The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 1,466
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766
Laws of the State of Texas.
and use a corporate seal; purchase and hold, in fee or otherwise,
lands, goods and property; make and alter by-laws, and
do all other acts and things, and have and enjoy all other
franchises incident to, and necesssary and proper for effecting
the object of their incorporation, which is to provide
and maintain forever a place of repose for the dead.
Sec. 2. Said corporation shall have no power to sell or
convey any land purchased by it for other purpose than
that of providing a resting place for the dead, nor to create
a lien thereon to insure the payment of money for any purpose
except as hereinafter specially provided; neither shall
said land, or any improvements thereon, be subject to levy
or sale upon any process issued upon any judgment from
any court in this State, and shall be forever exempt from
any appropriation to public uses.
Sec. 3. The capital stock of the Magnolia Grove Association
shall be one hundred thousand dollars, to be raised by
subscription, in shares of one hundred dollars each, which
shall be deemed personal property, and be transferable on
the books of the corporation, in such manner as the said corporation
shall, by its by-laws, direct.
Sec. 4. The said corporation shall have the right to raise
money by loans for the purpose of opening, enclosing, and
improving the said lands, and to create such special liens
thereon to secure the amounts of such loans as they may
deem proper; provided, that in no case can the said lands
be ever applied to any other use than that of a resting place
for the dead. Nor shall any lots that have been previously
sold for the use of any individual, family or society, be ineluded
in any such lien.
Sec. 5. The lands so purchased shall be properly enclosed;
and it shall not be lawful for any public highway, street,
road, or alley for the use of the public, to be laid through
the same by any court whatever, or by the authorities of the
county of Galveston, or of any other county, town, city,
or other municipality; neither shall said lands, or improvements
thereon, be subject to the payment of public taxes.
Sec. 6. The lands so purchased shall be laid off with
avenues and walks, divided into suitable lots for the purpose
of burying the dead, and arranged and improved according
to any plan which may be adopted by vote of the
trustees of said corporation.(1466)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/1468/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .