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CHAPTER XIV.

Superintendent of Cemeteries.

1. The sergeant, until otherwise ordered by the council,
shall be the superintendent of cemeteries.

2. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the cemetery
to have general supervision over the cemeteries of the
town, to keep them properly enclosed and cleansed; and to
attend to the sale of lots and keep a record of the sales made
by him and of the owners of lots, so far as they can be ascertained;
and to decide on the place of burial of persons who
are not buried in private lots or sections. He shall report all
sales of lots to the council and turn over to the collector for
collection all claims for lots sold. He shall employ a gravedigger
and pay him such fees as shall be prescribed by the
council.

3. It shall not be lawful for any person to trespass on the
cemeteries of the town; to deface or injure any monument,
trees or shrubbery therein, to destroy or remove any flowers
or decorations inside the same, or to hunt or shoot inside or
around the enclosures thereof. Any person who shall violate
any provision of this ordinance, on conviction thereof before
the mayor, or any alderman or justice of the peace, shall be
fined for each offence not less than $1.00 nor over $20.00.