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authority to said corporation to. receive and take
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donations of land, money or personal estate, and con-
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veyances duly executed for the same, not exceeding
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twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate, and to
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sell, dispose of and convey any such real or personal
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estate or any part thereof, for the purpose of pro-
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viding a place of interment for the dead, and of ad-
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equately securing, adorning and embelishing the
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said grounds as a cemetery.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the affairs and
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business of the said company or corporation, shall
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Management.
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be conducted by a president and five managers, the
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first board to hold their offices for two years, and
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until their successors shall be elected; and in case
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of any vacancy, the said president and managers, or
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a majority of them, shall have power to fill such
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vacancy, whether such vacancy be occasioned by
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removal from the county or three miles from Elkton,
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or by death or resignation, or refusal to attend to
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the business of the company for twelve months.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any. of the cor-
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Fill vacancies.
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porators hereinbefore named, shall die, resign,
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remove from Cecil county, or remove three miles
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beyond the limits of Elkton, and reside for twelve
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months, that the vacancy or vacancies thus created
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shall be filled by the remaining corporators, at a
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meeting to be called for the purpose, and if they
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refuse to elect, or neglect to do so, for the period of
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three months, the president and managers shall fill
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such vacancies, and in either event, the proceedings
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shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that
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purpose.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said president
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Lay off lots
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and managers shall lay off burial lots and walks in
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and walks.
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the said cemetery as they shall deem proper, and
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may advertise and sell at public sale, for such prices
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as they may deem expedient, for cash or credit, and
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take such security as they may consider necessary,
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and shall cause such lots to be marked and designated
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and numbered, in such manner as may best conduce
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to the objects of this act; such lots, when sold, to
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belong to the purchaser, his or her heirs or assigns,
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Not be subject
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but shall not be subject to his debts or liabilities,
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