944 Tum ux.—HOSPI'I‘ALS AND ASYLUMS.-eu. ls. Ibid-. ¤- 2- month, each, according to the extent and importance of the coniem-ies bo which thekr may be respectively asmgned, to be determined by the Secretary of Var; and they shall also be furnished with qum·t0rs and
fuel at the several cemeteries.
A"'•W1l1”·¤P¢<‘**°" Sec. 4876. [Tha Secretary of ll ar shall detazl 801710 qjicer of t/ie Army, °f °""'“""‘°‘ not unda}- the rank Qfillivf/T, to msi:} annually 077 of the mztianal rometey-»'e.», 22 Feb-, 1867, C. and to 1`nspectrmd rqwrt fo Hm the c0nJz'f2`0n of thvmizzc, uml Me amount 61éi%"i11*i§;g’99· ¢1z0myneces.sary toprntecttbem, to sod the gz·az·e·s. gra re] imdgrade {Lv w-al w 226 ,. ’p Qmf °' and az·enue.s·, and l0 122+72 the grgmnds in 00222])/de order; and Mu .S'e4·n»z‘m~y l shall {rammzit suc/i wy»m·t to Lbazgresn ai Me cozruwncerzzenl of carh .w»».·»z'on, z‘0get}wr· with an (‘8fi·7lZ((,€ 0 f Mc 0pp7·0prz`a¢z`ora, nec4~.¢.¢ary_fbr that pur msc.] IncI0sures,hea.d- Sec. -1877. ln the armngement of the national cenwtcrics established ¤f<>¤<>¤» ¤¤d 1'¢€i¤· for the burial of deceased soldiers and sailors, the Secrctury of lVm· is wm hereby directaed to have the same incl0s_ed with a good and substantial 22 Feb., 1867, c. stone or iron fence; and to cause each grave to be marked with a small 6LS-LV-1+·P;399· headstone or block, which shall be of nimble stone, unc of such design 8 'l““°: 1S'?' °‘ and weight as shall kee it in lace when set and shall bear the mime sas v.1, pda4s. g . P P. . ·. . ’ ,,_ ’ _ of the soldier and the name of hns State 1hSC1'll)€d tnereou, when the 3 M , 1873, c _ _ _ 229, v. 17, p. 545. same ure known, and also with the number of the grave inscr1bed thereon, corresponding with the number opposite to the name of the party in a register of burials to be kept at each cemetery and at the office of the Qum·termuste1·-Generul., which shall set forth the name, rank, company, regiment, and date of death of the officer or soldier; or if these ure unknown, it shall be so recorded. bul§£2 g;tl;§ i Sm?. 4878. All soldiers, sailors, or marines. dying in the service of the - United States or dying in u destitute condition, after havin been hon- E;%$5%§·; ombly dischaxiged from the service, or who served during tge lute war. 200:S l8 $ ’12pg96Q either in the regular or volunteer forces, may be buried in uny national 1 June, léf2, C, cemetery free of cost. The production of the honorable discharge of :1 25;, 17, {gg??- deceased man shall be sufficient authority for the superintendent of any · — ’"-· ’·· °· cemetery to permit the interment. 276, v. 17, p. 605. mC*j;*•=*‘i*{h;**¤’ Sm:. 4879. The President is authorized to provide, out of the ordinary
annual appropriations for establishing and maintaining United States
3 M¤1‘·,1873, <‘- military cemeteries for the roper care and preservation and mainte- 267* 17- P· 602 nance of the cemetery or burial ground near the city of Mexico, in which are interred the remains of officers and soldiers of the United States and of citizens of the United States, who fell in battle, or died in uml
around said city.
dll; b;;*;{¤§3 ;<> Sec. 4880. The cemetery in Mexico shall be subject to the rules and Y; ‘ regulations affecting United States national military cemeteries within Ibid. the limits of the United States, so far as they muy, in the opinion of the President, be gpplicablc thereto. Penalty fqr de- prac. 4881. Jvcry person who w1llfully destroys, muulutes, defaces. £:r‘;;;§ri£*’°""l mgures, Ol; removes nny monument, giravc-stone, or other structure, 01* ._*;.__. w 0w1llfullyd<·sti·0g s,cuts, breaks,1n]ures, or reniovesany tl'(`*0,SllI‘l1b. 01- _ 22 geb-.4]86;b8 plant xy1th1n the hunts of any national (‘€\Tl(‘t9'l‘}', shall be dccnied guiltv
- ’1·‘*· *"·1 *P· · of a nusdemesmor, umshable bv a. fine of not less than tw<·ntv—five dol-
E . . lsnrs, ang not rnoge, t an one hundred, or bi; imprisonment for not loss thm} ii teen nys an not more than sixty. he superintendent in churgc 0 any natipnail cernetery is authorized to arrest forthwith any person engaged m (‘Ollll'I11lZl'.lIlg any misdemeanor herein prohibited, and to bring snch person before any United States commissioner or judge of any district or circuit court of the United States within any State or district where any of the cemeteries are situated, for the purpose of holding such person to answer for such misdemeanor, and then and there shall make complaint in due form.
Jp1-isdiction of Sr:0. 4882. From the- time any State legislature shall have given, or
} ;l;c£Fm;§;;é:f shall heneafter gwe, the consent, of such State to the purchase by the dw Un]ted btates ot any national cemetery, the ]lU‘]SdlCt]0l] and power of 1 legislation of the United States over such cemetery shall in all courts Bhd 200 s ll ’v 16; P; places lie held tc be the same ss is gmnted bg section eight, article ODE, 18g_ of the Lonstitutxpnn of the United Simms; an all provisions relating tv natnonal cemetenes shall be applicable to the same.
