The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-30
By JOHN 0. LOWE.

VI Odhlcy. iudUo, anu LOT lne
Sale and transfer of Lots therein;
providing for the appointment of
Sexton, defining his duties and
stating his compensation; fixing
the valuation of the said lots;
making certain acts with refer
ence to the said Cemetery un-
lawful, and providing punish
ment for the violation thereof.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Oakley, Idaho:
Section One. The cemetery of the
Village of Oakley, Idaho, shall be de-
signated and known under the name
of the Oakley Cemetery.
Section Two. There shall be ap-
pointed by the Board of Trustees a
Sexton. who shall hold office during
the pleasure of the Board.
Section Three. The person SO ap-
pointed as Sexton shall before assum-
ing the duties of his office, take and
file the oath required of other officers
of the Village. and shall execute and
file good and sufficient bond to the
Village of Oakley, Idaho, in the sum
of five hundred (s50O.0O) for the
faithful performance of his duties.
Section Four. 1t shall be the duty
of the Sexton to take charge of the
said Oakley Cemetery, and to i'm
prove and care for the grounds there
of, under the direction of the Board
of Trustees, to dig or cause to be dug
all graves required for the burial Of
the dead therein except as herein
after provided; and to keep record
of the same, and of all disinterments
as hereinafter provided for; and to
perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Trustees.
Section Five. Any person desiring
to purchase a lot in the said cemetery
shall make application therefor to the
Village Clerk who shall procure for
such person certificate of convey
ance signed by the Chairman and
countersigned by the Clerk, under
the seal of the Village, specifying
that the person to whom the same is
sold is the owner OF such lot therein
described for the sole purpose of
interment, and such certificate shall
vest in such person, his or her heirs
or assigns. a title in and to such lot
for the sole purpose of interment as
aforesaid under the regulations of the
Board of Trustees, and such lot shall
be exempt from taxation and execut-
ion; but no certificate shall be issued
as herein provided until the price of
the lot so conveyed is fully paid TO
the Village Clerk.
Section Six. Any lot conveyed as
mentioned in the preceding section
may be transferred as a whole by
the owner thereof, with the consent
Of the Board of Trustees, on notice
to the Village Clerk, who shall make
a complete record of such transfer,
provided that all transfers of any
fractional part of or interest in any
lot shall be and are hereby prohibited
Section Seven. No person or per-
sons shall be allowed to bury their
dead in the said cemetery without
first obtaining title to the lot in which
they so bury or in lieu thereof furn-
ish the written permission of the own
er of said lot, which permit shall be
filed in the Office of the Village Clerk,
and no person shall disinter any body
in the said cemetery except under
the direction of the Sexton. and the
Sexton shall require the written ord
er of the owner of the lot in which
such body is buried, which order shall
be filed in the Office of Village Clerk.
Section Eight. Both the Village
Clerk and the Sexton shall keep
complete cemetery record in numer
ical order with an alphabetical index
of all deeds, transfers, orders and
permits provided for in this ordn-
ance, and shall designate the lot sold.
and to whom, and the portion of any
lot occupied and the portion vacated
by disinterment, by coloring or other
wise indicating the same on the plat
which shall be and is hereby made
part of the said record. Said record
shall also indicate the name, spe.
color and sex of decedent, the
date of death and cause thereof. if
known, the name of the attending
physician or coroner or undertaken
employed and the date of burial, the
place of birth. the place of death.
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