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within the said eity's limits# provided said body or cadaver
is ianembalmedr but if the said person so in charge of said as-
daver or deed body of such persons 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 practim-
able# within the metes and bounds of ane of the places and loo+
alities herein mentioned and designated# as set apart for the
burial and interment of the dead# and in no other place under
penalty of this ordinenoe# unless having first obtained the pero
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 sap as Out Lot No* 1# Division A# in
the Western portion of said b,=ytng place# and West of a path
aisle or wallop or imaginary line running through the central
portion of said burying place$ in a direction from Forth to
South and dividing said burying ground into Eastern 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 deo
scent# or of any other person whore body shall have been refused
burial in the other two places herein designated, A refusal to,
eo-11ply with this provision of this ordinance shall be punished*
by fine# as provided hereinafter.
It shall be unlawful for any person# or persons# firs or '
corporation, who shall rnowe or hereafter owns manage of control#
any oemetarys graveyard or burying ground within the corporate
limits of this city$ and who might wish to enlarge the boundaries
and area of such graveyard# oemetary or burying ground# -to do so
without first having asked and obtained the consent of the City
C unail of this citys who may either deny/ the request or grant
the same# within their discretion# and if the same be granted#
the aforesaid person.g firs 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# fired or corporation having in
charge or control the said graveyard or burying places shall
within their discretions sell or rent lots or plots within their
enclosures# for the purpose of burying or interring the dead at
a reasonable smo in and price for the mane# which said sumount
and price shall be uniform# and of the same amo Ont to one and
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