The Board of Managers of Dodge Grove Cemetery may receive in trust, from the owners of lots in the cemetery, any sum of money by bequest, of no less denomination than $50 and upwards and invest the same as herein provided, and apply the income thereof perpetually for the care of such lot, the grass, the graves and trees, according to the terms and form of trust, as follows:
"This agreement made this day of , 20 between of the one part and the Board of Managers of Dodge Grove Cemetery, for and in behalf of the City of Mattoon, County of Coles and State of Illinois, witnesseth:
That has deposited with the Board of Managers of Dodge Grove Cemetery dollars in consideration of which the Board of Managers and their successors in office, do hereby agree to receive and hold the said sum in trust forever, and invest the same with other funds of like character, and apply the income therefrom, from time to time, to the care of graves, grass, flowers and the preservation of trees or shrubs upon or in lot on block in Dodge Grove Cemetery, the surplus, if any, at the end of each year, is to remain as a sinking fund, and be not used for any other purpose but the taking care of the said lot. Provided, however, that the Board of Managers shall not be held responsible for their conduct in the discharge of such trust, except for good faith and such reasonable diligence as may be required for mere gratuitous agents. Furthermore, the funds so received, shall when properly invested, be deposited with the proper officers of the City of Mattoon, and shall be held by them and their successors in office, in trust perpetually.
In witness whereof, the President of the Board of Managers of the cemetery, the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Mattoon, Illinois, have hereunto affixed their signatures, together with the corporate seal, this day of , 20 .
All moneys so received, by bequest or reserved from the sale price of lots shall collectively be kept and set apart by the Board of Managers as a lot owners' perpetual care and improvement fund."
('68 Code, § 17.14)