Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-23


and attested by its seal, and shall
be thereupon submitted to judicial Inspection
as required by the 38th section of this article,
and shall be certified and recorded as required
by the Both section of this article, and theFeaH
on the said corporation shall be q body corpo.
rate in fact and in law, under the name set forth
in the said certificate, and shall be subject te
all the provisions, and entitled to all the toMs
ers and privileges conferred by this article SO
far as the same are applicable to the said corp0.
ration and the former charter of said corporcs
ton shall be deemed to be thereupon sprten-
dered, and all the property and assets belong
ing to the said former corporation of whAtsos
ever nature and description, and all heidsbts
and liabilities of the said former corporation Of
whatsoever nature and description, shall upon
such recording as aforesaid, be devolted upon
purpose be regarded as substituted by opera
tion of law in the room and stead Of said for
mer corporation, and all pending proceedings
at lawor in equity, on behalf Of or agaiastsaid
former corporation, may be amended at the in
stance of either party, SO that the said hew cof-
poration may be substituted as complainapts
plaintiff or defendant, as the case may require
In lieu and in place ol the old corporation. -
Sec. II. And be it enacted, That every eotf
poration formed under the provisions of thia
article, shall be subject to any and all provis
sions and regulations which may hereafter bE
any change in or amendments of the laws of
this State, be made applicable to such corpora
ton. ri 1ea &c ss.4tfs
Sec. 7s. And be it enacted, That ali uniform
ed volunteer companies shall be subject TO the
laws for the government of the militia of thia
State. -.
Sec. 70. And be it enacted, That no cemete.
ry company formed under the provisions of thi1
article shall be authorized or empowered to
purchase, hold or use for the purposes of buri-
al, more than one hundred acres of land, nor
any ground that shall be comprised within the
limits Of any city or town in this State, ut1iesS
the corporate aut thorities of said city or town
shall authorize the same.
Sec. 80. And be it enacted, That to lanesj
alleys, streets, roads, canals or public thorough
fares of any sort shall be opened through the
property of any cemetery company ihcofpofntS
ed under the provisions of this article which is
used or appropriated for the purpose of burial,
but nothing herein contained shall authorize
any such corporation to obstruct any public
roads, streets or lane actually opened and used
as such at the time of its incorporation, br then
laid down on any plat made by authority Cf
the State or city, town or county to be opehed
as street or road.
Sec. 81 And be it enacted, That every bu.
rial lot sold or conveyed in such cemetery shall
be held by the proprietor thereof for the sole
purpose Of sepulture and for none other, and
sirriffi not n subject to ettacls
ment or execution for debt or affected BY
insolvent laws Of this State, but the estate Of
the owner or owners in their respective lots
shall descend as real estate to heirs, may be de.
vised by will or may be disposed of by the own.
Ter, by sale, with the approval of the president
and managers of the corporation. 5itsF
Sec. 80. And be it enacted, That certifcats
under the seal of the corporation of the owner.s
Of nm 0ot md vn6 oc off
shall in all respects have the same effect as any
conveyance from such corporation Of said lot
would have if executed, acknowledged and re.
corded as conveyances of real estate are by the
laws of this State required to be.
Sec. s3. And be it enacted, That Iahys per.
son who shall wilfully destroy, nhtilate, Dc.
face, injure or remove any tomb, monument or
gravestone or other structure placed in said
cemetery, or any fence, railing or othet work
for the protection or ornament of said cemetes
ry, or shall wilfully destroy, cut, break o. re-
move any tree, plant or shrub within its 1imits,
or who shall shoot or discharge any firearms
within said limits, shall be considered as gull:
ty of misdemeanor and upon conviction theres
Of before any justice of the peace, shall be pun.
ished by fine in the discretion of the justice acs
cording to the aggravation of the 0fense, not
less than five nor more than fifty dollars. 1iit
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, That any such
corporation formed under the provisions of this
article, shall have power in its certificates Of ih-
corporation to limit the number of shares which
each stockholder may be allowed to hold; TO
prescribe the entrance fee to be paid by each
stakeholder at the time of subscribing, to reg
ulate the installments to be paid on each share,
provided the same shall not exceed the sum Of
one dollar per share per week and the times az
which the same shall be payable: Fzsss 2o
Sec. IS. And be it enacted, That any such.
corporation shall have power to enforce the
payment of all installmentS and other dues dug
to the corporation from the members or stock
holders by such fines and forfeitures as the co.'s.
poration may from time to time provide in tho
bylaws or articles of association of such corpc.
ration.
Sec. SO. And be ii enacted, That any person
applying for membership or for stock in any
such corporation after the end OF one month
from the time of incorporation may be requir-
ed to pay on subscribing such bonus or assess
ment as may from time to time be fixed or as
sessed in such manner as may be provided by
the corporation, in order to place such new
member or stockholder on footing with tho
original members and others holding stock at
the time of such application: s2 <s
Sec 81. And be it enacted, That such cor.
poration may at any time in advance Of thepe-
riod of time at which such corporation may,
cease to exist, according to the plan contdineos
in the original articles Of association, advance
to any member thereof for such premium as
may be agreed upon, the sun, which he wosld'
be entitled to receive upon the dissolution ct
the corporation, for any number OF shares there
in held, or. may purchase from any member
thereof the share or any humber OF shafesof
the stock held by him at such price OF sum as
according to the articles of association such
member may agree to receive, and on payment
of said sum of money may receive from such
member security as mentioned in the next sue
ceeding section of this article for the Payment
paid installments to be paid on the share or.
shares of stock SO sold or redeemed together
with interest at the rate of six per cent per an.
mum ON the sum SO paid or advanced at such
times and subject to such fines and penaltiesfof
the non-payment thereof as may be presented
in the articles of association or in the by-laws.
Sec. 49, Aud be it enacted, That the pAy-
ment of the unpaid installments on the share OF
shares so purchased or redeemed, with interest
on the money paid therefor as aforesaid, and
all fines and penalties incurred in respect there
of by any member, shall be secured to suchcors
poration by mortgage on real or leasehold pro-
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