The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-16
within two days after such death or

oes'ioh fo' lpat any VlOlatlOn or
any OF the provisions Of Sections 81,
3S. 80. 40, Al and AZ Of this chapter,
shall he punished by fine ofnot less
than two nor more than thirty dols
lars, or by imprisonment for not less
than ten, Tor more than thirty days.
Section Al That the Gene cries
owned by the Town OF Lancaster
and all parts thereof, whether under
fence or not, shall be construed as be.
Ing within the corporate limits OF the
Iown OF Lancaster and the incorpor-
ale limits Of said town are hereby ex-
tended so ~ to include within the
limits OF same all parts Of said Gene,
teries. I'd the Police and Sanitary
measures hereinafter provided shall
| apply to all parts of same &s we'll ss
| any intervening space.
Section 45. 1t shall be unlawful for
| any person or persons whomsoever, to
climb over or push through any fence
surrounding any eff the Cemeteries
owned by the Town, to tear down, or
otherwise break or destroy same, or to
engage II any boisterous, noisy inde-
cent or dangerous conduct within any
| part Of said Cemeteries or to be found
drunk therein. or to discharge any
| firearms, or to d.face or desecrate any
| grave or tombstones therein, or to de-
face or mutilate -ny tree, shrubbery,
| or other plants, or to pluck flowers
therein, except by, o- with consent of
i l,t ~
which said trees, shrubs. plants or
| flowers are growing, to remove any
| corner-stake or other land mark, sign
of ownership from where placed.
Section 46. 1t shall be unlawful for
any one TO ride or drive any animal or
vehicle through any Of the walks or
drives Of said Cemeteries at a greater
speed or gate than walk or to ride or
4 drive any animals or vehicles across
or over any laid of lots or plots, of the
Cemeteries. or to ride through any Of
the walks or drives at Il greater speed
than five miles an hour.
| Sertion Az. 1t shall be unlawful for
lany person CT persons to dig any grave
or to inter any human body In any
part Of the Cemeteries, except such
paris or portions designated as Free,
without first obtaining deed to the
lot, or portion of land proposed to be
used for interment from the Town au-
thorities, except with the consent OF
towners of lots or plots for the por-
ton of said lots or plots owned by
them and under their control or to dig
any grave, or inter any human body
in any portion Of said Cemeteries de-
signated as Free. without first obtain
ing permit signed by the Mayor OF
the Town, which permit shall desig.
nate the spot or place ofinterment,
and no other place or spot shall be
used under said permit, other than
that stated, and it shall be unlawful 10
inter the body o: any adult person in
any grave of less than six feet in
depth. or the body Of any child over
six months old in any grave less than
four feet in depth, or the the body Of
any infant under six months old in
any grave less than three feet in
depth.
1t shall be unlawful to bury, depos-
it. or throw, the dead body ofapy ami
NAL or fowl. within any of the Gene
teries.
Section 4S. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persoLs to inter
or have inferred. any human boiy in
any church yard, lot or other premises
> (other than the Cemeteries owned by
the TOWN. within the corporate IL mits
Of the Town without first obtaining a
: written or printed Tor both) permit
signed bv the Mayor and attested to
by the Clerk of the Council or Chief of
: Police, and having the seal of the
Town impressed thereon.
That il shall be unlawful for either
the Mayor, Clerk, or Chief Of Police ,
Y to sign, grant, issue, o; impress the
7. seal of the Town upon any permit for
the interment f any human body in
D any premises other than the Gene"
: teries owned by the Town unless 1t
i shall be made to appear that the hu-
I man body 50 sought to be inferred In
" other premises than the Cemeteries
: owned by the Town. is that of per
: son O. hom some member or member
D of their immediate family have been
buried, (by immediate family shall be
: construed to mean members "f fami-
ly that have not formed new ties by
msrriage), and said permit shall be
| granted only when it is desired that
|
diately adjacent to the place of sepul-
ture of such previously buried rela-
tives, and said permit shall designate