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within the said city's limits# provided said body or cadaver
is unembalmed; but if the said person so in charge of said ca-
daver or dead body of such person, intends to bury the same
within the city limits of the city of Georgetown, it shall be-
come his duty before the expiration of the time provided herein
for the burial of the dead, to bury said dead body in a decent
manner and at the customary depth, in so far as it is practic-
able, within the metes and bounds of one of the places and loc-
alities herein mentioned and designated, as not apart for the
burial and interment of the dead, and in no other place under
penalty of this ordinance, unless having first obtained the per-
mission of this said City's council.
If such dead body or cadaver be that of a negro or person
of African descent, it shall be buried in the burying ground
known as the Old Burying ground, located as designated above#
and marked on said City's map as Out Lot Bo. 19 Division D, in
the Western portion of said burying place, and *est of a path
aisle or walk, or imaginary line running through the central
portion of said burying place, in a direction from Borth to
South and dividing said burying ground into Bastern and Western
parts, the said Western part to be designated and used as herein
not apart for the burial of negroes, or persons of African de-
scent, or of any other person whose body shall have been refused
burial in the other two places herein designated. A refusal to
comply with this provision of this ordinance shall be punished
by fine, as provided hereinafter.
It shall be unlawful for any person, or parsons, firs or
corporation, who shall now, or hereafter own, manage of control,
any cemetary, graveyard or burying ground within the corporate
limits of this city, and who might -wish to enlarge the boundaries
and area of such graveyard, cemetary or burying ground, to-do so
without first having asked and obtained the consent of the City
Council of this city, who may either deny the request or grant
the same, within their discretion, and if the same be granted,
the aforesaid persons, firm or corporation shall be governed by
the designations of the.said City's Council. A refusal to be
governed by this provision of this ordinance shall be punished
as hereinafter provided.
And further, such persons, firm or corporation having in
charge or control the said graveyard or burying glace, shall
within their discretion, sell or rent lots or plots within their
enclosures, for the purpose of burying or interring the dead at
a reasonable amount and price for the same, which said amount
and price shall be uniform, and of the same amount to one and