HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 11ORDINANCE # 11
AN ORDINANCE CREATING REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF CEMETERY LOTS
IN THE CITY CEMETERY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA.
SECTION 1. That all lost in the City Cemetery shall be sold at
and for the amounts set forth in this Section, to-wit: Lots from
five (5) to forty-eight (48), inclusive, in Block Three (3) shall
be Four Dollars ($4.00) each. Lots from One Hundred Thirty-one
(131) to One Hundred Fifty-five (155), inclusive, in Block Three
(3) shall be Five Dollars ($5.00). Lots one, two, three, four and ten from
Forty-nine (49) to One Hundred Thirty (130), inclusive, in Block
Three (3) shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). All Lots in Blck one
(1) and Two (2) shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). Lots from One (1)
to Seventy (70), inclusive in Block Fourt (4) shall be Ten Dollars
($10.00).
SECTION 2. That all money accruing from the sale of cenetery lots
shall be deposited into the hands of the City Treasurer, and said
Fund to be known as "The Cemetery Fund", and when the said amount
of each lot is deposited with the Treasurer, he shall notify the
Clerk of the deposit and the name of the purchaser of said lot or
lots. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to issue a lawful dded
to the purchaser for said lot or lots.
SECTION 3. That certain tracts of the City Cenetery shall be known
as the "Potter's Field", in which to bury the poor or those who have
not purchased a lot or lots; location of said tract is as follows:
A plat of ground located in the northwest part of said cemetery which
tract has not been surveyed off in lots as shown by the plat of the
cemetery survey. This tract shall be free to all persons who wish
to bury therein.
SECTION 4. That all orders for money made from any order or asso-
ciation or any other person in charge thereof shall be presented to
the Town Council, stating the amount and for what purpose expended
and upon the approval of the Council, then the Clerk shall issue a
Warrant upon the Treasurer for said amount, the same ot be paid out
of "The Cemetery Fund."
SECTION 5. No money shall be drawn from "The Cemetery Fund" for any
other purposes than for improvement or care of the cemetery.
SECTION 6. No person shall be allowed to bury their dead on any lot
which is unsold or in possession of the Town, neither shall any person
or persons have the right to bury on any lot sold unless the party
owning the lot shall give permission to do so.
SECTION 7. Any person or person violating this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor nore than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) for each offense.