RepairofLots1-Story_1831_010_010

[Items If by deed say "I give & grant &c" If by will say]

I give & bequeath unto the Proprietors of the
Cemetery of Mount Auburn the Sum of _ _ _ _
for their sole use forever; In Trust, nevertheless,
that the Trustees of the said Corporation for the
time being shall in order to obtain an income
therefrom invest the same from time to time in
their discretion in some public Stock of the State
or^{of the}national Government or in the Stock of some
Bank or Banks of this State or in some personal
notes or obligations of private persons, secured by
a satisfactory collateral pledge or mortgage, on interest,
& to apply the Income or interest thereof from time
to time^{after devoting hundred Dollars of the sum so above given
therefrom the sum of fifty cents} as follows; First to keep in suitable & ^{out of every}
good repair & preservation Lot No _ _ _ _ in
the said Cemetery & the Monument, fences, trees,
shrubbery & soil thereon; Secondly to suffer the
surplus, if any, of such Income or Interest to ac-
cummulate for such time as the said Trustees
may deem expedient, or in their discretion to
apply the same surplus or any part thereof from
time to time to the ornament & preservation of
the grounds of the said Cemetery, or to any other
or all the purposes to which by the Act of Incor-
poration the funds of the said Corporation may be
lawfully applied, & which are appropriate to the
objects of the Establishment of the said Cemetery.
Provided however that the said Trustees shall never
be responsible for their conduct in the premises, ex-