Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-05-21
Basis Of the Organization of the
st. Clairsville Union Cemetery
Association.

Basis OF the Organization of the
st, Clairsville Union Cemetery
Association.
1st. This association shall be known
and designated by the name of the est
Clairsville Union Cemetery Associ.
iatiOn.r
ID. All persons who shall pay, fol
the benefit of this Association, the
amount hereinafter specified, shall,
under the provisions of an act making
provision for the Incorporation of Gem
etery Associations, passed by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
Feb. oath, A. ID. 1848, and acts amend
atory and supplementary thereto, be a
body corporate, by the name above
designated for the purpose of establish
l ing a public burial ground, in the
Township of Richland, County of Bel
mont, in the State of Ohio, and about
one-half mile north of the town OF st.
Clairsville.
Sd. The said Association shall, at
least once in each year, at a time to be
designated in the By Laws of said AS
sociation, choose by ballot, from their
number, .fce properly qualified per-
sons, who shall serve as Trustees of said
Association, and one of their number
who shall serve as Clerk, and shall, in
like manner, fill all vacancies that may
occur from time to time; and they shall
have snll power to enforce all such
rules and bylaws, not inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws of this State
as shall be adopted by the Association,
and deemed necessary for the good gov
ernment of the same, and under the
rules and bylaws aforesaid, they shall
have control of all the business affairs of
the Association; and shall serve for one
year, and until their successors shall be
elected and qualified.
4th. The Trustees so elected by the
Association, shall choose one of their
number President, who shall preside
at all their meetings, and the meetings
of the Association, and the Clerk shall
keep full and fair record of all their
proceedings, and make thereof to the
Association at its annual meeting; and
as much oftener as shall be requested
by any five members of the Associa-
tion.
5th. The Trustees of said Associa-
ton are authorized and empowered to
purchase lands, adjoining the present
Cemetery grounds, known as the Pres
byterian Cemetery, not exceeding
twenty acres, to be held and used for
the purposes of a Cemetery and sepuI-
ture alone.
9Th. The receipts of this Association
shall first be applied to reimburse. the
Stockholders for money advanced to-
pay for bonds, and after paying for the
lands so purchased, all the future re-
ceipts and income of saiG Association,
whether from sale of lots, donations or
otherwise, shall be applied exclusively
to laying out, preserving, protecting
and embellishing the Cemetery, and
the roads and avenues in and leading
thereto; the erection of such buildings
as may be necessary, and to the paying
the necessary expenses of the AssOcia-
ton; and no debts in anticipations of
future receipts; except for purchasing,
laying out, enclosing and embellishing,
as aforesaid, shall be contracted, and
after paying for the lands purchased,
no debt exceeding five hundred dollars
shall be constructed for any purpose.
7th. ALI persons who shall pay into
the Treasury, twenty-five dollars, shall
be member of this Association, and
entitled to vote at all elections for off,
GERS, and on all questions relating to
the rules and bylaws for the govern
ment of the Association; and each
member shall be entitled to one vote
for each twenty-five dollars (by him)
paid into the Treasury for the benefit
of said Association.
eth. This basis of organization may
be amended at any regular meeting Of
the Association by a vote of two-thirds
of the members.
And therefore; Due notice thereof
having been given for more than twen-
ty days. On motion of John 81.
Heaton, the Association proceeded to
elect by ballot, five members of the As
sociatiOn to serve as Trustees, and one
member OF the Association to serve as
Clerk; and John II. HeatOn and John
B. McMechem were appointed tellers
to receive the ballots of members voting,
whereupon the members of the Associ-
alton proceeded to cast their ballots,
and on counting said ballots the follow
ing named persons having received a
majority of all the votes cast, were, by
the Association declared to be- duly
elected, as Trustees, and Clerk of said
Association for the term of one year,
and until their successors are elected
and qualified, to wit: For Trustees,
George Brown, William Chambers,
George Jepson and Samuel M. Thomp-
son; for Clerk, Robert E. Chambers.
And thereupon on motion the said
meeting of the Association adjourned. I
s1E DAVID BROWN, Pres.
ROBERT E. CHAMBERS, Clerk.