Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-18


buried thereon. which persons must be mem
bclH oi applicants family.
90 What Is relation of such persons 10
applicant.
loD Part of lot select for first intcrment
90 All such further information as the
city commission shall from time 20 time
require.
Section H. All lots shall be held and in
tcrmcnts shall be made subject % such by
laws, rules and regulations as may from
time be adopted by tho board of trastees.
Lots shall not bee used Tor any other purpose.
than as a place Of burial FOR the dead.
Section ~. No wooden structure 81 any
description shall bc allowed % be erected up
on lots. he owner of each lot may erect
turc thereon. but II any monument or cifigy,
or any structure whatsoever. or any inscrip-
tion be placed in or upon any lot, which
shall be- determined by the board of trustees
trustees shall have the right. and II shall be
their duty To enter upon such LOT and re-
move the improper object or objects. II
any tree or shrub aituatcd IN any lot snail
by means of the roots, branches or otherwise,
become detrimental 10 the adjacent lots,
paths, or avenues, or announcement 10 visitors.
the board az trustees shall have the right 10
remove said trees or shrubs. such parts
thereof they may deem dangerous or
detrimental or inconvenicnt.
Section 10. No monument hoadetone, or
other sepulchral structure shall be erected
without "A good and sufficient foundation.
Foundations 10 monuments with bases less
than three feet square must not be less than
five feet deep. those with bases over three
feet square. not less than six feet deep. All
earth or rubbish accumulated by owners Of
lots. their agents or employees. must be re-
moved by them from the cemetery within
twenty-four o2D hours after same is made.
and forthwith upon notice from the super
intcndcnt.
Section 90 No person owning private
vaults shall charge for the use Of such vaults
to other partie.. The board Of trustees may
tablish charges from time % time for use
Of receiving vaults in aid cemetery. All
fees for use Of receiving vaults aud other
charges imposed for use Of city property
employed in connection with said cemetery
shs'l be paid 10 the city clers. Bodies of
persons dying Of infectious or CONTAGIOUS
diseases shall not be permitted to hc deposited
ia the receiving vault All bodies placed
in receiving vault shall bc forthwith removed
when ordered removed for any cause by the
superintendent or at the expiration OF the
time for which payment for use Of The vault
may have been made. IL booics are not 80
promptly removed they shall, under orders
Of the board of trustee. be inferred az such
place in the cemetery as the board may di-
rect 10 the expense of the persons who are
liable therefor. The board Of tru tees shall
require some rcspousihlc person or persons
b become liable for an charres IN Che use
81 the receiving vault before receiving bodic
therein.
section 81. An fees and charrcs fixed by
the board of trustees shall lc approved by The
city commission before the Same hal take
effect.
Section %. An mausoloums now erected.
or that may az any time hereafter be erected
in Riverside Cemetery. or any Other ccrne-
tory owned by the city, shall be under the
control Of The beard of trustees who may
prescribe rules and REGULATIONS Tor their use.
IL is hereby made the duty ol al persons
owning compartments or cryptg in such
buildings - comply Herewith In the use
thereof. All such rule. and REGULATIONS shall
be- approved by the city commission or other
body succeeding to is Legislative power
l.I1 I. fttl n
with the official proceedings of the city COM
mission.
soctinn 23 The Board Of Trustees Of
Riverside Cemetery shall have the power o.
take receive and hold any property. real or
personal. by tgvisc or othcrai-e. which mry
be pfanted, Transferred a. dcvi sed ~ ,uch
beard IN trust for tho purpose of caring Tor
or keeping iu good order and repair any
/ given lot or lots or portions thereof specie
fed in such trust or as n Pitt for the care
and maintenance Of such ccmctcries; and So
Whore such property IS so devised, rranted
or Transferred 81 IT, to receive land ace. ~
the same for the purposes for which s,cl
trust was created or gi't WIS made. And ii
| is hereby mad the duty Of said board of
trustees to faithfully carry out, perform and
discharge all of the terms. conditions and
provisions OF rad trust within the power cone
| 'erred upon it by the charter of the city of
| Alma, its pfiinqpees aid All the apa3dpgnt
thereto.
section "a. The said Board Of Trustees +.
hereby directed and required, II such trust
| funds consist of money, or property which
may be converted into money under tn'
| terms of the trust, TO invest the same IN
| municipal bonds of the city Of Alma II tie
| anne may be acquired and If not. then IN
! bonds in which banks may invest saving
| deposits under the laws Of the state of Mich
| iyan and use the proceeds, income and re-
| turn thc~cfrom % carry oat The terms, pro
visions and conditions 81 aid trust. .Anc
! II l. hereby made the duty az the BO4rt
| OF Trustees To report % the cit commission
| Or the legislative body of the city at its frs
| meeting in the month ct Juac 90 each yeas
All the money and property in r. hands an'
under its control for the purpose spocine'
| n the last preceding section ot tals ordi
nance. IL Is hereby made unlawful ior sai'
! Board OF Trustees or any of its member q
lso. apply. appropriate or employ any part o
portion of aid funds or property Tor an,
purpose not declared in tho trust by virtue
! II which said board shall have received sue!
| funds Any surplus funds received from pro
need.d - carry out the terms. provisions, an'
conditions of such trust. shall be rc-.nveste'
In like manner az herein provided for The
initial investment or used il permissible un
der terms az the trust in thc general I'M
| provomcut of the cemetery.
Section %. Any person or Icr ons tiolat
ing any Of the provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof, be punished
! By q fine not exceeding one hundred dollar
or imprisonment not to exceed ninety day
or both such fine and imprisonment ia the
discretion Of the court
ME HEREBY CERTIFY. That the ahov.
and foregoing is true and compared copl
of Ordinance No 1lC fled with the cit,
clerk on the 25th day of April. a. y. l922
and thereafter read at two regular meeting
q the city commission at least one weel
apart ard REGULARLY adopted and PASSED %.
the city commission at its REGULAR mcctin'
held on the 10th day Of May A. ID. 1922
and of On, whole thereof. ard that the safa
| will take effect thirty 600 days from the dat
! IF it, adoption as aforesaid.
| Dated. Alma. Michigan,
| May L. 1922.
FLOYD II. GLASS. Acting Mayor
| CLARENCE +. BIANCK. City Clcrl
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