The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-16

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1t is hereby enacted &c
Sec any SHALL at meeting duly warned for that
purpose place the public burial grounds of such town.
any of the ame under the charge and suprn
tendence of cemetery commissioners instead Of seectm said
SHALL such meeting proceed to elect separately board
consisting of five cemetery commissioners who shall thereafter
have the whole superintendent and Of such
burial ground grounds member of which board shall out
of office the annual March meeting each year. and
member SHALL the time be annually elected in the place
o the member going out of Office which member elected
shall hold his office for the term of five years. The terms 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 commissioner chosen shall hold his Office for four
years the commissioner chosen shall hold his Office for three
years the commissioner chosen shall hold his office for two
years and the commissioner chosen shall hold his Office for
one year.
In case of vacancy said board of commissioners from any
cause the remaining members of said board shall elect commits
soner fill such vacancy and the commissioner 50 elected shall
hold his office for the residue of the term for which the commits
sioner whose Office has 50 become vacant elected.
Any may by vote at meeting duly warned for that
purpose take any all Of its burial grounds out of the charge of
the cemetery commissioners and place the under the charge
of the seectmen and whenever any shall take all
of its burial grounds then under the charge of cemetery
moners out Of their charge the Of Office of all such
mi8sione1s in that town shall thercupon terminate
SEC 2 Said board of commissioners may set apart and APP
prope such poonor portions of the burial ground grounds
placed under their charge they shall deem proper burial
place for the burial persons without charge therefor under such
regulations the said commissioners shall prescribe andthey
lay the remaining unoccuped portions OF sad burial ground
or gounds in suitable lots other subdivisions for family 9TH
er burial places with all necessary paths avenues other
served places and may plant and embcsh the with trees
shrubs flowers and other rural Said board may
make all necessary bylaws rules and regulations respect to
the said burial ground grounds not inconsistent with this act
and the laws of this State they shall deem expeent and
may alter and amend the which bylaws rules and regua
lions shall be recorded in the town clerks office But no by
law rule regulation shall be adopted restrain person IN
respect to the burial Of the dead.
SEC g. Said board of commissioners shall have authority for
and the of the grant and convey person.
by deed duly executed any the designated lots subdivisions
of said burial ground grounds to be used for the burial OF the
dead and which to erect tombs cenops and other
ment 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
on and such deeds shall be executed fer and the the
town. by of said commissioners appointed by the board for that
purpose
ions said burial ground grounds shall be paid into the
treasury to be kept separate from any other funds of said town.
and subject the order of said commissioners and such pro-
ceed and the thereof shall be devoted the Improvement
and establishment of such burial ground grounds and keep
the in ORDER under the direction of such commissioners
forever
SEC s. The said board of commissioners authorized
take and hold any grant donation bequest of property upon
trust 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 part thereof according the of such grant, donation
or bequest.
SEC. 6. Any money received by said commissioners shall
invested by the town treasurer under the direction Of the
missones in mortgages of real estate public stock and all
property received under the provisions of the foregoing section
ess other provision is made by the terms of such grant do
beques shall be in the charge of the treasurer
subject to the control and direction of said commissioners but
shall always remain separate FROM and independent Of any Other
moneys property belonging the and free from the
troll of said town, except through the commissioners aforesaid
and the income of such fund.- property shall be received by sale
treasurer subject the order of said commissioners and shall
be appropriated by them in such shall their opinion
best promote the purposes for which such grants donations and
requests made
SEC T. Said board of commissioners SHALL each annua
town meeting make written report the town of their
and proceedings and of the condition of the burial ground
grounds placed their charge and said report shall contain
of their receipts and expenditures for the same
the funds subject to their order
SEC 8. If any person shall wuy and maiciousy deface
m mme break down any gravcstone monument Other
erection any burial ground placed under the charge of d
board of commissioners shall wly and macosy deace