The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-06-26
City Ordinance

An Ordinance adopting the survey
and plat as made by w. A. Dozier,
County Surveyor, of that part of the
Cemetery in the City of Tupelo, South
of the old cemetery, which was pur-
chased by the city of Tupelo from C.
W. Troy and j. @. Robins, as shown
by Deed of record in book II page COG,
and fixing the price of certain lots
therein. and to provide how same
, shall be sold and to regulate burials
therein, and to prescribe the duties of
| certain officers of said town with re-
| ference to said additions to said Gene
terry.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Alderman, that
the land in said city purchased by it
from c. w. Troy and j. G. Robins, as
sown by Deed of Record in Book II,
page COG, 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 plat thereof
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 ratified.
Section IL. That the clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby required
to have said plat of said survey framed
in a 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 present no lots
in blocks A. and B. of sa id survey
shall be offered for sale, and none
shall be so offered until a previous
order to that effect shall be ma de 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 and are hereby fixed as fol-
lows;
(a) Lot 3 and lots 10 to 81 inclusive
in block C, shall be sold for $1,000
each, and no less.
(b) Lots 4-5-6-7-9 in block C, shall
be sold at $500 each and no less.
(c) Lot s in block C, shall be sold
at $40. 90 and no less.
(d) Lot la, and lots PA 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.
f) Lots to inclusive, lots - to
Is inclusive, lots % to % inclusive,
lots 80 to 80 inclusive, lots 43 to As in
elusive, in Block B, shall be sold at
$15.0 90 each, and no less.
All other lots in Block B, not above
fixed at $500, shall be sold for $1,000
each.
Section V. That all persons desiring
tospurchase one or more burial lots in
said added cemetery may do so by ap-
plying to the Mayor of the city,
therefor, and paying the price for
such lots as they may desire, as 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 so purchased and paid for, and the
Mayor on receipt of the purchase
money therefor shall pay the same in
to the city Treasurer.
Section VI That a separate account
of the 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
III. ,latn cbo II ho f,,1 g.
person to be buried in said added ter
ritory 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 lor 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 ST.
burial shall take place.
Section TX. That anyone offending
against any section of this ordinance
shall be liable to a 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 it's passage.
The above ordinance was reduced to
writing prior to its passage and was
read over and considered by sections
at public adjourned 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 Yea" on eacn section
there being present, E. c. St. Clair.
and c. w. Troy and D. S. Ballard
F. C. McGaughy and E. r. Wilson
E. c. St. CLAIR, Mayor.
R. D. PORTER. City Clerk