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<br /> q;• ;34., 3 SECTION I. TIM Cemetery situated in the Southeast .Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the South- d
<br /> rd • west Quurterruf Section Six ( 6) , Town Nine ( 9) , Itange . Twelve ( 12 ) North, County of Ball , State of Ne
<br /> lY : braskn, shall bedontivatod "as the Shelton Township Cemetery and shall bo the property of Shelton Township, ,
<br /> IV a; i Buffalo County, Nebraska, on the couditloes Bet, forth In the Deed conveying said Cemetery to Shelton 9'own-
<br /> 1 • ship, : Buffalo County, : Nebraska, from 'ilm Shelton Cemetery - Association.
<br /> I1 r . S1:cTIOn • I .'' >.Tho Shelton Township Cometery shrill be under the management and emitrol of n
<br /> t Board or Trualeea„ consisting of three qualified electors of the .Townnhlp of Shelton , who etinll hold their of•
<br /> rice fora terun • or three years, and tint!! their successors are elected and ; qualified.
<br /> SECTION III. . At theatnaal town meeting , of Shelton 'Township held on the fifth day of /thirds, '
<br /> 1918, • the electors .present shall elect one Trustee for it term of three ( 3 ) yours, and one to hold .his office
<br /> a17 fora term of two ( 2 ) yearn, and One w1to shalt lipid his office for a term of one ( 1) year, and there shall be
<br /> t elected annually thereafter ono Trustee who shall !mitt lilts inflect for three ( 3 ) years. Said election to be by
<br /> le , . ballot, requiring a majority of nil votes cant to constitute an election.
<br /> "cf , SECTION .1Vd . Before entering upon the duties of their office, . each trustee shall take and aubncribe to
<br /> the following oath before the Town Clerk:
<br /> rut t 1 .-4-444-----44-44-44, dosolemnly swear thatwill support the Constitution ot' . the United States, and
<br /> YI f the constitution of the State of Nebraslta and that I will faithfully perform all the duties Imposed upon me
<br /> iby the state !awe, .anti the by-laws or Skelton township, and especially those laws and by-1nws governing Shot
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<br /> b .- S13CTIO.1 V. The board of trustees shall meet not later than ten ( 10 ) days after the annual Town-
<br /> 4 1 ship meeting and shall organize by : electing one of their number Chttrnutn, - and another of their number
<br /> Y t Secretary: It shall be the duty of the Chairman to Preside at all meetings of thebeard , to sign all deeds
<br /> ;std all warrants. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a record of all ineetinga he shalt also have
<br /> ,V.:-•;','3 ' authority to sell lots, issue and sign deeds for same, to nign all warrants on the towualip - treasurer. and to
<br /> '"?'‘."."-"/ collect all moneys -! arising from the sale of lots or from any other source for the benefitof the Cemetery,
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<br /> t unit to pay the same over to the Township Treasurer, taking ills receipt therefor, .
<br /> } SECTION VI, _ The Secretary shall before'entering upon the duties of his Office and not later than ten
<br /> (10 ) days after his appointment or e;ecticn , give bonds for twice the amount of Money, that is liable to
<br /> tonic tut) ille hands in any our, year, conditioned upon the faithfulpestersuance of his duty as Secretary.
<br /> The anscunt of the bonds shall 'be fixed by the Township Board, who nball approve the said bonds : maid
<br /> bond shall be filed with the Township Clerk and shall run to Shelton Township,
<br /> 1 SECTION VII. An monies arising, front the sale of lots and from all othersourced for the beneflt of
<br /> the Cemetery shall constitute a Cemetery fund and shall be kept separate from the other tends of the i'own-
<br /> r'` ship by the Township Treasurer; and it is !tetchy made the duty of the Township Treasurer to keep an
<br /> . . itetnlzed aecount 'of the receipts and e::pond .tures of the Cemetery fund.
<br /> r+ ' SECTION VIII.. The Township Treasurer is herebyauthorizedto pay all warrants , en the Cometery
<br /> 4.11;;;;-. -fun1 th .t cite signedby the Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, to a limit of the funds on hand
<br /> -2 ; In ails Cetuetory fund.
<br /> i le SECTION IX. : It Is hereby made the duty of the electors, present at the annual Township meeting to
<br /> 'i ' } . : , .macre a levytrhlch in their judgutent w4:1 rase sufficient funds to meet the tuqu.rc. t.ent.,- .:of the cemetery
<br /> t ' .. . ror the ' ensuing y&r.
<br /> SECTION X. The Trustees shalt hr:ve pewor. ea behalf of the To . ; nehip tr. au ire allcontractsand
<br /> sup rintend all labor done; to direct the expenditure of all money and superintend all hnp cvements and em-
<br /> 4 beli!sltments of tile Cemetery on: y to thewill eta- majority. of the e: ecthrs p;o:,et.t tU. any annual Town
<br /> xp ' ship meet.'ng, and to have general su ;orvlsicn of the Cemetery and the Property '. thereto , belonging and to
<br /> 1> , ) : keep the same In nsgood repair :as the : funds will permit.
<br /> SECTION Si . The trustees shall contract ne grester expenditures than .hasbeen provided ter In the - - •
<br /> 4 Cemeteryfund, but tile Township Board may , in of sudden or unexpected otuergeucy, appropriate' from
<br /> • the general fund of tine Township; such sum : of .money . as in their discretion shall lie necessary to meet smelt
<br /> emergency,` provided the - amEiunt on hand In the general fund, will permit without serious . detrirnentto ; the
<br /> ` other interests or the Township. .
<br /> ,. _ SECTION XII. The.-Trustees shall receive the renewing compensation for the time expended in the
<br /> interests. of Shelton . Township Cemetery : the Secretary shall receive the sum oftesty dollars per annum ;
<br /> the Chairman shall receive the sum of fifteen dollars per annum ; the other member of the board shall receive '
<br /> a : the stet often dollars per annum. •
<br /> ±i;; •, SECTION : XIII: The Secretary shall slot allow any internments In any unsold lots in . the Cemetery,
<br /> „ii:..:".. . . except in that part known as. the. "P•. iters Field ' ', and no lot shall be sold until it has been paid for in rush ,
<br /> "SV- 3 or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Secretary, who shall be . responsible for theamount or all sales:
<br /> ` ` SECTION XIV. The Trustees may secure the services of a suitable -person to dig and fill all graves. -
<br /> Y c The compensation to be paid for this workshal be determined by the Trustees, butsaid contpensaticn filial.
<br /> be collected by t.he , grave-digger from the party or partieshaving the interment made and shall be retained
<br /> 7 . by hint as his total compensation for (fleeing and. tilling said grave.
<br /> SECTION XV. No interment shallbe made in Shelton Township Cemetery • nor shall any grave be
<br /> Jigged therein, until a Burial Permit shall have been obtained front the Secretary of the Board of Trustees.
<br /> Said permit shall give the name of the person to be burled , the number of the lot, and the name ofthe own-
<br /> ei• of said let as shown by the boolcsuf the Secretary. .
<br /> t' '” SECTION XVI. Any person may purchase one or morelote in Shelton Township Cemeteryfor the . . •
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<br /> • . : purpose of interments, by paying the appraised value ofthe same us established by . the Board of Trustees and
<br /> . complying with all requirements of these by-laws thatmay relate to or govern the sale of lets:
<br /> SECTION XVII. All vacancie ria the office of Trustees shall be filled ' by appointment by the Town-
<br /> ship Board, and the appointee shall hold officeuntilthe next annual township . meeting, whenthevacancy
<br /> shall be filled by election.
<br /> SECTION XVIII. These by-laws may be changed or amended at any annual meeting by a majority
<br /> +r '• vote of all.electors presentand voting.
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