Trustees Records, Vol. 3, 1859 (page 068)

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Admission to Grounds _ continued _

From the preceding citations it appears clearly
to the Committee, first, that the By-Laws con-
tain regulations and restrictions in regard to
admission to the grounds. Second, That
notwithstanding these general limitations, the whole
power of regulating the admission of non-pro-
prietors is vested in the Trustees without reference
to the By-Laws. Third, That any vote not
incompatible with the By-Laws, which had
been passed prior to their adoption, and which
has not been repealed, is now extant, and

Fourth, that the vote of 5^th July, 1853, is not
incompatible with the By-Laws _ has not been repealed _
and therefore is in full force now.

The question of admission to the Cemetery
is a delicate one. Mount Auburn, although
strictly a private institution, may in some senses,
be considered a public one. It is the pioneer
of ornamental cemeteries _ the delight and pride
of our own citizens, and the admiration of
strangers. It has caused many other institutions
of like character to spring up all over the country,
and its fame extends wherever Boston is known.
It is natural therefore, that all strangers visiting
this part of the country, should be desirous of seeing
it, and it is the wish of the Trustes to grant every
facility for the gratification of this desire, and also
for the accommodation of resident non-proprietors,
so far as they can do in justice to the
interests committed to them