An Act to Incorporate, 1835 (page 3)

Section 5. Be it further enacted, That the annual meetings
of said Corporation shall be holden at such time and place
as the Bye-laws shall direct, and the Secretary shall give
notice thereof in one or more newspapers, printed in Boston seven
days at least before the time of meeting. And special meetings
may be called by the Trustees in the same manner unless
otherwise directed by the Bye-laws; or by the Secretary, in the same
manner upon the written request of twenty members of
the Corporation. At all meetings a quorum for business shall
consist of not less than seven members; and any business may
be transacted of which notice shall be given in the advertisements
for the meeting, and all shall be decided by a majority
of the members present, and voting either in person or by proxy.

Section 6. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the said
Corportation shall have received from the Massachusetts Horti-
cultural Society a legal conveyance of the said Garden and Cemetery
at Mount Auburn, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
shall cease to have any rights, powers and authorities over the
same, and all the rights, powers and authorities over the same,
and all the rights, powers and authorities, trusts, immunities
and privileges conferred upon the said Society, and upon the
Proprietors of the Lots in the said Cemetery in and by virtue of the
first Section of the Statute of the year One thousand, eight
hundred and thirty one. Chapter Sixtynine, shall be trans-
ferred to and exercised by the Corporation created by this Act,
and the same shall to all intents and purposes apply to the
said Corporation, and all Proprietors of Lots in the said
Cemetery with the same force and effect as if the same were
herein specially enacted, and the said Corporation substituted
for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society hereby.

Section 7. Be it further enacted, That any persons who
shall wilfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove