Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-17

No 28-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER
EIGHTEEN OF THE GENERAL STATUTES EN-
TITLED "OF PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS AND
THEIR ENLARGEMENT"
II is heeby enacted &c.
Sec If any shall at meeting duly warned for that
purpose place the public burial grounds Of such
or any of the same under the charge and supern
encnce of cemetery commissioners instead of selecmen said
shall at such meeting proceed to elect separately board
consisting OF five cemetery commissioners who shall thereafter
have the whole care superintendent and management of such
burial ground Sounds member of which board shall 90
of Office annual March meeting each year. and
member shall at the me be annually elected the place
of the member going of Office which member elected
shall hold his Office for the Of FIVE years The for
which the several members of the first board of commissioners
any town shall respectively hold their Office shall be follows
The commissioner first chosen shall hold his Office for FIVE
years the chosen shall hold his Office for four
years the chosen shall hold his office for three
years the commissioner chosen shall hold his Office for
years and the commissioner next chosen shall hold his Office for
one ye r.
il Csc of vacancy said board of commissioners from any
cause remaining members of said board shall elect
soner fill such vacancy and the commissioner elected shall
hold Office for the residue of the for which the comn
sioher whose Office has so become vacant, elected
Ay may by vote, meeting duly warned for that
purpose take any all of its burial grounds of the charge
the cemetery commissioners and place the under the charge
Of the sectmen and whenever any shall vote to take all
Of its burial grounds then under the charge of cemetery
missioners in that town shall thereupon terminate
SEC Said board of commissioners may set apart and
propae such portion portions of the burial ground grounds
placed under their charge they shall deem proper burial
place for the burial of persons without charge therefor under such
regulations the said commissioners shall prescribe andt they
lay out the remaining unoccuped portions of said burial ground
gound suitable lots other sub divisions for family 9th
burial places with oil necessary paths avenues other
served places and may plant and embch the with
shrubs flowers and other rural Said board may
hva
the said burial ground grounds not inconsistent with this act
and the laws Of this State they shall deem expedent and
may alter and amend the same which bylaws rules and rgua
tons shall be recorded in the town clerk office But no by
law rule regulation shall be adopted restrain any person
the free exercise enjoyment of his religious sentiments with
respect to the burial of the dead
Sec g. Said board of shall have authority for
and the the town. grant and convey person.
by deed duly executed any the designated lots divisions
Of said burial ground grounds to be used for the burial of the
dead and which to erect tombs cenophs and other
mens such and conditions they shall by their by
avs rules and regulations prescribe and all such lots shall be
exempt from attachment levy of execution and free from taxa
ton and such deeds shall be executed for and the Of the
town by OF said commissioners appointed by the board for that
purpose.
SIC The proceed of the sale of lots other sub dvs
ions said burial ground grounds shall be paid into the town
treasury be kept separate from any other funds OF said town
and subject the order of said commissioners and such pro-
ceeds and the thereof shall be devoted the improvement
and establishment Of such burial ground grounds and keep
ing the ORDER under the direction of such commissioners
forever.
SEC g. The said board of commissioners are authorized
take and hold any grant donation bequest of property upon
trust to apply the same the income thereof for the improve
establishment of said burial ground grounds any
part thereof for the erection repair preservation removal
any monument fence other erection around the same
any part thereof according to the terms of such grant donation
or bequest
SEC Any money received by said commissioners, shall
be invested by the treasurer under the direction of the
mssionels mortgages Of real estate public stock and all
property received under the provisions of the foregoing section
(uness provision made by the terms of such grant do
nation beque shall be in the charge Of the town treasurer
subject TO the control and direction of said commissioners but
shall always separate from, and independent of any other
moneys property belonging to the town. and free from the
troll OF said town. except through the commissioners aforesaid
and the income of such iun property shall be received by said
subject the order Of said commissioners and shall
appropriated BY them IN such manner as shall in their opinion
be4u Its male
SEC l. said board of commissioners SHALL at each annual
town meeting make written report to the Of their acts
and proceedings and Of the condition Of the burial ground