Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
Public Local Lap.
PAssEDJANuARY SESSION. ETGH-
.TxsHlHtxDRsD AND SEVENTY.
CBAPTkR So.
AN ACT

10. Q4D4upk0&G eom q 009ey tOF TIE
esrshkee Of . - r. ground. In which
10 iu,eF NE tvmAins 0f the Ccnfederate
Scsdiess ,vbo died nj Poiss Lookout in
81 NsYy's C0usty. vhilse psisoseri Of
war dusiae the lsss sivil serijs. asd 70
esclcse add ornament The sams.
-eesf Ri sssets1j ~ ths Ce,essf
Assembly Of Msrylssd. That the sum
Of three tbeasasd ,dOllsn, -, % mech
thereof - ssy be seeessry. shall Be sp-
rropriaied OF # any posey in the Treas
u.y not Otherwise appropriated. for the
vsrpose q pyFshasiss . lat Of g'oasd, not
exceeding two acres. situated on. Or near
the site Of the late Camp Tor. Confederate
r,i,c.rrs o, Pciss Lookout. in Saint Ms
rye Cscsay. in which 10 inter the remains
Of al the C.nfederaie soldiers Who died
1t aid Point. Sbilss psisooers Of war.
snd Cor enclosing and orn.mentog the
same
Sec. .. AID be it enacted, That Chap
man Billir g,lcy. George II. Morgan. VIII
liam J.. Thomas. j. Psrran Crane. Mar
shali Dent, Joseph Forrest. George Thom-
.. and James Langley, be, and they sre
herct y appointed Board OF Trustees Of the
State Of Mar, .Ind. to carry out the oil ject
and intentions Of this Act. in manner aud
10, IN hereinaf ,er d, signs,sd. 7 he said Trus-
tees ,c scs withost any pecuuia'y COM
pensatiou.
Fee. 8. Ard be it enscse6. That the
said board Of Trustees shall have the pow
er TO purrhase lot Of ground situated -
provided Coz IN the 6rst section Of this
Act, which lot Of ground When . pas.
ehs,td, ~ aforesaid, sbajs be conveyed in
fee. to tho raid Board Of Trustees, 70 Be
held in trus, by them for the purposes
m. utioned in this Act. and shall De d.vo-
I'D in perpe,ui,y. for the burial and Rnal
resting place Of al the Confedcrste Sol.
d..rs Who msy have died .. any time da-
ring the late civil strife, whilst prisoners
Of var st Poin, Lookout, in Salut Mary's
County.
Sec. 4. Aud be i, enacted, That the
care and management Of the said lot of
ground are hereby entrusted solely to
the afor, said Beard Of Trustees. and
their successors, aud il shall DO their
duty, out Of the fund that may c"me into
their hands from State approp. istious, OF
ether wise, to remove the remains Vt the
Conf de,a,e coldiers referred to in the
frat ., d srevud S,cI.ors Of hi. Act. -ud
20 have the same properly Inferred in the
afcrc4 aid lot vi ground when the same
shall he purchased aud conveyed a. afcre-
eaid. TO euclose The said grounds With a
z, cd aud substantial Ost aud rail fence
not lcss than hour feet high. or with an
iron fence OF the same height. BOT to cost
more than Eve dollars psr lineal foot IS
asid Board Of Trustees nay deem best. to
erect suitable marks to designate the
grfvcs Of these whose remains can be
;deuiih.d 4. to bury the rem ainder in one
eemmon grave CT separately o they may
deem best. snd further TO do NIL things ia
their Judgment necessary aud proper to
b. d"ne, not inconsistent with the laws Of
this State or of the United Stat
SEQ. 5. And DO it esacted. That tho
Aforesaid Board Of Trustees shall have
power TO receive appropriations from the
United S. ates, and from State Iegisia.
lures, and also d. vises and requests, au-
nui,ies and gifts Of MI personal property
TO aid in the burial Of the remains Of the
dead hereinbefcrc mentioned, in cnclos-
ing aad orna meuting the grounds 10 which
the sa,d remains shall DO inferred, aud
maintaining the same, aud erecting mon
ument u monuments therein.
SEQ. q. And Be il enacted, That the
grcuDd. and all other property. which
shall ccsne into the hands Of said Trus-
tees aud their SUCCESSORS by gift. devise,
az Otherwise, shall BE- forever free from
any county tax. aud the State Of Nary
land hereby releases and exsmpts the
said Board Of Trustees from the payment
Of any taxes whatever on any and all pro-
pe..y which may come into their hands,
fcr the purposes Of this Act, which nigh
he imposed by existing laws. or any laws
TO Be hereafter passed.
Sec 7 And BE- is enacted, That the said
Beard Of Trustees shall give bond b The
State Of Maryland ir double the probable
amoart Of mooey that may CONE into
their hapds at any time daring their teri.
Of ef6ce, With too OF more sufficient sscu-
rites, Ter tho faithful discharge Of their
duties. and correct accounting for al mo-
mrs which shall couse to ID If hspds BY
virtue II the provisions Of this Ass. said
bond TO be approved BY Judge Of the
Circuit Court Of Saint Mary's County,
and recorded IN the Clerks cfisc u said
County,
See. s. Aud be il cuscted. That The
said Board of Trustees shalt adopt such
bylaws. ralcs aud regulations rs they
may deem necessary Tor their meetings
and the government Of sheir officers,
sg-ass and employees. aud for tho care
aud prcsecsioo ofihe buris! grounds afcre-
said, said bylaws. rules add regulations
to b. cous;strnt with the laws Of this State:
and the said Ro>rd Of Trustees shall hold
their frs, mee,iss At Leonard Town. in
Saint Mary's County. on the Crit Tues
dsy IN May n; II. OF A. econ thereafter ~
practicable. sud organize BY sleeting one
az thcis number Pr,sidcn'; they shall
also appoint SECRETARY. whose .tsra Of
clses shaIl 30 liked by said Board Of Tres
sess. end they shah Iavs ,fsssAsr pouer
to eaplsv saeh oshsr olkecrs. aesais and
employees - may 10 nesdfsl, and 10 61
their Pay.
Sec. .. And be Is enacted, That he
said Bosrd II TraHsees sAall. on Or before
the thirty Azsed.y, q Dsesmbsr. eisAssea
.ksnsssa'ssIlesssssy s.a .sssally tksre.
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