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Sec. 382. 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 Board of
Health, nor otherwise than in accordance therewith, and no permit
shall be issued by the said Board 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 Board of Health. Any person violating this section shall
be fined not less than $2 nor more than $10.