, 1883-05-26

An Ordinance In Relation 10 City SeN-
ton and bis Dniics.


ton and bis DnIics.
The City of Walia Waila does ordsin as follows:
SECTION ]. A City Sexton shall be appointed
nv the Common Council If the City Of Walls
Walla at the same time of the appointment OF
the other city officers who rhall quaiiiy by exc
cutting bona to the city in the SUN Of hVe
hundIed dollars conditioned for tie faithful
performance of his duties.
SFC. .. The City Sexton shall hold his office
for one wear and until his successor shall be
appainted and qualified. Prnridei however.
the Common Council may at any time remuso
The CITY Sexton for any neglect o. failuIe &
perform the duties Of his office IS prescribed in
this ordinance. IrOridod further the Common
Cornell retain the power To hi any vacancy
that may occur in the Office of City SeIt'in.
SEC. 3 In case # the removal OF City ) x
ton or from any other Cause a vacancy occur
in the office the Common Council shall at nnce
sppoint a successor who shall hid the office
FOR the unexpired term.
SIC. 4. The duties OF the City Sexton shall
be az follows
Ne shall have charge If the City Cemetery
and reside in the house erected therein.
lie shall dig, or cause u 're dug, all graves.
which said graves viii be no, less than Eve feet
dep.
He shall allow no lot occri,iel OF grave dug
therein except unier his direction.
He shall see that the ga'es fences. buildings
graves and other sppur;enancrs Arc kept IN
good condition.
After water for irrisatinc the City Cemetery
is provided he shall See that the same is prop
erly ussd for the purposes inten:ed.
lie shall permit tn sc who IN Y desire to
plant trees, plants, OF shrubs, or otherwIs'
beautiiy the lots or graves 10 do 80 but always
under his supervision so that no wrong IL done
10 other lot owners.
He shall cause the sidewalk leading 10 the
CITY Cemetery 20 he KEEP. il good or.,sr
Ii is hereby speci ,lly made his duty to in
form the City Attorney Of any ttespasS upon
the Cemetery grounds OF If any Gi%placs nlent
OF breakaye Of any gate, fence, sah, tree, plant,
nr shrub connected wi b the gIounds or any
lot Thereof, or OF the rem"v.! of sny Il wer
plant OF other article therefrom, and to M X
complaint before the proper tribunal sga nj
any and all trespasser5 in the matters aforesaid
and have them prosecute and punished under
the laws of Washington Territory.
He shall charge Eve dollars for digging each
and every grave unless ordered bv The MayuI
10 d.. the same free Of charge, PTOridea, bow
ever, ths: the receipt nf the City Treasurer
shall be received By him in lien ns money.
he shall pay all monevs rec iyrd by him tcr
digging graves into the City Trea-ury.
He shall have the right to contract with lot
owners for fis services in beaut flying or keep
ing lots in order, or for digging mp grave. an
removing the remains ehe~here in the Gen e
t. ry. far snch price ss may ne asreed upon
The proceeds whereof stall he paid hv him INTO
| the CITY Treasury, sr stail ne 50 paid by h'u
together with the moneys for digging graves =
least once month.
He shall make report Of his d inss IS Ci,y
SEXTON, 10 the Common Council oncs month
SEC. >. The City Sexton shal, be under tie
supervision Of the Cemetery Committee.
SIC. 6. The City Sexton shall r-crive sal
ary Of seventy-tive dollars yer month t'r hi'
services to he paid out of the Cemetery fund.
SEC. {. All moneys paid into the CITY Treas
my by the City Sexton shall be paid into the
Cemetery fund.
SEC. S. That Ordinance No. AZ entitled An
ordinance in relation to the City sexton, ap-
proved Oct. ], 1850. be and the same Is hereby
repealed.
Passed the Council Nav Il. lsSs
W. G. LASeFo City Clerk, pro ten.
Approved May Il, 1883.
IAgEs cAUL-Ff. Mayor.