The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-12-25
ORDINANCE NO. az

AN ORDINANCE Of the Village of
Blackfoot, providing for the manage
Gf1 g cemsaey 70 be f fndwn as the the
Grove City cemetery, and providing a
penalty for a violation Of this ordi-
nance; and for naming said cemetery.
Board of Trustees of the Village Of
Blackfoot:
Section 1. That the name of the
city cemetery, situated about one-half
mile north Of the Village of eBlackfoott
range IS East Boise meridian, owned
and belonging to the village is "The
Grove City cemetery"
Section 2. That sexton shall be ap-
pointed by the Board of Trustees who
shall perform such duties and receive
such compensation as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
sexton to take charge of the cemetery,
and improve the grounds thereof, sub
| ject to the approval of the Board of
Trustees; to dig or cause to be dug, all
graves required for the burial of the
| dead therein, and keep a record of the
| pose.
Section 4. The sexton is hereby en-
! powered to sell lots in said cemetery
and to collect all dues arising from
such sales. and all moneys so collected
shall be by him paid into the village
! treasury, as often as once a month He
shall give to each purchaser of a lot or
lots a certificate for the same, with the
lot so bought, and he shall keep a
duplicate of said certificate and file
the same with the village clerk with
| his report of said sale.
| Section 5. The price of the lots in
said cemetery, the size being ten feet
square, is hereby fixed at fifteen dol
lars each, or two for $500 to any one
| individual.
Section g. The owners of lots, or
relatives of deceased persons buried in
said grounds, are hereby required to
erect headboards, tombstones or other
suitable monuments at the heads of
ceased plainly inscribed thereon; and If
any person neglects or fails to erect
such headboards, tombstones or other
suitable monument for a period of
the sexton shall place suitable head
boards in their proper position at the
expense of the person owning or bury
| ing in the said lot.
Section 7. No person shall erect a
fence, corner posts or other boundary
mark upon any lot or lots in said ceme-
terry, nor grade the ground or. land
thereof, except under the direction of
lines of lots according to survey, and
who shall prevent and prohibit any
grading that would destroy the SYM
metry of the land.
| SeCLlOH o. mo person., VI peESOUS,
shall be allowed to inter their dead in
said cemetery without first obtaining
from the sexton title to the lot in
which they bury, or if they do not own
the the lot they shall be required "a to fur
thereof which permit shall be filed
with the sexton; and no person shall
| disinter any body buried in said ceme
terry except, under the, direction of the
sexton .;and before disinterment the
sexton shall require a written order
from the owner of the lot authorizing
such removal, which order he shall file
and preserve, and all such removals
shall be recorded by him in book kept
for that purpose: 1t shall be unlawful
| to remove body that has died of a
contagious disease within two years
| from the date of burial, except such
body has been buried in Dramatically
sealed coffin, and is found so encased.
Section 8. The sexton is hereby
authorized to collect from those requir-
ing his services not more than the fol-
lowing compensations for services
| herein named:
For disinterring any body from q 80
section 10. The sexton shall receive saaive
such other compensation as shall be
fixed by the Board of Trustees.
Section H. Any person who shall in
| jure or deface any head board, tomb
stone, monument, tree, shrub or other
property in said cemetery, shall upon
conviction, be liable to a fine in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
or to Imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days, or to both such fine and
| Imprisonment
Section -. The society or organza-
| ton known as the Village Improvement
Society of Blackfoot, Idaho, are hereby
permitted to make such improvements
on said cemetery grounds as they may
see fit or to expend any money for the
| Improvement of the same, provided the
| said Improvement be done under the di-
| rection and with the approval of the
sexton.
Section 49, No person shall be al
| lowed to bury his dead within the
| limits of the village, unless by permits
| sion of the Board of Trustees.
| Section IA. Any person violating
| any provision of this chapter where the
penalty is not otherwise provided for,
shall be liable to fine of not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or to impris-
onment not exceeding one hundred
days, or to both such fine and impris-
onment.
Section Is. It shall be the duty of
the village clerk to issue to the pur-
chaser of any lot or lots as herein pro-
vided a certificate of such purchase in
the manner and form provided by law.
Passed. approved and adopted this
23rd day Of December. 1903.
ALEX YOU'VE. Chairman.
Attest: G. V. FISHER, Clerk.