Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-01-17
Eases. where aov bnrials are now made,

Cases. wheFe any OuIiafS are now MADE,
IN such places in said cemetery, as will
Interfere with the plating. ard the i'm
provements thereof as contemplated by
this ordinance to direct removal of such
burials. to such lots in SAID cemetery, as
TO them shall seem properi But nothing
m this ordnance shall be construed 20
preclude any person or persons interested
III such burial places, from removing ua-
der the direction of the sexton their own
dead, or from purchasing. either at public
or private sale, any lot or lots of said GEM
stery. for burial places for their dead
and tor this purpose, the said common
council shall direct, tina, such reasonable
notice. as circumstances will permit, be
gwen to any person or persons, who may
DE interested in such burial places, of the
intention tn remove the dead bodies there.
or; and a like notice of the time and place
OF the f's; public sale of the lots of said
cemetery, required by the provisions of
this ordinance.
All All the lots of said cemetery, be.
| ing fourteen fee. in width, by tweuty-,hree
feet Ill length. as siaiIed on the ground.
aud laid out Oh the plat aforesaid, {excep-
ing the 6rst leir of lots set apart as afare-
said. TO form part ct the front alIey.) shalt
be estimated by, or under the direction of
the said common council, who shall fix a
minimum price. upon each aud every
such lot: which price shall be laid, accor-
ding TO the value Of he lots respectively
the various and probable circumstances
of the citizens of said village, now and
hereafter, and The nature and extentof the
! improvements, to be bestowed upon said
cemetery, as contemplated by this ordi.
nance.
9th The lots Of said &C netery, so pric-
ed as aforesaid. Preserving tberefrom such
lots as are already occupied as burial
places Of The dead, where The dead bodies
have been SO buried, as net 10 require
/ dislntermett and removal under the pro.
visions Of this ordinancel shall, at such
time or times, within the space Of two
months from the date of this ordinance,
and at such time or times thereafter as the
said Common council shall deem proper,
be offered for sale, at public auction, to
he sold by the single lot, 10 the highest
bidders respectively. for sum not less.
than the minimum price of each lot so
fixed as aforesaid. The public notices,
and the mode of said sales, in all such
particulars. as are not regulated by this
ordinance, the number aud selection of the
lots, so TO be offered for sale. The terms of
payment, the re-selling Of such lots as
shall have been sold but the payment
therefor, refused, shall be at the discre-
lion or under the direction of the said
common council.
- b I. he Common caIncsii Snail
have power at any time after the first
public sale, required by the 81 section OF
this ordinance, TO sell al private sale, any
of tie lots specified in said Sd section,
which shall lhen remain unscld, for the
prices. no more and 10 less. which shall
have been respectively laid thereon as
aforesaid. But all public sales shall be
governed by the regulations imposed, By
the said 81 section of this ordnance.
Tia All those lots, composing that por.
lion OF said Cemetery, not included in the
ab"ve specification, and lying south of the
central alley of said cemetery, being sew.
Ell feet in width by twenty three feet in
length, shall be denomnated the south
free battle-ground aud shall be set apart
for the use aud free burial of the iuhabi
tan,s of said village and such transient
peisons and strangers as may from time
to time require burial places in the GENE.
terry of SAID village; and any person may
apply to the sexton, hereafter mentioned
for The assignment Of any 10, in the sale
.. free burial ground, for The use OF any fam.
lily residing, now or hereafter, within the
boundaries of the said village, as it exist
ed IN the year eighteen hundred and forty
two, aud the said sexton may as the bes
interest, management, and good order o
the said cemetery shall appear to him iC
require, grant Or refuse TO grant such as
, signmeut-But such refusal, shall no
f preclude any such person from applying
tor The assignment OF another lot anl
so on, anti selection, approved BY The
sexton, shall be made, aud any person
, feeling himself agrieved. by any such re.
fusal of said sexton, may apply to The
SAID common council, who shall inquire
into the premises, aud in their best dIscre
lion, direct or refuse to direct the sexton
10 enter the name of such person or fam
lily in the cemetery journal, hereinafter
mentioned, against the number of the 10
go selected.
Sin All burials. and places of burial il
said free burial ground, of persons uncon
nected with families residiog within lht
boundaries of said village, as it existed il
the year eighteen hundred and forty Two
shall be under the direction ofthe sexton
and said sexton is hereby authorized il
all cases where he shalldcemit necessary
aud proper to direct such buials, and
those Of strangers and other transient
persons, TO be made on SIGH lots as may
have been already occupied in part, with
the remains of like persOns-or on such
! lois "a NAV have hpen occ;inisd IN mart