy, alter. and renew at pleasure, may as
sociate with them such other persons in ssjd
company to any number not exceeding nine
may fill all vacancies which may occur IN thsIr
own body, and may from time to tune ordain
such by laws, not inconsistent with the lawsin
force in the District Of Columbia as thew NAV
deem necessary or proper for said company
Sec. And be il further enacted, That ,ail
corporation may acquire, hold, aud DISPOSE AZ
such estate, real, personal, and mixed, as NAV
hc necessary or proper for the purposs9 of sail
corporations Proeidea, The said corporatjoD
shall not own at my one time more than obe
hundred acres of land in tho county of Washing.
ton, and without the limits of the city of Wash
in6ton And Propided further, That at least
thirty acres in one body bo set apart and used
SEQ. .. And be hriher eadctsS. That
bniial lots in said cemetery may be sold, leased
or otherwise disposed of by said corporation to
the lot-holders, upon snch conditions aud sub.
iect to such regulations as said corporation or
the hoard OF managers may prescribe, aud a
certificate under the seal of said CORPORATION Of
the ownership or other interest ia any lot afore
eaid shall in all respects have the same effect
MS any conveyance from said corporation Of sail
lot would have, il executed, acknowledged, and
recorded 90 conyeyances of real estate are re-
quired by law to he; which certificate shall be
entered in book kept by said corporation for
that purpose, the same to be open to the inspee.
tiOn Of all persons Interested aud burial lots in
said cemetery shall not be subject to The debts
of the lot.holders thereof, and the land Of The
said corporation dedicated to the purposes Off
cemetery shall not be subject to taxation Of auy
kind.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That the
affairs of said corporation may be conducted BY
such board Of managers as said corporation may
ordain, to be composed Of the corpora,ors, Or
any selected number thereof, and such other
persons as the said corporation may elect.
Sec o. And be il further enacted, That %
streets, lanes, alleys, roads, or canals, Of any
sort, shall be opened through the property Of
sad corporation exclusively appropriated aud
used for The purposes of cemetery Propiid,
That nothing herein Contained shall be so COLI
strued as to authorized said corporation to ob-
struct any public road or street. or lane, or alley
now actually opened and used as such
SEC. q. And be II further enacted, That any
person who shall wiltully destroy, mutilale OF
deface, ujare or remove any tomb, or monu-
meat, gravestOnc, or other structure or work
placed in said cemetery, or any fence railing
or work for protection or ornament Of said GEM
etcry, or any tomb, monument, gravestone, OF
other structure or work thereon, or shall Wiliul.
ly destroy, cut, break, or remove any tree, shrub
or plant, within the limits Of said cemetery,
shall be considered guilty of misdemeanori
] and, on conviction thereof before any magistrate
or justice OF the peace, shalt be punished BY
fine, at the discretion Of the justice, according
to the aggrayation of the offence, of not les
than five nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec Z. AAd be il further enacted, That tho
SAID corporation shall provide for the return
from time to time, to the Corporation Of Wash
ington, Of reports OF oil interments made in SAID
cemetery, of persons who may have died within
the limits of the city OF Washington, in such
manner as may be prescribed from time to time
by said Corporation Of Washington
Sec. 8. And bel further enacted, That nothing
in this act shall be so construed as to authorize
taid corporation to issue any note token, device
script, or other evidence Of debt to be used IS
currency aud each of the oorporators 10 sall
corporation shall be held liable, in his indiVld-
ual capacity, TOR all the debts and liabilities o.
said corporation. however contracted or Incurred
to lie recovered by suit as other debts or llaol-
tiles before the court or tribunal having Jurl'-
dictlon of the case.
Sec, 0. And be Il further enacted, That i
shall he lawful for Congress, at any time here
after, to alter, amend or repeal the foregoing
gct.
Approved. June 10, 1869.