Trustees Records, Vol. 2, 1854 (page 132)

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Fifth. That if the landmarks and boundaries of the said
lot shall be effaced, so that the said lot cannot, with
reasonable diligence, be found and identified, the said Trustees
shall set off to the said grantee ______ heirs or assigns,
a lot in lieu thereof, in such part of the Cemetery as they
see fit, and the lot hereby granted shall, in such case,
revert to the Corporation;

Sixth. That if any trees or shrubs situated in said
lot of land shall, by means of their roots, branches, or otherwise,
become detrimental to the adjacent lots or avenues, or dangerous
or inconvenient to passengers, it shall be the duty of the said
Trustees, for the time being, and they shall have the right to
enter into the said lot and remove the said trees and
shrubs or such parts thereof as are thus detrimental,
dangerous or inconvenient:

Seventh. That if any monument or effigy, or any
structure whatever, or any inscription be placed in or
upon said land, which shall be determined by
the major part of the said Trustees for the time being,
to be offensive or improper, the said Trustees, or the major
part of them, shall have the right, and it shall be their
duty to enter upon said land, and remove the said offen-
sive or improper object or objects. _

Eighth. No fence shall from time to time, or at any
time, be placed or erected in or around the said lot, the
materials and design of which shall not first have been
approved by the trustees, or a Committee of them. _

Ninth. No tomb shall be constructed within the bounds
of the Cemetery, except in or upon the lots situated in such parts
of the grounds, as shall be designated by the Trustees for that purpose;

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SegalJL

New word usage for me. The text is using definition #1. I was familiar only with definition #2:
EFFACE
1. erase (a mark) from a surface. "with time, the words are effaced by the frost and the rain"
2. (efface oneself) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.