The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-12-11
passage,
Approved, Oct. 20, 1868.
No. 2S.-An act to provide libraries for
sons confined mail.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.

Chrlstlen cnureneS ana Oenevolent lnQlVlouas
in their respective counties, for the purpose
of library for the benefit of all persons who
may be confined in Jail. The several jailors
shall keep a book of record, in which
they Eshall enter the names of all do
nors of books, with the title of said books,
which hooks of record shall be open to the
inspection of all persons, and the jailor is
hereby constituted librarian. 1t shall be the
duty of the librarian to keep safely the books
in The library, and distribute them to all per-
sons confined in Jail for whatever cause, for
their use and benefit, and exchange the same
from time to tine, as he may judge needful.
Provided that he shall withhold from delir-
ering said books to any person whom he
shall have reason to believe will wantonly de-
stroy or misuse the same.
Approved. Nov. :, 1868.
No. 23.-An act in addition to chapter Is of
the general statutes, entitled, "Of public
burial grounds and their enlargement"
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. If any town shall, at meeting
duly warned for that purpose, vote TO place
the public burial grounds of such town, or
any one or more of the same, under the
charge and superintendence of cemetery COM
missinners, instead Of selectmen, said town
shall, at such meeting proceed to elect, sep
arately, board of FIVE cemetery commission
ers, who shall thereafter have the whole care,
superintendent and management of such
burial ground or grounds, ore member Of
which board shall go out of Office at the an
nual March town meeting in each year, and
ally elect d to the place of the member so
going out of Office, which member so elected
shall hold his Office for the term of five years.
The terms for which the several members of
( the first board of commissioners in any town
shall respectively hold their Office shall be as
/ follows:
The commissioner first chosen shrll hold
bis Office for FIVE years: the commissioner
next chosen shall hold his office four years /:
the commissioner next chosen shall hold his
office for three wears; the commissioner next
chosen shall hold his office fo- two years !:
and the commissioner next chosen ehall hold
his office for one veal.
In case of vacancy in said board of COM
missioners from any cause, the remaining
members of said board shall ,iect commits
sioner TO fill such vacancy, and the commits
sioner shall hold his Office the residue of the
term for which the commissioner, whose Of
fee has SO become vacant, was elected.
Any town may vote, at i meeting warned
for that purpose, to take any or all of its buri-
al grounds ont Of ihe.charge of the cemetery
commissioners, and place the same under the
charge of the selectmen; and whenever any
town shall vote to take all of its burial
grounds then under the cemetery commission
ers ont of their charge, the term of office Of
ali such commissioners in that town shall
thereupon terminate.
Sec. . Said board Of commissioners may
set apart and appropriate such portion or
portions Of the barial ground or grounds
placed under their charge, as they shall deem
proper. as burial place for the burial of
persons without charge therefor, under such
regulations as the said commissioners shall
prescribe; and they MAY lay out the remain
ing unoccupied portions of said burial gr Dund
or grounds. in suitable lots or other sub-di-
visions for family or other burial places, with
all necessary paths, avenues, Oh other resery-
ed places. and may plant and embellish the
same with trees. shrubs. 4 ,wers and other III.
raj ornaments. Said board may make al
necessary bylaws, rules and regulations in
respec. to the said burial ground. or ground.
not Inconsistent with tins act and the laws o.
this State, as they shall deem expedient, and
NAV alter and amend the same, which by.
laws, rules and regulations shall be adopted
10 restrain any person II the free exercise o,
enjoyment o: his religious sentiments with
respect to the burial of the dead
Sec. 3. Said board Of commissioner,
.hall have authority for ard in The name OF
the town. to grant and convey to any person
by deed duly executed, any of the designated
lots or Subdivisions Of said barial ground
:, or grounds, to be used for the burial place o
=, the dead, on which to erect tombs, cenolaph
aud other monuments, on such terms an
conditions as they shall by thtir bylaws
rules and regulations prescribe; aud all sue
of lots shall be exempt from attachment or lev
Of execution. and free from taxation, an
such deeds shall be executed for and in th.
D. name OF ,he town, by one of said commls
Of sioners, appointed by the board for that par
IF pose.
le Sec. 4. The proceed of the sale Of lot:
d II other subdivisions in said burial grounC
in or grounds, shall be paid into the town trea
e ury, 10 be kept separate from other funds {
E. sal town, and subject TO the order OF sal
he commissioners; and such proceeds, and ID
T. income thereof, shall be devoted TO The In
Or provement and establishment of such buriE
RI ground, or grounds, and keeping the same
We order, under the direction of such commits
III sioners forever.