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exists, that can be strengthened for carrying out the new 

 purpose, let it be done and put to work, if not, then a 

 new organization should be formed. 



As to cemetery officers, there should be a Board of 

 Trustees, composed of from five to twelve men, to be 

 chosen by the lot holders. The election should be yearly, 

 and the term of office not less than three years, with an 

 arrangement by which one or two trustees go out each 



Fig. 119.— A GARDEN CEMETERY OF FIVE ACRES. 



year, and the same number of new or re-elected ones 

 come in. All affairs of the Association and the jjroperty, 

 should be managed by this Board, the members acting 

 without compensation. In addition to the trustees, a 

 secretary and treasurer should be appointed by the Board. 

 Reports should be required annually from the officers, by 

 the lot- holders. There are laws in the different States 



