Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-16
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LAWS on rm uSITEn STATES,


WhV'b NV OF now parsons hlhu ilsstlcinte
themselves together for The purpose of form
ing cemetery assoeiatlon IN tke District Of
OoininblA such prrsous shall have Tho power
Y adopt corporate name, and by thai name
shall bo known ~ body ooSnorato, ard hy that
liamc shall have perpetual succession and 10 ln-
vested with all powers, rights pEiEllogos, lla- /
uahalos, ana lminunlpca lnddont 70 eorporh-
tons. Said pcreOnA 90 associated, shall have
power 10 aequiro by gift grant o. purchase,
my ioi OF lots q land Ret exceeding hfty
acrca, and lay out the eamo Tor q burial place
for the dead, with oonyenlent alsins, md 10
sell tho same for such purpose and Tor no
tahor purposes, roserylng q sufficient portion
thereof Tor tho burial Of the stranger and In
digent. Said perDns, 90 aaeociated, may hayo
a common seal, and may alior or change tho
sumo at their pleasure. Said association shall
liaVo power ~ enclose and ornament eald
burial ground, W build and erect hoarso-
house and 10 Keep the some lp proper repair;
% purchase hearac ur hrarsesf and " do Az
other nccessafy acts, " tho end that all tho
appliances convenience, and benefit Of q
public and private cemetery may he desired
Tho officers Of sald corporation shall be
president a treasurer, who shall act as score
hry, and three directors, which said officer
shall be chosen annually by ballot, and slall
hold their ofllcoD until tholr SUCCESSOR are
chosen. Any neglect " choose their oflicerE
not operate as forfeiture OF their act OF In
corporation, In accordance with thoproyisions
Of this act ..r.- r....i, 90 f..-.
The firsi election Of officers by the persons
Assoclatlng, according 10 and for, the purpose
specified In the lrst section Of thls act, shall
BE- at the ilme and place designated and agreed
upon by majority u the pcrsons 90 Assocla-
ting themselves together, and no other than
buch persons shall vote At said eicstl0n. AZ
AZ each snbsoqucuti election Of o1leora of
bald Incorporation Tho owner or nwnors VI a
lot OF lots In said burial grounds shall be emit
tied 10 ono vote In tho election OF officers Of
s9id corporation, aud No mora, and shall hy
virtue VI aich membership, 10 O. member Of
said corporation. r
The pers1iis assoclatlng together In aecoFd-
ancu with the proylsiOns OF dis act shall cause
tho land designated NJ n burial uround 10 he
surveyed and plated; and plat Of said
ground, 30 surveyed, shall bo recorded IN the
nillco of The register Of deeds fur tho District Of
Columbia Zach lot shall 10 duly numbered
by said surveyor, and such number shall be
marked on said plat aud recorded as aioru-
said. % ........r... .. ....
Tho said corporation shall have power TO
establish and change by-lawA aud prescribe
rules and regulations for lts government and
the duties Of Its officers and the management
Of is property. y..| =. "a. I1.tIr.
The proceeds arising from the sale Of lots
10 the foregoing sections Of this act provided
for, after doductlng all expenses Of purchas-
Ing aud laying out lots, shall DO applied, aD-
iprOpriated, and used In improving aud orna-
'insntinR the burial ground, or for other pur-
poses named in Ills act. - ~ - (,
The propcrty Of thc corporntlouy ia Rround
lots and spplSneeSI ShaII la eXe,nnt from Nav tsS,
alton and shNil NOT he liable 10 sale or exc
,cutlon. ~ - - ! = -,
Dodieation Anv norson or rer.ons dcsi,;,,,
to dSdlcato any Iot Of lAnd, mot eTcoodinR flye
acros, as a burial aToand Or Mace lar inter-
mcnt for thc dead, FOR nc nae 81 any, soeIeiy,
association. or neighhsrhood NAV Nv dec1
duiy executed or RECORDED. c1nycy snsh land
10 nc District of CGnmbla inv ~ cornorats
name Of said DIstrict 81 CoiunlbIa, snccifving
In snch decd the aocictv as-ociatIn, ar nci,,i,s
borhood for the use ~ Winch tbe doaiicatia6 IA
dcsircd 10 10 made. ami thereby vest do tltie
10 such Lard In perpetnlty Tor Tho us.,sI siaied
In lie deed, and such land shali 10 thereaftc
exempt from taxes for ali puIposes whatever.
IL any person shall WlfuilS or maiiciously
cnt dawn Tbroak down I0vel dcmnlish ~
otherSisS' dcstrnv or IN nSc o. JamsSc M w
railing. fence or inclosi,ra around oT nno1
any land conveyed undor he proyisions an
this act, or nny irntc or most thereon. or shall
remove, break, injurc, or defaco any tomb or
other Stone. plank or board Or any insnrlu-
tion thereon. ar shali cnt down dcstrayl ip.
lure, or remove any treo or sbrub standinr ar
growing upon such Land. ne shall he ilahle io
Indictment and upon ronyictIon thsrcnf NJ
10 hnpd nal lcu,, than ton ,dollars nor NOR
thnn one nm red dollars
- u llnIRDs OF TRADE. ..
500. o. Ard hid 1nrll.sl. cadci,tl. That any
number Of pcan1nS not leas than twenty, 70
aiding IN the District Of Columbia, may asso-
clato themselves together a. hoard Of trade
and asecmblo at any time and place uDop
which a majority Of tllo members 80 ass6cIei-
NY ns,ssoiNcs tuScthcI may hsfoe, AMI oieci
they may SEQ tt, adopt name. constituiion
aud by-laws, such as they NAV aRrce nls1,,.
aud shall llereupon becomo a '6odT corpornte
aud polite Ia fact and In name, Nv the name
aud STYLE or tide, which they NAV haye
adopted, aud by that name shan have succe.-
sion, shall lie capable IN law To sue and III
sued, plead and 10 iinplcaded, answer and be
courts Of law and equity wbSteSoS' and thew
and tlolr successors shall have n commoi,
seal, and may alter and change the same nj
their discretion.
I Said corporation shall have the riqht 10 ai.
nit us members such persons a. thew NAV 40
1T aud expel any mcmbcTs as they may 500 nd;
and In all cases a minority Of tho me,nber'
present al any stated meetIng shali have M
right u pass, aud also nc rlght 10 repeal. any
bylaws u said corporation; and in all cases
the consultation and bylaws ad0plrd Nv sueh
Icorporatlon shall be binding upnn ami eon,
troll the same until altered, changed. or Afro
gated In the manner that may 10 prcscribed
In such Constitution, -
Said corporation, by liie na,ne and stvIc
which shalt DO adopted, shall hi eapabio IN
law Of purehasIng' holdIna. and t5nyoyIn,,
any estate, real OF pcrsonal. Tor Iie me- al sai5
corporation, PTopifLcd ThaL sueh rcaI rsiair
shall not exceed In quantity ono clly. lown.
or village lot and bulldlng III the District Of
Columbia. ~ i,-.I.,,'- ~. go = I'd ~
The officers shall hold their offices for thc
tlno which shall bc prescribed In the constitu.
ton adopted by such corporation, and untll
others shall DO elected aud qualified as prc.
scribcd by such constitution. -. ~
The president, ylcc president, secretary, and
treasurer shall be ex ofIlclO niombers 81 lhG
board Of directors, and, together with The al
rectors elected, shall manage the business u
said corporation .'l.- .t.f.....,, N ~
All oilicoTs shall he elected w a plu.
rallty oil. yotes given at any election. aud
a general election Of officers shall be held
at least once In each yeari, but In 'thc
case Of any accidental failure or neglect d
hold such general election, die CORPORATION
shall not thcreby lapse or terminate, tut shall
continue and exist, aud the old officers shall
hold OVor until Tho next GENERAL eleeiinn IA