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Sec. 420. Burial permit.

No interment of the dead body of any human being, or disposition
thereof in any tomb, vault or cemetery, shall be made
within the City without a permit granted therefor by the Registrar,
nor otherwise than in accordance therewith, and no permit
shall be issued by the said Registrar for burial in private or
in places other than those provided and recognized as public
cemeteries; and no sexton, undertaker or other person shall assist
in, assent to, or allow such interment for which such permit
has not been given authorizing the same, and it shall be the
duty of every person having such permit, to preserve and return
the same to the Registrar. Any person violating this section
shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00.