The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
City Ordinance
An Ordinance adopting the SIR,

An Ordinance adopting the surve,
and plat as made by w. A. Dozief,
County Surveyor, of that part of tn
Cemetery in the City of Tupelo, Soutl
of the old cemetery, which was pur
chased by the city ef Tupelo from C
w. Troy and j. @. Robins, as showl
by Deed of record in book II page 606
and fixing the price of certain lot
therein. and to provide how sam,
shall be sold and to regulate burials
| therein, and to prescribe the duties O.
certain officers of said town with re.
ference to said additions to said GENE
terry.
Section l. Be it ordained by tn,
Mayor and Board OF Alderman, thai
the land in said CRY Aurchased by il
from c. w. Troy !. J. @. Robins, as
sown by Deed o. Record in Book Il
page 606, be and the same is hereby
set apart and added to the old cemetery
for graveyard purposes in said city
and that the survey and lat tuereo1
as made and on file in the office of
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of
said city, be and the same is hereby
adopted and atified
Section II. That the clerk of tbs
Board be aid he is hereby required
to have said plat of said survey framed
in good substantial frame, with
sufficient blackboard, and with glass
front in order to preserve and keep
the same, and when so framed the
same shall be kept in the Mayors of
flee, for the inspection, ETC., of the
public.
Section Ill. That the lots which
have heretofore been contracted for
and sold, shall be Decided by the
Mayor of the city to the persons,
who have contracted for the same
upon payment by them of the amount
heretofore agreed upon.
Section ". That at prese MT no lots
in blocks A. and B. of id survey
shall be offered for sale, and none
shall be so offered until a previous
order to that effect shall be made and
entered by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen.
That the price of the remaining
lots in Blocks C, and B, which have
not heretofore been contracted for
shall be ard are hereby fixed as fol-
lows;
(a) Lot and lots 10 to 81 inclusive
in block C, shall be sold for $40 90
each, and no less.
(b) Lots 4-5-6-7-9 in block C, shall
be sold at S25. 90 each and no less.
(c} Lot in block C, shall be sold
at $4,000 and no less.
I'D Lot la, and lots IA in block
c, shall be sold at $500 each and no
less.
(e) 1-B and lot 2-B in block C,
shall be sold at $4,000 each and no
less.
(O Lots to 8 inclusive, lots Is to
18 Inclusive, lots % to 2S inclusive,
lots 80 to SO inclusive, lots 43 to 45 in
elusive, in Block B, shall be sold at
$500 each, and no less.
All other lots in Block E, not above
fixed at $500, shall be sold for $1,000
each.
Section V. That all per as4s desiring
tospurchase one or more burial lots in
said added cemetery may do SO by APP
plying to the Mayor Of the city,
therefor, and paying the price for
such lots as they may desire, us fixed
in this ordinance, and it shall be the
duty of the Mayor of the city, upon
such payment, to execute and deliver
to such purchaser, Deed to the lot or
lots 50 purchased and paid for, and the
Mayor tn receipt OF the purchase
money therefor shall pay the same in
% the city Treasurer
Section VI. That q separate account
of tn : funds received from such source
shall be kept by the city treasurer and
the same shall be known as The Gem
etery Fund
Section VII. That from and after
this date, it shall be unlawful for any
person to be buried in said added ter
ritorS to the cemetery of the city, on
any lot which has not been purchased
and paid for prior to such burial
thereon.
Section VIII. That from and after
this date, it shall be unlawful for any
person to be buried on the lot of any
other person in such addition to the
city cemetery, without the consent of
the owner of the lot or lots where such
burial shall take place.
Section TX. That anyone offending
against any section of this ordinance
shall be liable to fine of not less than
$500, nor more than S25, 90.
Section X. For good and sufficient
reason satisfactory to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage.
The above ordinance was reduced to
writing prior to it's passage and was
read over and considered by sections
at public adjouned meetings at the
Mayors office held on this, June the
9th, A D. 1908, and was voted on by
Yea and Nay vote, each member
present voting "Yeah on eaen section
there being present, e. c. st. Clair.
and G. w. Troy and D. S. Ballard
F. c. McGaughy and E. r. Wilson
Z. C. St. CLAIR, Mayor.
R. d. PORTER. City Clerk,