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shall be for ever held by the said Society in trust for such purposes, 

 and for none other. And the said Society shall have authority to grant 

 and convey to any person or persons the sole and exclusive right of 

 burial, and of erecting tombs, cenotaphs, and other monament-j, in any 

 sucli designated lots and subdivisions, upon such terms and conditions, 

 and subject to such regulations, as the said Society shall, by their by- 

 laws and regulations, prescribe. And every rigiit so granted and 

 conveyed shall be held lor the purposes aforesaid, and for none other, 

 as real estate, by the proprietor or proprietors thereof, and shall not 

 be subject to attachment or execution. 



Section II. Be it further enacted, That for the purposes of this 

 act, the said Society shall be, and hereby are authorized to purchase 

 and hold any real estate not exceeding ten thousand dollais in value, 

 in addition to the real estate which they are now by law authorized to 

 purchase and hold. And to enable the said Society more effectually to 

 carry the plan aforesaid into effect, and to provide funds for the same, 

 the said Society shall be, and liereby are authorized to open subscrip- 

 tion books, upon such terms, conditions, and regulations, as the said 

 Society shall prescribe, which shall be deemed fundamental and per- 

 petual articles between the said Society and the subscribers. And 

 every person, who shall become a subscriber in conformity thereto, 

 shall be deemed a member for life of the said Society without the 

 payment of any other assessment whatsoever, and shall moreover be 

 entitled, in fee simple, to the sole and exclusive right of using, as a 

 place of burial, and of erecting tombs, cenotaphs, and other monu- 

 ments, in such lot or subdivision of such cemetery or burying ground, 

 as shall, in conformity to such fundamental articles, be assigned to him. 



Section III. Be it further enacted, That the President of the said 

 Society shall have authority to call any special meeting or meetings 

 of the said Society at such time and place as he shall direct, for the 

 purpose of carrying into effect any or all the purposes of this act, or 

 any other purposes within the purview of the original act to which 

 this act is in addition. 



In the House of Representatives, June 22d, 1831. 



Passed to be enacted. WILLIAM B. CALHOUN, Speaker. 



In Senate, June 23d, 1831. Passed to he enacted. 



LEVi':RETT S ALTON STALL, President. 



June SSd, 1831. Approved. LEVI LINCOLN. 



A true Copy. 

 Attest, EDWARD D. BANGS, Secretary of Commomvealth. 



At a meeting of the subscribers for lots in the Cemetery, in July, 

 the following gentlemen were elected members of the Garden and 

 Cemetery Committee. 



JOSEPH STORY, 



HENRY A. S. DEARBORN, 



Dr. JACOB BIGELOW, 



GEORGE W. BRIMMER, 



EDWARD EVERETT, 



B. A. GOULD, 



CHARLES WELLS, 



G. W. PRATT, 



GEORGE BOND. 



