Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-28
Public Local La,c.
PAssEDJANUARY SESSION. EiGH-
:TEES HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
CHAPTER IS.
AN ACT

war during he sivif rssrils. snd q
enciose and ornament the sane.,
Gee Be i. enacted BY th.ssee,.,.
Assembly Of Maryland. Thai thss sus
Of three thousand dollars, esFvso mud
thereof As may Re necessary, ,sAall be 90
propTia,ed o.. # any mouey 10 the Trsas.
ury act otherwise appropriated. for Il.
porpose Of purchasing lot Of grosud, not
exceeding tvs acrss. situs,cd on, or nea,
The site Of the late Camp for Confederate
PrifossEs Q. Point Loakouf. in Saint Ma.
ry's Counsy. in which 70 inter tho rsmainl
Of all the O nfsdersss ssoldisrs sho died
At 1aid Point, willis. prissnsra Of war
and for enclosing and 'ornsme ntius the
Sec. 9. And be Il enacted. That Chan.
man B;llings!ey. George H. Morgan, VIII
liam J.. Thomas. j. Pstran Craue. Mar
shall Dent. Joseph Forrest. George Thorn
as and James Langley. be, and they are
hereby appoiuteda Board Of Trustees Of ID.
State of Maryland. to carry out the object
and intentions ofibis Act. 10 manner and
form hereinafter designated. The said Trus.
tees &c act without any pecuuia,y com.
pensatior.
Sec. 3. And be il enacted. That The
said Board Of Trustees shall have the pew.
er to purchase = lot Of ground situated q.
provided for /. she FIRST section of this
Act. which lot Of around when 50 pur-
chased, as Aforesaid. shall be conveyed in
fee. to the said Bard Of Trustees, to be
held in trust by them for the purposes
IA. utioUed in this Act. and shall be d,vo-
ted in perpstuity. for the burial aud fual
resting plsce of all the ConfedgIs,s Sol
di.rs who may have DIED ., any time du.
ring the late civil strife. whilst prisoners
Of war at Point Lookout. in SAINT Nary q
County.
Sec 4. And be il enacted, That the
care and management Of the said lot of
ground are hereby entrusted solely 20
the sfor said Board Of Trustees, and
their successors. and it shall, Do their
duty. out # the fund that may come Into
their hands from State appropriations. or
otherwise. to remove the remains Of the
c Moderate soldiers referred to in the
frat a. d SECOND Sections OF Ibis Act, AID
TO have the same propery inferred in the
Aforesaid lot Of ground when the same
shall be purchased and conveyed ~ afore.
sad, to enclose tho said grounds With q
& cd and ,ubs'antisl post aud raj fence
not less than four feet high. or with an
iron fer &c Of the same height. not TO COST
more than five dollars per iincai foot as
said Board Of Trustees may deem best. to
erect suitable marks TO d-s,gnats the
graves Of these whose r-msins can be
identified, to bury the rem aiuaer in one
crave or separately as they may
deem best, snd fUrihcr to DO oil things in
their Judgment necessary aud proper to
b- drne, not incop sis,sn, with the laws of
This State CT Of the United states.
Sec. s. Aud be it enacted. That the
Aforesaid Board Of Trustees shsli have
power to receive appropriations from the
United Safes. and from State Legis!a-
lures, and also devises and requests, an-
nuities aud gifts OF oil personal property
to aid in the burial OF the remains of the
dead hereinoeforc mentioned. in encios-
ing aud ornsmeuting the grounds in which.
the said remains shall be inferred. and
maintaining the same. and erectiug mon
ument or monuments therein.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the
grounds and oil other property. which
shall come Into the hands Of said Trus-
tees ard their successors by gift. devise.
or otherwise, shall be forcve, flee from
any county tax, aud the State of Mary
Land hereby releases and exempts the
said Board Of Trustees from the pawn .nt
OF any taxes whatever on any and oil pro-
perty which may come into their hands.
for the purposes of this Act. which might
be imposed by existing laws. or any laws
TO be hereafter passed.
Sec : And be it enacted. Tha. the said
Board Of Trustees shall give bond to the
state OF Maryla land il double the probable
amount of money that may come iuto
their hands At any time during their teru.
o Office. with two or more sufficient secu-
rites. for the faithful discharge of their
niss which shall COME to ih,ir hands By
virtue Of tie provisions OF this Act. said
bond to be approved by q Judge OF the
Circuit Court Of Ssiut Marys County,
and recorded in the Clerks Office Of said
County,
Sec. 8. Aud be Il enacted, Tia. the
ssia Board Of Trustees shall adopt sach
i;ylaws. rules and regulations a they
may deem necessary for their meetings
aud the government OF their officers.
agent. and employees. aud for the care
aud protection OF the burial grounds sfore-
said. said by.laws. rules aad regulations
to be c o1sisssut with the laws 1T this State;
and the said Bo<rd of Trustee. shall bod
heir frs, meeting at Leonard Town, in
Saint Nary's County. on the 6r-t Tues
day IN May u, 1t. or as econ thcrcaf.sr Is
practicable. snd organize by elec:ing one
Of their number president; they shall
also appoint Secretary. whose term of
ofhce shall DC 6xed By said beard Of Trss-
tees. and they shall have further power
to em rloy such other officers. sgva,s and
employees IS may be nesafal. end to 6x
their nav. - kfstb cay y 10
Sec. Q. And be il enssse5. That tke
aid Board q Trustee sbai. on Or before
ihe thirty .hrss day Of Decsnher. eishseea
hppdred sad serenity, and assuallI there
siser. make report Of the condition asd
naaseemens OF said burial essupd aad
enelsore. which repors shall contain De-
ibid ssatsmeas OF sheir RECEIPTS ara ex.
and an antheeticated cory
tAsreef shall b forwarded % the Comp.
trollsR u the Sease. -
Gee. 10 And - Il esscasd, That u