400 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 61. 1867. Porters lodge by directed to cause to be erected at the principal entrance of each of the tn b rc I d b • . • • » · e the Sr;;;:, c3_ national cemeteries aforesaid, a suitable building to be occupied as a pop. {ragga of ggch ter’s lodge; and it shall be his duty to appoint a meritorious and trust.- <=¢m¤*¢fy· worth su erinteudent who shall be selected from enlisted men of the Superinten- y · p · · denc hcw cc_ army, disabled in service, and who shall have the pay and allowances of leeted, pay, Src. an ordnance sergeant, to reside therein, for the purpose of guarding and ' protecting the cemetery and giving information to parties visiting the An <>*H¢¢¤‘ to same The Secretary of War shall detail some officer of the arm _ _ _ . . _ _ _ y, not
- ';c`$t;g;?,;§;° under the rank of major, to VISIC annually all of said cemeteries, and to
all the eemeter- inspect and report to him the condition of the same, and the amount of
m‘*k° money necessary to protect them, to sod the graves, graxiel and grade the
Rppm, tp be walks and avenues, and to keep the grounds in complete order; and the
- €l>¤¤it{e<1 tph said Secretacy shall transmit the said report to Congress at the com-
“' “ mencement o each session, together with an estimate of the appropriation
necessary for that purpose. wi};$§ll¤lt$c;_`3f Sec. 3. And be itjitrthen enacted, That any person who shall wilfully cmg, rgmcvinc, destroy, mutllate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, gravestone, or &c.any_struc- other structure, or shall wilfully destroy, cut, break, injure, or remove fp;*;fh‘;;,’;.L*;*QS3» any tree, shrub, or plant within the limits of any of said national cemegw_,,, any p,,] terles, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction tivpptlcgcrpcetgry. thereof before any district or circuit court of the United States within any presccuccd ,.0: State or district where any of said national cemeteries are situated, shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment of not less than fifteen nor more than sixty days, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence. And the S“p,,,,p,6,,_ superintendent in charge of any national cemetery is hereby authorized ggpsopgigouppst to arrest forthwith any person engaged in committing any misdemeanor mmm S herein prohibited, and to bring such person before any United States com- ,, uch . . . . . . . . acts, and take mlssioncr or judge of any district or clrcuxt court of the United States S:;:¤ml:l¤*;<;;?_a<;;;- withln any State or district where any of said cemeteries are situated, for &e. g ‘ the purpose of holding said person to answer for said misdemeanor, and then and there shall make complaint in due form. The Secretary Sec. 4. And be ztfarther enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secgggygzytgcgllf- retary of lVar to purchase from the owner or owners thereof, at such my rcclcsmc price as may be mutually agreed upon between the Secretary and such necessary for owner or owners, such real estate as in his judgment is suitable and ne- ¤°E*°¤“l °°m°‘ oessar for the ur ose of carr in¤· into effect the rovisions of his ao terles. y . P P . y ° p t t, · and to obtain from said owner or owners title in fee simple for the same. And in case the Secretary of War shall not be able to avrree with said owner or owners upon the price to be paid for any real estate needed for the purpose of this act, or to obtain from said owner or owners title in fee simple for the same, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to enter upon and appropriate any real estate, which, in his judgment, is suitable and necessary for the purposes of this act. prpppedipgs Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War or the wheze realestate owner or owners of any real estate thus entered upon and appropriated Sn?,"c;‘;_c;_l;f’“ arel hereby authorized to make application {br au appraisement of said Med, rea estate thus entered upon and appropriated to any district or circuit court within any State or district where such real estate is situated; and any of said courts IS hereby authorized and required upon such application, and in such mode and under such rules and regulations as it may adopt, to make a just and equitable appraisement of the cash value of the several interests of each and every owner of the real estate and improveme(pts therecin entered upon and appropriated for the purposes of this act, an m accor ance with its provisions. Fee simple of Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the fee simple of all real estate
- E¤;a;¤;?;p*g>g. thus enteredcupon and appropriated for the purposes of this act,·and .0f
of appraised which appraisement shall have been made under the order and d1rect10¤ of any of said courts, shall, upon payment to the owner or owners, respec-
