The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-13
Official.
[PUBLIc-No. 37l
AN ACT to establish and to protect national cem-

eterieS.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SentatiUes cfNe United States Of Anaerica in Con-
greSS assembled, That in the arrangement of the ma
tonal cemeteries established for the burial of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, the Secretary of War
is hereby directed to have the same enclosed with
good and substantial stone or iron fence; and
to cause each grave to be marked with a small
headstone or block, with the number of the grave
inscribed thereon, corresponding with tne num-
Der opposite to the name of the party in regis
ter of burials to be kept at each cemetery and at
the office of the quartermastcr general which
shall set forth the name, rank, company, regi-
ment, and date OF the death of the officer or SOL
dier; or, il unknown, it shall be so recorded.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That the Sec
retary of War is hereby directed to cause to be
erected at the principal entelance of each of the
national cemetries aforesaid a suitable building
to be occupied as porter's lodge; and it shall be
his duty to appoint meritorious and trustworthy
superintendent who shall be selected from enlis-
ted men of the army, disabled in service, and who
shall have the pay and allowances of an ordnance
sergeant, to reside therein, for the purpose of
guarding and protecting the cemetry and giving
information to parties visiting the same. The
Secretary of War shall detail some officer of the
army, not under the rank of major, to visit an
nualiy all of said cemeteries, and to inspect and
report to him the condition of the same, and the
amount of money necessary to protect them, to
sod the graves, gravel and grade the walks and
avenues. and to keep the grounds in complete
der; and the said Secretary shall transmit the said
report to Congress at the commencement of each
session, together with an estimate Of the appro-
priation necess airy for that purpose
SEC. 3. And be 1T further enacted, That any per-
;" WHO s, o
lJue VI i'iiio' any iiiu'iulIii,, S'9N vi
other structure, or shall wllfully destroy, cut,
lJuTe OF re. "a my re-, tiI y, p,.'
i'iii IiI i.s Id ot ny 21tr ~ "f ,,;don'aann d
upon conviction thereof before any district or
eiit"'t eouIt ", VI. ~ ;1 .;I 3 ",S -:
90 -. it,nt.d boI y. ii.bin to a fine ot mnt inSs
than twnntv I'VE nor more than one hundred dol
iarS nv tn ;;n11risnnment of not Loss than fftaen
nov morr thon sivtv DAYS according to the naturn
and orrravation ot tho offa,,ce And tbn sunnrin
fnndenf in CHARGE of nnv nat ionoi cnmetry i here
nv authorized to arrest forth with anv nerson en-
gagged i'm committing any u,isdemeanor herein
prohibited, ana to bring such person before any
United States commissioner on Judge of any dis
trict or circuit court of the United States within
any State or district where any of said cemeteries
are situated for the purpose of holding said per-
son to answer for said misdemea1,o or and then and
there shall m axe complaint in due form.
SEC. t. -1n3 be 1t fHJfher endcteG. That it shall
be the duty OF the Secretary of War to purchase
from the owr.cr or owners thereof, at such price
as may be mutually agreed upon between the
Secretary and such owner or owners, such real
estate as in b judgment is suitable and necessary
for the purpose of carrying into effect the prov
sons OF tins act and to obtain from SAID owner or
owners title IN fee Simple Tor the same And IN
case the Secretary OF War shall not be able to
agree witn 5; ;ud owner or owners upon tue price
" ue piiu II" any Ieal eslale neeucu ioI tne Pul
pose OF tnis act or 10 OBTAIN rom s'.la owner or
owners w! IN zee siihpie lor !he same, the Sec
a VI W rs e .nS 10y, ~ GtGi p
anu thIa tG ANY 1e "Eic m 4,n IN
nf this oct u' ''''o ''-i' '0' 'n0 p"'
SEC, G. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary O. War or the owner or owners of any
real estate. thus entered upon and appropriated
are hereby authorized to make application for an
arprais ent of said real estate thus entered upon
and appr o,,riated to any district or circuit court
within ~ State or district where such real es.
tbnri. tad and ramu;ed "u no snoh annIi+;n
nd in snch mnde and nndsr snch rn1alp and reo'
Tations ~ IL nav oSnnt to malIe y inst and eonit
hle ~ ,nraisme5t of The cash va1me of the several