Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-10
LAWS OF IOWA.
CHAPTER lOG.

AN ACT for the protection of ceme-
teries in the State of Iowa.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted 6y the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iosoa, That the trustees, board of d.
rectors, or other officers having the
custody and control of any cemetery
in this State shall have power subject
to the bylaws and regulations of
said cemetery to inclose, Improve and
adorn the grounds OF such cemetery,
to construct avenues In the same, to
erect proper buildings for the use of
said cemetery, to prescribe rules for
improving or adjoining the lots there
in, or for the erection Of monuments
or other memorable Of the dead, upon
such lots; to prohibit any use, divis-
ion, improvement or adornment of
lot which they may deem improper.
SEc.2. Any person who shall will
fully and maliciously destroy, mutt
late, deface, injure or remove any
tomb, vault, monument or gravestone,
or other structure placed In any pub
lie or private cemetery in this State,
or any fences, railing or other work
for the protection or ornamentation
of said cemetery, or Of any tomb,
vault monument, or grAvestone, or
other structure Aforesaid ON any Gem.
etery lot within such cemetery. or
shall wilfully and maliciously cut,
break or injure any tree, shrub, plant,
or lawn within the limits of said GEM
etery, or shall drive at unusual or for
hidden speed over the avenues or
roads in said cemetery, or shall drive
outside Of said avenues and roads
and over the grass or graves of said
cemetery, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and shall, upon convic-
ton thereof before any court of com
petent Jurisdiction, be punished bv q
fine Of not less than five nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment in the county jail for o
term Of not less than one nor more
than thirty days, in the discretion Of
the court, and such offender shall also
be liable in an action Of trepass in the
name Of the person or corporation
having the custody and control of
said cemetery grounds, to pay all such
damages "a have been occasioned by
his unlawful act or acts-which mon
ey, whom recovered, shall be applied
by said person or corporation to the
PREPARATION and restoration Of the
property SO injured or destroyed, id
the same can be repaired or restored.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be lawful for trus-
tees, directors or other oflcSrs having
the custody and control Of any ceme-
terry In this State to appoint g many
day and night watchmen Of their
grounds as they may deem expedient.
and such wstchmen, and all their
sections, supsrintendents, gardeners
and agents stationed upon or near
said grounds are hereby authorized
to take and subscribe, before auy
mayor Of . city or justice Of the
peace Of the township where such
cemetery 10 situated, an oath Of Office
similar to that required by law Of
constables, and upon the taking Of
such oath, such watchmen. sections,
superintendent, gardeners and
agents shall have, exercise and DOS
sess all the powers Of police officers
within and adjacent the cemetery
grounds, and they and each of them
shall have power to arrest any and
oil persons engaged In violating the
lave OF this State In reference to tina
protection, care and preservation of|
cemeteries, and of the trees, shrub.
berry, plants, structures, grass and
adonments therein, and to bring
such persons 20 offending before any
justice of the peace within such town.
ship to be dealt with according to
law.
SEC. 4. This act being deemed OF
immediate importance, shall be In
force from and after it, publication
II the Des Aoines Rsgister and Des
Xosnes Leader, newspapers publish
cd In Des Moines.
Approved, March Is, 1878.