Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-08-04
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| rarchsse Of lotscf ground. m vSish
toin'er the semsins ofStbe n6nSsdsrss-
Soldiers vho died q. Point Lookou, n
Be- Msry's County. whilst psiss.er, q
war during tas fsss siyit a1iis. ssd %
,.epclose and ornament The an.
See l Be j, essesed By a. Cess
Assembly Of Msrylssd. Hal sks.e@.
a three Thousand uollsss, voe- -
thereof a. may he necessary. sAall b q.
propriated oat of any none yin the Tssss-
my rot otherwise appropriated. for the
purpose Of purchasing . lot Of esedpd, not
exceeding two acres. situated on, or near
the site Of the late Camp %. Confederate
pri.oncrs ., Point I.cokou,. in Saint Ms-
rvs County. 10 which to inter Tie ssmsins
Of all the C'nfederate soldiers .sho died
at nid Point. whilst prisonere OF war,
and for cpclosing and osasaenting the
SAME .1fs-1 50 r 2 e.
See. 9. And Be il cnscted. That Chap
man Billi.g<l.y. George H. Morgan, viii
liam l.. Thomas. J. Psrran Crane. Mar
shall Deal. JOSEPH Forrest Gsorge Thin
rs and jane Langley. b., and they sre
hereby sppointeds Board Of Trustees of,be
State Of Maryland. to carry out tn object
and intentions Of this Act in manner aud
form hereinafter designated. The said Trus.
tees ic &C, without any peeuuiary COM
pensa,icn.
sec 3. Ard be it epacse1, That the
said Board Of Trustees shall have the pow
er to purchase lot Of ground situated As
provided for IN the 6rst section Of this
Act. which 1T Of ground when 80 pur-
chased, a. aior, said. shall be conveyed 10
fee. to the said Il ard Of Trustees, to be
held in trust by 'hcm for the purposes
m-ntioned in this Act. and shall be d vo-
ted in perpetuity. for the buria; and fnal
resting place of oil The Confed, rate Sol-
di,rs who may have oied Al any time du-
ring the late civil strife, whilst prisor or.
of var 1t Point Lookout, in Saint Mary's
County.
See. 4. And be it enacted. That the
care aud management, OF the said lot Of
ground are hereby entrusted solely to
the sfor said Board Of Trustees, aud
their successors. and it shall be their
duty. on, cf the fund that may come into
their hands from State appropriations. or
otherwise. TO remove the remains Of the
Confederate -oldiers referred TO in the
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to have the same properly Inferred in the
aiore, aid lot Of ground when the same
shall oe purchased and conveyed as afore-
said. 10 enclose the said grounds with a
&. I'd and SUBSTANTIAL lost and rail fence
not less than four feet high. or with an
iron fierce of the same height. not to cost
more than Eve dollars Per lineal foot as
said Eoard Of Trustees may deem best. to
erect suitable marks TO designate the
graves Of ,hnse whose remains can BE-
idcnlit' d. to bury the rem aiuder in on"
common grave ,r separately as they may
deem best. aud further to do all things in
their jud gment necessary aud proper to
be- d"ne, not inconsistent with the laws OF
his State OF OF the United stat s.
Sec. S. And be it enacted, That the
Aforesaid beard Ut Trustees shall have
power to receive appropriations. from the
Un.ted ates, and from State Isegisla-
lures, and also d. vises and requests. an
Dcities aud gifts OF all personal property
to aid in the burial of the remains OF the
dead hereinbefore mentioned. in enclos-
ing ard oruam nting the grounds in which
the said remains shall be intsrred. aud
Maintaining the same, aud erecting moo.
umcnt or monuments therein.
Sec. q. And he it enacted, That the
grounds md all other property. which
shall come into the hands Of said Trus-
tees and their successors by gift. devise,
or Otherwise, shall b. tvreve, free from
rny county tax. and the State Of Mary
land her-bv releases aud exempts the
said Board Of Trustees from the payment
Of any taxes whatever IN any and all pro-
perty which may come iuto their hands,
! for he purposes of this Act. which mi ghs
be imposed by existing laws, or any laws
TO be hereafter passed.
Sec I And be it enacted. That the said
Board OF Trrs'ees shall give bond to the
Sta'c OF Maryland ir double the probable
amount # mon y that may come iuto
thrir hands at any time during their terra
O office. with two or more sufficien, secu-
rites. for the faithful discharge Of their
duIies. aud correct accounting for al! NO.
p,es which shall come to ih ir hands BY
virtue Of the provisions Of this Act. said
bond to DO approved by Judge Of the
Circuit Cour, Of Saint Mary's County,
and accorded in tho Clerks Office Of ssid
County. ......
Sec. 3. And be Il enacted. That the
said Board Of Trustees shall adopt sush
hyslaws, rules and regulations rs they
may deem necessary for their meetings
and the government Of their officers.
agents and employses, aud Cor the care
and protection oil the burial grounds sfore-
said, said bylaws. rules aad regulations
to be cuusist-nt with the laws Ut this State;
aud the said Board Of Trustees shall hold
their frs, meeting at Leonard Town. in
SAINT Mary's County. on the 6r-, Tues
day in May o. Il. or - soon thereafter a
practicable. sud organize by elee,iug ous
Of their nuDher lrssden' they shall
also appoint Secretary. whose term oI
Office shsii b. fixed BY said Board Of Trus.
tees, and they shall have further. pow,
TO employ such other officers. agents and
employees - may be neslful, aud to d
sheir pay. .-- sT + Z