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3. The proprietor of each lot, may erect any proper stone or monu- ments thereon, provided that no head or foot stone shall exceed two feet in height. Trees, shrubs and plants may be cultivated, but no tree or shrub, growing within the lot, may be removed or injured, without the consent of the standing Committee.
4. Vaults or Tombs are not recommended, but will be permitted, pro- vided they are under ground, except the entrance ; built of durable mate- rials, and fitted up with catacombs, in a tight and substantial manner, which shall be sealed up with hard brick, laid in cement, immediately after the deposit of bodies therein, and the entrance provided with one or more metal doors.
5. If any Monument, Vault, Tomb, Effigy, Railing, or any structure whatever, or any inscription be placed in, or upon any lot, which shall be determined by six of the Directors for the time being, to be offensive or improper, the Directors shall have the right, and it shall be their duty, to enter upon such lot, and remove the said offensive or improper object or objects ; provided, however, that if said structure or improvement shall have been made with the consent of the Board of Directors for the time being, the same shall not thereafter be removed, except with the consent of the owner thereof.
6. In the erection of Monuments, Vaults, Tombs, Railings, or other structures, a place will be designated by the Superintendent, for the
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deposit of the stones, brick or other materials ; which shall not remain longer on the ground than is actually necessary, for their construction. All graves shall be dug by workmen in the employment of the Corpora- tion, for which the most reasonable and fair charges will be made.
7. If any tree or shrub, situated in any lot, shall, by means of its roots, branches, or otherwise, become detrimental, dangerous, or inconven- ient, to the adjacent lots, walks or avenues, the Directors shall have the right, and it shall be their duty to enter said lot and remove said tree or shrub, or such part or parts thereof, as they may deem detrimental, dan- gerous or inconvenient.
8. The proprietors of lots and their families, shall be allowed access to the grounds at all times, observing the rules and regulations which are, or may hereafter be adopted for the observance of visitors.
9. To protect the grounds, and especially improved lots, from injury, by the introduction of casual workmen, who have no special interest in their protection, the Superintendent is hereby directed to contract for building all foundations for monuments, &c.
10. Foundations for monuments, must be built of solid masonry, and be not less than six feet in depth, and of sufficient size for the super- structure. All foundations for the superstructure of fences or railings, must be done by, or under the direction of, the Superintendent.
11. The grading of all lots, must be under the direction of an agent of the Association, and by hands employed regularly on the grounds.
12. It shall be the duty of the Proprietors to place, and keep in repair, permanent land marks of the boundaries of their respective lots.
13. Proprietors wishing improvements upon their lots, must pay for the same, to the Secretary, when ordered.
FIREMAN'S OUNUMENT
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By-Laws.
SEC. 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall call meetings of the Board whenever he may deem it necessary, or when requested to do so by any two members of the Board. In his absence, the Board will fill the vacancy pro tem.
SEC. 2. The duties of the Secretary shall at all times be subject to the Board of Directors. He shall keep the minutes of the Board, and all the books, records, and accounts of the corporation.
He shall have the custody of the seal of the corporation, and also of its vouchers, books of accounts, title deeds, papers, and documents of every kind.
He shall collect all moneys, and pay the same over forthwith to the Treasurer. He shall render monthly statements of the finances and affairs of the corporation, and also a general statement for the year, to be exhibited at the annual meeting of the members of the corporation. He shall give notice of the meetings of the Directors, and cause notices to be published of all meetings of the proprietors, according to the provisions of the charter.
SEC. 3. The Treasurer shall receive all the funds of the corporation, and deposit the same to its credit, in such bank or banks, as may be des- ignated by the Board of Directors ; and the same shall be drawn out only on checks, or drafts, signed by the President and Secretary.
He shall render a monthly account of the state of the finances to the Board of Directors, and shall give bond with surety, for the faithful per- formance of his duty, in the sum of five thousand dollars.
SEC. 4. There shall be a Standing Committee of three, to be taken from the Board alternately ; the first member of the first Committee to serve for one month, and be Chairman ; the second member to serve for two months, and be Chairman the second month ; and the third member to serve three months, and be Chairman the third month ; and as one thus retires from the Committee monthly, his place is to be filled for the
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next three months by the next member in rotation ; and each member of the Committee to be Chairman for the last month of his service.
They shall be charged with the general care of the grounds of the corporation, and perform such duties as the Board may from time to time direct.
All avenues and walks shall be located and graded, and all lots shall be surveyed and sold under their direction, and all improvements by propri- etors of lots shall be approved or rejected by them. And of their pro- ceedings, they shall make a monthly report to the Board of Directors.
SEC. 5. The Secretary, and all Agents of the corporation, shall be appointed, and hold their office, during the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
SEC. 6. There shall be a stated meeting of the Board of Directors on the first Thursday of every month, at such time and place as the Board may direct.
SEC. 7. All resolutions offered for adoption shall be reduced to wri- ting ; and the yeas and nays shall be recorded on the demand of any member.
SEC. 8. All representation of interests, at the meetings of the Board of Directors, and of the members of the corporation, shall be in person, and not by proxy.
SEC. 9. These By-Laws may be repealed, altered, or amended by a majority of the Board-after such repeal, alteration, or amendment shall have been proposed, and entered on the minutes of a preceding meeting.
ENDO4 MUOCE
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Forms of Books, Blanks, &c.
OFFICE OF THE CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE. Cincinnati, July 31, 1857.
Messrs. BUCHANAN, FOOTE and RESOR, Publishing Committee :
Having had a number of enquiries from towns in our own County, from the interior of the State, and from other States, not only in regard to the rules and regulations of the Cemetery, but in reference to the manner of keeping the books, and for the forms of our books and blanks, and time not having permitted me to answer these questions, even to my own satisfaction ; I now propose to give the forms of the blanks and the headings of the principal books, together with such remarks and examples as will more fully answer the enquiries, and be the means, per- haps, of facilitating others that are starting Rural Cemeteries, in sys- tematizing their plans.
C. DAVENPORT, Secretary.
VAULT BOOK AND VAULT PERMIT.
Many persons, that have family lots, deposit their dead during the winter, in the Cemetery Vault, where they remain till spring ; others do the same at all seasons, where they remain for a few days, for the arri- val of friends, or for the selection of a lot. All that are deposited in the Vault, have their names recorded in the " Vault Book."
On page 60 is the form of the Vault Book, with the headings printed, and ruled columns one half the width of those in the original book. It represents two pages, and the double lines the division between them. 8
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On application for a Permit to the vault, the entry is made in the Vault Book, as the example of January 2d.
The spaces left blank in the first example, are not filled till application is made for an interment Permit.
After the entry is made in the Vault Book, a Permit is then filled out and delivered to the applicant, which is taken to the Cemetery by the Undertaker, or by some one with the funeral procession, and delivered to the Superintendent.
INTERMENT PERMITS, PERMIT BOOK, AND STATISTICS.
When an interment is to be made, application must be made to the Secretary ; and the applicant is expected to give the information neces- sary to fill the following Blank Statistics :
CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE.
STATISTICS. No-
Name of Deceased,
Place of Nativity,
Late Residence, ..
Date of Birth,
Date of Decease,
Date of Interment,
Disease, .
Parents' Names,.
In whose Lot Interred, SEC. LOT.
Name of Undertaker,
Removed from
Permit obtained by
FENTON LAWSON Died Jrly 31. 1853. Aged +6 veal's
LAWSON.
MOHUMENT OF FENTOX LAWSON
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The Secretary then makes out an Interment Permit, (See the form on page 62.) The blank before the word Grave in the Permit is filled with " plain " or " brick." If a plain grave is wanted, the length only of the coffin (or box, if the coffin is enclosed in one, ) is required ; but if the grave is to be a brick one, then all the dimensions are necessary. The blank lines below the date for interment are usually filled with direc- tions, as to the location of the grave on the lot. The Permit is sent by a messenger to the Superintendent at the Cemetery, and the grave is made ready by the day and hour specified.
The entry on the Permit Book is made from the Statistics. For form of Permit Book see page 58.
On each Monday morning the Permits are all returned by the Super- intendent to the Secretary, accompanied by a Report containing the names, together with the date, number of Section and Lot, of all the interments made during the week ending the previous Saturday.
The Statistics are now compared with the Superintendent's Report, and recorded in the most important book of the Cemetery, the "Record of Interments," which see on page 63.
Vault Book,
Spring Grove Cemetery.
DATE.
Name of Deceased.
Disease.
Date of Decease Date of Deposit
Date of Removal.
Time in Vault.
Whither Rem'd Sec, Lot.
Permit obtained by
Residence.
1857. January 2.
Addie H. Walker.
Cong. Brain.
January 2.
January 3.
S. O. Foster.
244 B-Way.
Permits for Interments,
Spring Grove Cemetery.
DATE.
Name of Deceased.
Disease.
Date of Deeease.
Date of Interment.
Where Interred. Sec. Lot.
Permit obtained by
Remarks.
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FAMILY MONUMENT OP WE U MANE
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Vault Permit.
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY OFFICE.
Cincinnati, 18
To the Superintendent of the
CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE.
you will please! deposit! in/ thel
PUBLIC VAULT,
the remains of
until you have an order for their removal.
- Secretary.
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Spring Grove Cemetery Office. Cincinnati, 185
To the Superintendent of the !
CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE:
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RECORD OF INTERMENTS, SPRING GROVE CEMETERY.
NO.
NAME OF DECEASED. PLACE OF BIRTH. LATE RESIDENCE.
DATE OF BIRTH.
DATE OF DE- CEASE.
DATE OF INTERMENT .
DISEASE.
KINDRED. SEC
LOT
UNDERTAKER.
REMARKS.
" The Record of Interments " has an Index, a separate volume, where the names are alphabetically arranged, and numbered to correspond with the numbers in the first column of this book.
" The List of Proprietors " is a book containing the names of the Lot Holders, alphabetically arranged, as in this pamphlet, with an additional column for the No. of the deed, and serves as an Index to the "Lot Book," and to the " Deed Book."
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RECORD OF LOTS IN THE CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE.
SECTION NO. 39.
LENGTH OF SIDES
DIAGONALS, FROM
SEGMENTS.
Station.
BEARING AND DISTANCE FROM BASE LINE.
NO. OF LOT.
Names of Proprietors.
N.W. S.W.
S.E.
N.E.
W. to E.
N. to S.
Chor. Line.
Vers.
Sın.
No.
Which runs N. 21°15/W.
Feet. Inches.
To Cor.cf Lot.
1
41.5 29.1
8.4
31.4
34.6
36.6
41.5
13.6
108
S. 81º 38' W.
91.2
N. W.
1000
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
NAME.
DATE.
NO. DEED.
NO. SEC.
NO. LOT.
AREA.
PRICE.
REC. PAGE.
RECEIPT.
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Conc. |
Conv.
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An Act,
To INCORPORATE THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that from the time this act shall take effect, WILLIAM NEFF, DAVID LOR- ING, R. BUCHANAN, THOMAS H. MINOR, JOHN C. WRIGHT, A. HARKNESS, PETER NEFF, TIMOTHY WALKER, DAN'L H. HORNE, JOHN BAILEY, and [here follow all the names of the subscribers to the Cemetery grounds, ] and their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body corporate, under the name of " The Proprietors of the Cemetery of Spring Grove," by which they shall have power to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, have and use a corporate seal, make and alter by-laws, and do all other acts and things necessary and proper for effecting the object of their incorporation, which is to provide a place of repose for the dead.
SEC. 2. Any person may become a member of this corporation by becoming the owner of one or more Cemetery lots, as the same shall be laid off by the Board of Directors, and the ownership of a lot shall enti- tle the owner or owners thereof to one vote at all meetings ; but no mem- ber shall have more than one vote.
SEC. 3. The affairs of this corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, consisting of nine persons, members of the corporation, to be elected by ballot, and receive a majority of the votes. The first election shall be held at a time and place to be designated by the first ten persons above specifically named as corporators, who shall be commissioners for organizing the corporation ; of which election the same notice shall be given as is herein provided for other elections, and every person who shall have subscribed and paid for a lot, shall be entitled to a vote at this election. Immediately after the first election, the Board shall be divided by lot, into three classes, consisting of three each. The first class shall hold their office until the next annual meeting thereafter ; the second class, a year longer than the first ; and the third class, a year longer than
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the second ; so that at each annual meeting after the first election, there shall be three Directors chosen, to serve for three years, and all vacancies previously existing shall be supplied. But in case of failure to elect, those Directors previously in office shall hold over until their successors are elected, and in case of a vacancy occurring between any two annual meetings, the Board shall have power to fill such vacancy until the next annual meeting. A quorum of the Board for all purposes shall be five persons.
SEC. 4. The annual meeting for the election of Directors shall be held on the first Monday of October in each year. But special meetings may be called by the President, at the request, in writing, of ten mem- bers; of which, as well as of the annual meetings, ten days' notice shall be given by advertisement, in at least two of the daily papers published in the city of Cincinnati.
SEC. 5. The Board of Directors shall, at their first meeting after each annual election, elect by ballot a President from their own body, and two persons from the members of the corporation, to act as Secretary and Treasurer. These officers shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors shall be appointed and qualified ; and the Treasurer shall give bond, with surety to be approved by the Board, in such sum as the by-laws shall direct, for the faithful performance of his duties.
SEC. 6. This corporation is authorized to purchase, or take by gift or devise, and hold land exempt from execution and from any appropriation to public purposes, for the sole purpose of a Cemetery, not exceeding three hundred acres ; one hundred and sixty-seven acres of which, such as shall be designated by the Directors, shall be exempt from taxation, and the remainder shall be taxed as other lands, until the Legislature shall otherwise direct. After paying for such land, all future receipts, whether from the sale of lots, from donations, or otherwise, shall be applied exclusively, under the direction of the Board, to laying out, preserving, protecting, and embellishing the Cemetery, and the avenues leading thereto; and to paying the necessary expenses of the corporation. No debts shall be contracted in anticipation of future receipts, except for originally laying out, enclosing, and embellishing the grounds and aven- ues, for which a debt, or debts may be contracted, not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars in the whole, to be paid out of future receipts ; and no lots shall be sold by the Corporation on credit, but the Board of Direc- tors shall have power to appropriate lots for the interment of such meri- torious persons, not members, as they may see proper.
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SEC. 7. The original conveyance of lots from the Corporation to indi- viduals, shall be evidenced by a certificate, signed by the President, and countersigned by the Secretary, under the seal of the Corporation, speci- fying that such a person is the owner of such a lot ; and such certificate shall vest in the proprietor, his heirs, and assigns, a right in fee simple to such lot, exempt from execution, attachment, taxation, or any other claim, lien or process whatever, for the sole purpose of interment, under the regulations of the Corporation ; and said certificates shall have the same force and effect as deeds duly executed in other cases, and may be recorded and certified. Copies thereof shall be evidence, as in other cases, and said lots, or such portions thereof as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, and with their assent, may be conveyed by deed in due form of law, for the sole purpose of interment as aforesaid, but no original certificate shall be granted to any person who does not produce a receipt from the Treasurer that he has paid for his lot, in full ; nor shall any person be the proprietor of more than three lots at the same time, unless by the unanimous consent of the Directors.
SEC. 8. For the purpose of convenient selection and description, the Board of Directors shall cause a plat to be made of the lots to be dis- posed of for interment, designating such lots by consecutive numbers, which plat shall be recorded on the books of the Corporation. The orig- inal choice of lots between those who shall have subscribed and paid for them prior to the time of making the selection, shall be determined by lot, in such manner as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. And after the original selection shall have thus been determined, before [future] purchasers may select from the lots not previously appropriated.
SEC. 9. The Board of Directors shall have power to enclose, improve and adorn the grounds and avenues, and to erect building's for the general use of the Corporation, and to prescribe rules for enclosing, adorning and erecting monuments in the Cemetery lots ; and to prohibit any use, division, improvement, or adornment of a lot, which they may deem im- proper. And they shall make report of their doings to each annual meeting of the Corporation.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall wilfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove, any tomb, monument, or grave-stone, or other struc- ture, placed in the Cemetery aforesaid, or any fence, railing, or other work for the protection or ornament of the said Cemetery, or of any tomb, monument, or grave-stone, or other structure aforesaid, or any Cemetery lot within the Cemetery aforesaid, or shall wilfully destroy, cut, break or injure any tree, shrub, or plant, within the limits of said
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Cemetery, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon con- viction thereof, before any Court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars, or more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than one, nor more than thirty (30) days, according to the nature and aggravation of the offense, and such offender shall also be liable, in an action of trespass in the name of the said Corporation, to pay all such damages as have been occasioned by his unlawful act or acts; which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the said Corporation, under the direction of the Board of Directors, to the reparation and restoration of the pro- perty destroyed or injured as above; and members of said Corporation shall be competent witnesses in said suits.
SEC. 11. This Act shall be regarded as a public Act, and shall take effect from and after its passage.
JOHN M. GALLAGHER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. DAVID CHAMBERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, February 14th, 1845.
I, SAMUEL GALLOWAY, Secretary of State, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Act is a true copy from the original Rolls on file in this Department.
SAMUEL GALLOWAY,
Secretary of State.
An Act,
TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED, " AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE PROPRIE- TORS OF THE CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE," PASSED JANUARY 21, 1845.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Spring Grove be, and they are hereby empowered to sell on such terms, for such purposes, and in such quanti- ties as they shall deem proper, all that portion of the low grounds of the Cemetery, within the following limits, to wit : commencing at the south-
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west corner of the Cemetery grounds, in the center of the Hamilton Road, running thence north-west with George Hill's line, seven hundred feet, thence in a north easterly direction across said Cemetery grounds, to the east line of said grounds in the center of the Winton Road, to a point eight hundred feet north of the center of the Hamilton Road, thence south, along the said Winton Road to the center of the Hamilton Road, eight hundred feet, thence in a south-westerly direction, following the said Hamilton Road, to the place of beginning ; and that the said Propri- etors be, and they are also hereby authorized, to sell all the lands belong- ing to them lying South of the Hamilton Road, being twelve acres and a half acre, more or less.
SEC. 2. That the Secretary; Treasurer, and all other officers elected by the Board of Directors, shall hereafter hold their offices during the pleasure of the said Board. And the Secretary may be chosen hereafter from other persons than lot owners or stockholders.
SEC. 3. That all parts of the late Act, to which this is an amend -. ment, inconsistent with this Act, be, and they are hereby repealed.
JOHN G. BRESLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. BREWSTER RANDAL,
Speaker of the Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, April 3, 1849.
I hereby certify tne foregoing Act to be correctly copied from the original Rolls now on file in this office. SAMUEL GALLOWAY,
Secretary of State.
MY ELEVE'S MONUMENT
STANLEY & MARY AMATTHEWS
STANLEY THOMAS
MARY
FAMILY MONUMENT OF STANLEY MATTHEWS 4, CHARLES RULE
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CONSECRATION OF THE CEMETERY.
On the 28th of August, 1845, the Cemetery of Spring Grove was publicly consecrated to the exclusive purpose of the burial of the dead ; a d the proceedings on that occasion included the following Prayer, H. mn, Ode and Address.
ORDER OF CEREMONIES.
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OPENING PRAYER .- BY REV. DR. BROOKE.
ALMIGHTY and ever-living God ! We desire most reverently to invoke thy presence and favor on this interesting occasion. We believe it to be consistent with thy holy will, and the example of thy saints of old, that fit places should be set apart for the entombment of our mortal bodies. Thou requirest that "all things be done decently and in order," and that "in everything, we should by prayer and supplication, make known our request unto thee with thanksgiving." In conformity with these instructions of thy holy word, we now bow our spirits before thy throne.
As the God of Nature, we thank thee for all the natural beauties and advantages of this place. As the God of Providence, we thank thee that thou hast put it into the hearts of our citizens to procure and improve it-and most of all would we remember thee at this time as the God of Grace, and thank thee for the unspeakable gift of thy Son, through whose efficacious death and mighty resurrection, we may triumphantly exclaim, "O ! Death, where is thy sting! O! Grave, where is thy victory !"
And wilt thou now, O Lord ! accept and bless the dedication which is about to be made of this place, to the solemn and interesting purpose for which it has been procured. Wilt thou take it under thy providen- tial care-preserve it from all profane and ungodly uses-and bless all its solemn scenes and associations, to the welfare of souls. May every
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