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BY-LA�VS�F TFIE SHEliTOY TO��'NSfIIP O�iViETEI2Y '
<br /> SECTION I. The Cemetery situated in the Southeast Quarter of the Southea$t Quarter-of the South-
<br /> west Quarter of Section Six (6), Town Nine (9), Aange Twelve (12) North,,County of Hall, State of Ne- .
<br /> braska, shall be dominated as the Shelton Township �emetery and shall be the property ot Shelton Townshi�,
<br /> Buffalo County, Nebraska, on the conditions set forth in the Deed conveyiug said Cemefery to Shelton Town-
<br /> ship, Buffalo County, Nebraska, from the Sheiton Cemetery Association.
<br /> SECTION .II. The Shelton Township Cemetery shall be under the management and conti•ol of �
<br /> Board of Trustees, consisting of three qualified electors of the Township of Shelton, tvho shall hold:their of-: '
<br /> fice for a term of three years, and until their successors are elected and qu�.lified.
<br /> SECTION III. At the annual town meeting of Shelton Township held on the f:fth day of March,
<br /> 1918, the electors Rresent shall elect one Trustiee for a terui of three (3) years, and one to hold his office
<br /> 1or a term of two (2) years, and one who shall hold his office for a term of one (1) year, and thei•e shall be
<br /> electeci annuaily thereafter one Trustee �vho shall Lold his office for three (3) years. Said election to be Uy ,
<br /> ba.11ot, requiring a majority of all votes cast to constitute an election. .
<br /> SECTION IV. Before entering upon the duties of their office, each trustee shi!1 talie and suUscribe to
<br /> the following oath before the Town Cleri�;
<br /> I -- —, do soleinnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and .
<br /> the constitution of the State of Nebraska and that I wili faithfuily perform ail the duties imposed upon n�e.
<br /> by the state laws; and the by-laws of Shelton township, and especially those laws and by-la�r-s gocerniug Shel
<br /> ton toti°nship Ceinetery.
<br /> SECTIO.J V. The board of t:ustees shall meet not later than ten (10:) days after tlie ar.nual To�vn-
<br /> ship meeting and shall organize by electing cne of their number Chairman, and another of their number
<br /> Secretaiy. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to preside at all meetings oP the board, to sign �11 deeds
<br /> and all �varrants. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a record of,ail meet:ngs; he shall also ha���
<br /> authority to sell lots, issue and sign deeds for same, to sign.,all warrants on: the townchip treasure., and t��
<br /> collect all moneys arising from the saie of lots or fram any other sour�e for the benef:t of t:�e Cemeter3-,'
<br /> and to pay the same over to tlie Township Treasurer, taking; his receipt therefor.
<br /> S�CTION VL The Secretary shall before entering upon the duties of his offi�ce anci not later than te:�
<br /> (10) days �,fter his appointment or ele�ticn, give bonds for twice the amount of money that is liable to
<br /> co:.ie iat� h:s hands in any one year, conditicned upon the faithf.ul pe_�fornlance ef his duty as Secretar�:,
<br /> The amcunt ef tne bcnds shali be Yixed by the To�:rnship B:oard, who sl�all appi�ov2 the said bonds; s�id
<br /> ' bond shall be filed with the Township Clerk and sh�,ll run to Shelton To�,�nship.
<br /> SECTION VII. All monies arising froin the sale of lots and f*om all other sources for the benefit ef
<br /> � the Cemetei•y shail constitute a Cemeteiy fuud aud sh�ll be liept sepa,rate f��om tl�e cther funds of the Towu-
<br /> sh:p by the To.�nship Treasuret; and it is here�y made the duty of the Township Treasurer to keep an
<br /> itemized acccunt of the receipts and e�:pend:tures cf the Cemetery fund.
<br /> SECTION VIII. The Township Treasurer is hereby authorized to gay all �varrants on the Ce_ueter�-
<br /> Yu7.i iit.t �.,e signed by the Chairinan and Secietary of the Board uf Trustees, to a liinit of the funds on h«nd
<br /> in szicl Cerictery:fund.
<br /> S'�C'�ION IX. It is hereby made the duty of the electcrs p.esent at the annull To�vnship meeting to
<br /> �ua::e a '_evy �:hich in their judgment wi:l ra:�e suffic;ent fuads to nieet t:ic .e:;u._cments cf the cemetei;
<br /> for the ensu�ng year.
<br /> SEi,='IO� X. The Trustees sha'1 hc,ve po��-er on behalf of the To.;ns:�ip to n:a?ce all centracts and
<br /> � superintend :�il la,bor done; to direct the expenditure cf all money and superinte�d all improvements and em-
<br /> • i�ellishments ot the Cemetery subject cn<y to the w:ll cf a majority of the e.ectcra p esent c�t �ny anuual Towu
<br /> sh:p meet:ng, wnd to have general su:a_visi�n cf the Ceznetery and the prope:•ty thereta Lelangin�, and to
<br /> keep the s:me in as good repair as the funds will per�nit. ' •
<br /> Si�CTIO:. YI. The trustees shall contrwct no grewter expenditures than has been provided for iu ihe
<br /> C;ei7ietc-:�y fund, but t�ie 'I'ownsnip Board may,. in c;,se o� suciuen ur ur.espeeteci ei.i�;.gen.y, 4�_.iiop;:ate ::o.:;
<br /> � the genei•.I fuu,l of the To��rnship, such sum of money, as in their discretion sha11 be necessary to ineet su�l�
<br /> e;nergency, provided the amount on hand in the general fund will pertnit v�ithcut se�ictis detriment to thc
<br /> other interests of the Township.
<br />� � SECTION hII. The Trustees shall receive the following coihpensation for tl�e time expended in the
<br /> �tl; interests of Sheiten Township Cemetexy: the Secretary shall receive tne sum ef forty doilars per annum;
<br /> = the Chairm�n shall receive the sum of fifteen doliars per annum; the other member ef the bea;d sh�,ll recei�•e
<br /> � the sum of ten dollars per 2,nnum.
<br /> $ SECTIO-V lIIL The Se�cret�ry shall not ailow any interi:�eutc in au} unsold lets in the Cemeter��,
<br /> ���N eacept in that part linown as the "P,tte�'s F�e:d", and no lot shall Ue seld until it has been paid foi• in casl�.
<br /> or othei��i e to the satisfaction of the Secretaiy, who shall be responsible foi the amount of a11 sales.
<br /> � � � % SI CiION lI�'. The Trustees may secure the services of a suitable,p�iscn to dig and fill all €;raves.
<br /> V' C7 2 w The co_.ipensa�3�n to be paid for this ��ork shwil be determined by the Trustees, but s�id coirpensation sha'1
<br /> be colle�ted by the g;•ave-digger fro..i tlie pz.ty or Part?es having the inte�uzeat m:�de and shall Le ret=ined
<br /> by him as his total compensation for d:�ging and f�lling said grave. :
<br /> SECTION XV. No interment shall be anade in Shelton Township Cemetery n�r shall any grai�e be
<br /> digged the�ein, until a Buriai Perinit shall have been obtained from the Secretary of the Bo�,rd of Ti•ustees.
<br /> Said perrnit shall give the name of the person to be buried; the number of the lot, and the name of the own-
<br /> er of said lot as shown by the booksof the Secretary. .
<br /> � S�CTION �VI. Any person inay purchase one or more lets in Sheltou Township Cemeteiy for the
<br /> pu;pose of interments, by paying the appraised value of the same �s established by the Board of Trustees and
<br /> � complying with all requirements of t'hese by-laws that may relate to or govern the sale of lots.
<br /> SLCTION XVII. All vacancie; >_n ±'rie.office of Trustees sha,ll be filled by appointment by the Town-
<br /> \ ship Board, and the appointee shall hold off'rce until the next annual township meeting, ��hen the vacanc5'
<br /> shall be filled by election.
<br /> � S�CTTON XVIIL These by-laws may.be changed or amended at any annual meeting by a maj�, - �a
<br /> vote of all electors present and voting. �
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