associates, be, and they are hereby, constituted a bodycorporate, under the name and style of the Alexandria Cemetery Company; and by that name they shall have power to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued; use a common seal; make all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations, for its government, not inconsistent with law and the provisions hereof; and do such other things as are incident to such a corporation, and necessary to effectuate the object and purpose thereof, which is to provide a suitable and permanent cemetery at Alexandria, in Campbell county, for the burial of the dead. 1873. Name and style. ers. § 2. Said corporation shall have the power to take, Corporate powacquire, and hold, by purchase, gift, or devise, for the purpose aforesaid, any quantity of land in the county of Campbell, and in or near the town of Alexandria, not exceeding fifty acres, and receive a conveyance of the same in its corporate name; which land, when so conveyed, shall be held by said corporation for a cemetery, and shall never be alienated or used by said corporation for any other purpose; and said land and its appurte- Lands, &c., to be nances shall be forever free and exempt from all taxation, and from all executions, attachments, or other legal process, and from any charge, liability, appropriation, or assessment, to or for any public purpose, inconsistent with its use as a cemetery, for which purpose and use it is hereby forever dedicated. exempt from tax. have plat made. § 3. Said corporation shall cause a plat or plan to be Corporation shall made of the land so acquired by it, dividing the said land into suitable avenues, walks, and burial lots, and designating the said avenues and walks by name, and the said burial lots by numbers; which plat or plan shall be recorded on the books of said corporation, and on the records of titles of Campbell county. After the said land is thus laid off, the corporation shall have power to sell said burial lots in such manner and on such terms as may be prescribed by the board of directors of said corpora tion. Purchasers to have conveyance vest with title of as § 4. Each purchaser of a lot in said cemetery, upon the production of the receipt in full for the price of the lot of lot, which shall purchased by him from the acting treasurer of the corpo- same effect ration, shall be entitled to a conveyance of said lot, which deed. conveyance shall be made by a certificate of the board of directors of the corporation, under seal of the corporation, and countersigned by the secretary of the corporation, specifying that such purchaser is the owner of such lot or lots, which certificate shall be recorded on the books of the corporation, and on the records of title of Campbell county; and such certificate shall vest the fee-simple right and title in and to such lot or lots in the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, forever, exempt and free from all 1873. assessments or taxations, or executions, attachments, or other legal process; and shall have the same effect for all purposes as deeds duly executed, delivered, and recorded; but said lots shall be held by the purchasers thereof subject to the by-laws, rules and regulations, of the corporation and its board of directors; and said lots shall never be used by the purchasers for any other purpose than that of burial lots; and if applied to any other use, the right and title thereto shall revert to the corporation. § 5. Each person receiving a certificate as aforesaid for Owners of lots one or more of the said lots shall thereby become, and be to be members of considered thereafter, a member of this corporation, and he shall be entitled to a vote in all meetings of the corporation. corporation, of directors. by-laws, &c. § 6. The affairs and business of the corporation shall Powers of board be managed by a board of five (5) directors, all of whom must be lot-owners in said cemetery. This board of directors may be elected annually by the members of the corporation, and may hold their office for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; they shall choose a president out of their number, and they may appoint a secretary and treasurer, who shall give such bond as they may require for the faithful performance of his duties. All vacancies in said board of directors shall be filled by an appointment made by the president. § 7. The board of directors shall make such by-laws, Board to make rules and regulations, as they may deem proper for calling and conducting their meetings, and for the transaction of their business and duties; they shall have control of all the business transactions of said corporation; shall collect and expend for the corporation all moneys; shall have complete control of the cemetery grounds and other property; shall have power to inclose, improve, embellish, and adorn the cemetery grounds, and to prescribe rules for inclosing, adorning, and erecting monuments or vaults upon the cemetery lots by purchasers; and shall have power to prohibit any use, division, or adornment of a lot which they may deem improper, or may abate or alter the same. At the regular meetings of the corporation, which shall be called annually by the board of directors, upon such day as they may deem proper, the board of directors shall report their actions and the condition of the corporation. § 8. The persons hereinbefore named as incorporators shall constitute the first board of directors of the corporation. § 9. If any person shall willfully, and without lawful Penalty for authority, violate any of the graves of the dead, or deface injuring monu or remove any of the tombstones, monuments, or inclosures, or cut, break, or injure any tree, shrub, plant, or violating graves, ments, &c. other ornament of said cemetery, he shall be deemed § 10. This act shall take effect from and after its pas sage. Approved March 28, 1873. 1873. CHAPTER 618. AN ACT to incorporate the Evansville and Henderson Railroad Packet Company. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Corporators' names. § 1. That A. O. Durland, Chas. G. Perkins, E. O. Boyle, and St. John Boyle, their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, made a body-corporate, under the name of the Evansville and Henderson Railroad Packet Name and style. Company; and in such name to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued; and may have and use a corporate seal, which they may alter at pleasure. powers. Corporate § 2. The said company may purchase and own or hire any steamboat or boats, barges, or other vessels for navigation; and may carry and transport thereon railroad cars, passengers and freight, between the city of Evansville, in Indiana, and the city of Henderson, in Kentucky, and other points, and receive compensation therefor, and, with the consent of the said cities respectively, connect any of their said vessels with any railroad track in said cities, and, for that purpose, may construct and operate within said cities, and with the consent thereof respectively, a railroad track or tracks, upon such terms and conditions as may [be] agreed. The said company may contract with any railroad company terminating at either of said cities for the transportation of cars, passengers, or freight; may sell or hire any of its property, and make all contracts, and do all acts which are necessary or convenient for the exercise of the powers hereby conferred. § 3. The capital stock of the said company shall not Capital stock. exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars ($100) each; and subscriptions may be received therefor by the said incorporators, or any of them, which may be paid at such times, and in such manner, as may be agreed. The said stock shall be transferable upon the books of the company only, and either in person or by attorney, 1873. control affairs. and a lien shall exist thereon for any debt which the owner thereof may owe to the company. § 4. The affairs of said company shall be managed and Directors to controlled by said incorporators until the first meeting of the stockholders, to be held as provided herein, and afterwards by five (5) directors (who shall choose one to be president), who shall be elected at such meeting, and annually at the meetings to be held thereafter. 5. On the first Wednesday in June, 1873, and every Annual election. year thereafter, the stockholders of said company shall hold their regular annual meeting for the election of officers, and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before them. § 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 28, 1873. Lewis county stock for certain purposes. CHAPTER 619. AN ACT amending an act incorporating the Vanceburg, Salt Lick, Tollsboro, and Maysville Turnpike Road Compary. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. The county court of Lewis county may subscribe two thousand dollars to the stock of the Vanceburg, Salt court to subscribe Lick, Tollsboro, and Maysville Turnpike Road Company, which two thousand dollars shall be in addition to the stock already held by Lewis county in said road; and said two thousand dollars shall be used in building bridges across Salt Lick creek and Cabin creek, where said road crosses said creeks; one thousand dollars to be appropriated to each bridge. The county judge of Lewis county is authorized to make the subscription of the two thousand dollars to the stock of said company, on the part of Lewis county, at a regular or special term of the said county To issue bonds court, and issue to the said company the bonds of Lewis county for the amount, drawing interest at the rate of ten per cent. from date till paid. to pay subscription. assessor, and his fees. § 2. The directors of said road company shall have the Court to appoint right to appoint an assessor or assessors to assess the taxable property authorized to be taxed to build said road, which assessor or assessors shall return their assessor's books to the Lewis county court, and shall be governed by the law regulating the duties of the county assessor; and the county court shall have the same power in reducing the assessments or controlling same as now allowed by law. The books should be returned before May 1st of each year; and the assessors shall be allowed for making said assessments an amount not exceeding the amount 1873. now allowed to the county assessor by law. § 3. All laws exempting the stockholders from taxation to build said road are hereby repealed, and all stockholders in said road holding property within the boundary liable to taxation shall pay tax on their property in the same manner as other tax payers. § 4. After the road is completed the president shall not Salary of officers. receive a salary exceeding fifty dollars per year, and the directors shall not receive any salary, but shall not pay any tolls on said road during their continuance in office. 5. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 28, 1873. CHAPTER 620. AN ACT to incorporate the " Paris Harmonic Society," of Paris. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Corporators' § 1. That L. T. Fisher, J. W. Crum, John T. Wigginton, John Gradinger, and their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, created a body-corporate and politic, under the name and style of the "Paris Harmonic Soci- Name and style. ety;" and as such shall have perpetual succession; may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued; and acquire and possess property, real and personal, not exceeding in value twenty-five thousand dollars; and have and use a common seal; and the power to pass constitutions and by-laws not inconsistent with the laws of Kentucky or of the United States, and alter and amend the same at pleasure. §2. The object and purposes of said society shall be to Object. cultivate and improve the musical talent of its members; to have literary and musical discussions, and an enlightened social intercourse among its members, and to establish a hall or building for that purpose; and shall do such other acts not inconsistent with law necessary to carry out the objects of the society. § 3. The number, name, and terms of the officers may be regulated by the constitution and by-laws of the association, which shall regulate its government and general management. § 4. The members of this association shall, in general meetings, have an equal vote, to be given in person; fif teen (15) shall constitute a quorum. 5. The constitution and by-laws of said association shall be binding and enforceable against all of its members. |