The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-28
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AN AUT To INCORPORATE MACHPELAH
CEMETERY

We print below the act OF the state leg
islature incorporating Machpelah cems-
terry. The act was approved March IL,
1912. Judge William #. Wood is the only
one Of the original incorporators that is
living. The act is self-expianatory.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly of The
state of Missouri. IA follows:
1. That all that lot, piece or tract of
land situate in the county of Lafayette,
near the city OF Lexington, and contained
within the following boundary to wit:
Beginning at a corner OF a tract of land,
late llyl known as James Aull's land, on
the Independence road; thence west with
said James Aull's line seventy one poles
and twenty links to stake on said line,
now established as q corner between lot
No. 1, (one,) and this lot, which Is de-
scribed on the survey of the Lexington
land company as lot No. 2, (two,); thence
south thirty-two poles and six links to a
stake; thence east sixty-two poles and
nineteen links to a stake on the said In
dependence road; thence north sixteen
deg, east thirty-three poles and twenty
links to the beginning, containing thir-
teen acres and ffty-fve hundredths Of an
acre, being part of the southwest quar-
ter OF section thirty-four (3il in township
No. fifty-one (51) Of range No. twenty
seven, (27,) shall be, and Is hereby created
into corporation by the name OF "Mach
pelah cemetery" and the proprietors
thereof, namely: Robert Aull, William ii.
| Russell, Silas Silver and William It.
Wood, shall be, and are hereby consti-
tuted q body polite and corporate, by the
name and style of 1.-THE proprietors of
Machpelah cemetery" and by that name
| they and their successors shall be known
| In law, have perpetual succession, sue and
be sued, implead and be implicated, de-
tend and be defended in all courts OF law
| and equity, and in actions and matters
| whatsoever, necessary or proper to the
full use and enjoyment, possession and
control Of said lot, piece or tract Of land
as cemetery or burying ground; may
sell, grant, purchase and receive, and
| hold property, real and personal, within
the boundary Of said Machpelah cemetery,
and may give, lease, sell land dispose OF
the same; and may do all other acts as
seal.
2. The corporate powers and duties OF
| said Machpelah cemetery shall be vested
in the said proprietors thereof, and their
successors, by descent and purchase.
| 3. That in case any proprietor or pro-
prietors shall at any time be a minor or
minors, the remaining proprietors shall
have full power to act; and a majority
shall constitute a quorum to do business.
4. The proprietors may convene at any
and all times for the transaction of busi'
ness.
5. The proprietors may appoint 9
trustree, whose duty II shall be, and who
shall have power to make, sign and exc
/, cute all deeds for lots sold, given, OF
granted by the corporation, and to sigr
and seal on the behalf of the corporation
all other contracts or papers under tt'
7 direction Of the proprietors.
Il 6. The proprieto.s shall have power {,
make all such rules and regulations fo
the care and preservation of the cemeter,
grounds, ano to impose such condition
, and limitations, and confer such privi
leges on the ownership of burial lots n
they may think proper, not contrary {,
this charter or the laws of the land.
I Z. The trustees, in making deeds 70
1 burial lots, may use q scrowl, his privat
seal as trustee, or the corporation seal a
his option.
z s. That all lots laid of for buryiu
purposes, and all walks, avenues, circle,
y structures and other improvements con
structed for use or ornament, or In memo
: ry Of the dead, within the limits OF tn
x cemetery ground, shall be forever fire.
from tax alton, and from all liability to b
seized or taken for debt.
9. That the lot, piece or track of Ian
aforesaid shall forever be used as a cemt
terry, and for no other purpose.
10. That the legislature may repei
y this charter at any time the interest of tt
u state shall require 1t.
"A IL. That this act shall take effect au
= be in force from and after its passage.