The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-03-19
Village Ordinances.


That there shall be appointed by the
Common Council Park and Cemetery
Commi sioner who shall hold his office
for the term of two years, who shall,
under the direction of the Common
Council, have general charge of all
parks and cemetery ground, of the vii
lage, and of the improving and orna-
menting the same, and of the sale of
lots in such cemetery. Said Park and
Cemetery Comm ssioner shall give
bond to the village in such sum as the
Common Council may require condition
ed for the faithful performance OF his
duties and for the proper disbursement
or payment Of all moneys received by
him. He shall, with the approval of
the Common Council, fix the price of
lots in said cemetery, and collecs and
receive the moneys arising from the sale
thereof, which moneys shell be paid IN
to the village treasury and constitute q
fund to be denominated the cemetery
fund and lie used exclusively in keeping
the said cemetery in repair and in i'm.
proving and ornamenting the cemetery
grounds in such manner as said Com
missioner shall deem proper. All war
rents drawn on said cemetery fund shall
be signed by the Clerk and counter
signed by the Commissioner, and all
conveyances Of cemetery lots shall be
executed on behalf of the village by
said Commissioner and Clerk, and be
recorded in said Clerks office at the ex
pense of the purchaser. The said Com
missioner shall also, under the direction
OF the Common Council, expend such
further sums of money as may be
appropri tied 10y the Common Council,
or donated for that purpose, in orna-
menting, improving or adding to the
said park or cemetery. He shall report
to the council annually on the first
Thursday in March, and o.tener when
required by the Common Council, the
amount of oil none received and
expend, d by him, the number of lots
sold and the number of interments
made in said cemetery, and such other
matters of infoi nation concerning the
said park and cemetery as he may deem
may require. The Common Council
may remove said Commissioner for in
attention to his duties, want of Judge
ment, or for other good and sufficient
cause. On the appointment and q lali-
fcation OF his successor said Commits
sioner shall turn over to his successor
all books. papers, maps and other pro-
perty in his possession belonging or ap-
pertaining to said Office. Said Commits
sioner shall serve without compensation.
SEC. 2. The said Commissioners shall
appoint some suitable person as sexton
or grave digger, and shall fix the price
or prices to be paid him for digging
graves and other work required of him
in the cemetery grounds; and no other
person bnt the sexton or hi, employe
shall have the right to Dig or open
graves in the cemetery except with the
permission OF said Commissioner.
SEC .. If any person or persons
shall he found in said park or cemetery
fire arms, hunting, or tres
passing in ~ other manner; or WHO |
shall behave in rude, disol derby or |
indccen. manner there in; or shall in
iure, deface or destroy any tree, shrub,
store, stake, post, fence, monument, or
other fixture or thing OF value or orna-
mcnt in said park or cemetery, or tres
pass on any grave in the cemetery, he
DR. they, upon conviction thereof, shall
De subject to fine not exceeding $50
md costs of pros cution, or imprison-
nent not exceeding 90 days.
The foregoing ordinance was adopted
md approved by the Common Council
# the village of L'Anse at a regular
Meeting held March 18th, 1892.
AUeUsr MrNaE,
rresisent.
L. J. SHEPARD.
CLERK.