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CITY ~oRDINANCE-No As.
coscEsxrse CITY HUky1Ne GROUND.

Id Of Louisiana, as follows
Sec.1. The said ground shall be hereaf-
ter known BY the name and style, of the
Louisiana Cemetery. - -, Es Id
Sec. 2. The City Engineer, or some com
potent person acting in his place, shalt pro-
coed, as soon as the ground is sufficiently
Of the timber, to lay out the same
in the following order, to Wit:
One main isle IL feet wide through the
centre of the ground lengthwise, and an
isle around the entire ground six feet
wide, and lay out a circle at the north end
including the main anu outer isle 100 feet
in diaineter, and set apart within the circle
thus formed 80 feet around the entire Cir
Gle for q carriage way. And 81 cross isles
crossing the main isle and intersecting the
outside isles at right angles, the cross isles
TO be six feet wide and the blocks thus form
ed 20 feet in the clear, commencing at the
south end. Likewise isles on each side
parallel with the main one 4 feet wide, al
equal distances of 80 feet 3 inches-iheTe-.
by squaring the blocks thus formed 90 by 50
feet 8 inches. On the cross isles the
block so formed to be subdiyided into two
lois of 20 Of y feet 81 l-2 inches each ;
and the remaining portion above the slst
cross isle 10 be divided in the following
|o~rdsr:-Thst portion Of it !yiag on The
right Of the main isle, from the pisce Of
entrance, to be devoted to the purpose Of
Strangers Department, and subdivided in
the following order by one cross isle 6 feet
wide, dividing the sarne into two divisions
of g feet each. That part of the remain
ing ground on the left of the main isle to be
,v:Ied in like manner, and devoted to
slaves a,:., other persons of color.
After the divisions before mentioned are
made by the Engiue..r Or those acting IN
his place, he or they shall ;c::ake put a plat
of the same as divided, and the - pun,
bered in rotation, commencing at the rls:.'
and south end of the main or centre isle,
and deliver the same TO the Mayor.
Sec. 8. II upon receipt by the Mayer of
the plat thus made out, he shall End it to be
in accordance with the provisions Of this
ordinance, he shall forthwith proceed to
give public: notice, BY printed or written
Ihandbills. posted up in the most public
places in the city, and at least one inser-
ton in the newspaper doing the printing Of
the city, giving six days notice Of the time,
place and conditions Of sale. And on the
dayof sale so advertised, shall proceed by
public auction, at the place designated, to
sell the lots by their respective numbers
10 the highest bidder, for cash in hand, or
warrants duly authenticated on the city
ltreasury-offering and selling the lots in
regular rotation on each side of tile main
isle, commencing at the south end and so on
till all ara sold, aud pay the proceeds Of the
sale over to the city Treasurer, taking his
receipt.
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk
of the city council to attend on the day OF
sale, as set forth in section Sd of this ordi-
nance, and keep a list of the purchasers
names and number Of the lot or lots pur,
chased, aud the amount Of purchase money
in tabular form; and after the sale is closed
to make out a copy Of the plat Of the Gem
Ietery and write in plain and legible letters
on the face Of Each in the original and copy,
the lot sold, the purchaser or purchasers
name, and file the copy III his Office, and
the original together with the deed of pur-
chase of the land for the cemetery from
Marshall S. Allen in the Recorders Office
OF Pike county for record; and he shall re-
ceive for his services thus rendered such
compensation as may be allowed by the city
council @
Sec. s. UPON the fling of the plat, as
provided in the last sc ction, the Mayor shall
execute and deliver deeds Of conveyance
TO the respective purchasers for the lot or
lots purchased by them at said sale;-pro-
vided, however, that the said purchasers
shall pay all expenses of conveyance
Each and every deed thus executed, shall
expressly reserve to the city Of Louisiana
the power to impose such tax upon the as
sessed value Of said lots as may be deemed
necessary by the city council for the re-
pair and improvement Of the cemetery.
Sec. 6. The treasurer shall open on the
treasurer's books a seperate ac'nt. with the
cemetery, and all moneys received and paid
out on account of the cemetery shall be en-
tered accordingly, and the treasurer shall
receive for his services in receiving and
paying out the same Q l-2 per cent.
Sec. u Their shall be appointed by the
Mayor, with the consent of the council, q
suitable person as Sexton, Who shall give
bond and security for the faithful discharge
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