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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances and Municipal Laws, Page 326I 0 326 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. S:reet Obstruction—Amendment Oak Grove Cemetery carriages, and' bicycles without a signal light brightly burn- ing, indicating the exact location of any of the above; be- tween the hours of sun -set and sun rise. Dutlesot Sec. 2, That it &hail be the duty of the street inspector, ►treet Inspector to . carefully note the location of all building material- on the streets and all other obstructions during the day time, and to review same after sun -set and learn if the lights have been placed' thereon in conformity with Sec. I. of this or- dinance. Penalties Sec. 3. That for the violation of the provisions of Sec- tion 1,—of this ordinance, the owner, or custodian of the mat ter or obstruction requiring a light shall be fined not less than $5.00, nor more than $1o.00 for each offense. Sec, q. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con - flirt with this ordinance are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall take effect from its passage and approval. Adopted, Feb. 20,1899. W. H. PATTERSON, C. C. P. Approved, Feb. 21, 1899. JAS. M. LANG, Mayor. Name chanced IION controlled Sexton appointed Oak Grove Cemetery. I. The name of Paducah Cemetery is changed to Oak Grove Cemetery, by which name it shall be known and de- signated. 2. Said cemetery shall hereafter be tinder the control and management of the cemetery committee of the common council, subject however, to the ordinances and resolutions of the common counciland said cemetery committee shall perform the duties prescribed by said council in the man- agement and superintendence of 'said cemetery. Said cemetery committee shall select and appoint a sex- ton or keeper of said cemetery, who shall hold his appoint- " REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCATI. 327 Oak Grove Cemetery ment during a term of two years; but he may at any time Residence of be removed from his position by said committee for drun- Boston keness, idleness, insubordination or inability to properly may rdischaied perform such duties as may be required of him by said committee, or by the common council. Said committee shall make a report to the common council in March, June, Reports September, and December of each year, showing the char- mads acter and cost of the work done on the cemetery grounds, 9 ztiesot inchtdinig repairs of buildings, fences and other work; which report shall also contain a statement of all new work required and an estimate thereof. But no contract for new work connected with said cemetery shall be made' by them exceeding a cost of $20, unless a description and cost there- of be first submitted to and approved of by the common council. 3• The sexton or keeper of said cemetery shall be of Residence of good moral character, v,ith a reputable family, sober, indus- Boston trious, with a knowledge of ornamental gardening, who shall reside in the house provided therefor on the cemetery grounds during his employment and subject to said cem- etery committee and the ordinances and resolutions of the common council shall have full charge of said' cemetery. It shall be his duty to keep the sante in good order, and see 9 ztiesot that the monuments, vault enclosures, shrubbery, fences, and other improvements are not damaged, defaced or de- stroyed by cattle, stock or otherwise. He shall observe and obey carefully all ordinances, resolutions and orders of the common council in relation to said cemetery. He shall dig graves promptly as required, none of which shall be less than five feet deep. Heshall keep on hand a supply of and furnish each grave with proper boards for covering the coffins without charge, and shall open the gate of the cem- etery to visitors. He shall take an oath before entering upon the duties of his offiffice that he will promptly and Oath to betaken faithfully enter all bodies trusted to -him for that purpose, and will not knowingly permit any body to be disinterred without the consent ofthe friends of deceased. He shall re - 6 How lots 5 No lot or part of a lot in said cemetery shall be sold s" ld to any one, until a certificate from the council clerk shall j /obtained, certifying that such a lotor part of a lot is -vacant.(No body shall• be buried in said cemetery until permit -therefor shall have been obtained from the clerk of the council.The sexton of said cemetery shall not dig Hoa Tvee or cause to be ug any grave in said cemetery until the • shall Ue dur art desiring the party esrg grave dug shall present to the sexton a certificate from the clerk of the council that the treasur- er's receipt has been received by him for the required amount. And no burial permit shall be issued by said clerk, 328 Oak REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. Grove Cemetery T Port every three months and oftener if required, to the ' common council, all interments in said cemetery, with the name, color and nativity residence, age and disease of the person interred, if thry can be ascertained. The fee of the Fees of 11extou sexon for opening and closing the grave of an adult shall be $3 and for a child $a which shall• be paid by the person having the same done. In any case where such services are rendered by said sexton for the City of Paducah his fee shall be $t.5o to be paid out of the city treasurer and in. ad- dition t1hereto he is hereby allowed a salary of $365 per annum for his services as such offifficer, payable monthly out' of the city treasury. 1 forbiddenou 4• No person, company or organization shall purchase . r, have hold or own any lot or part of a lot in said cemetery for the purpose of resale, speculation• or sale of single bur- ial places, or sell or transfer any lot or part of a lot in said cemetery, unless such transfer shall first be authorized by the common council, and such transfer shall be made in the cemetery record, in the presence of the clerk of the ' council, nor shall any person, company or association bury or suffer or permit any one to be buried on any lot or part of a lot in said cemetery, owned or held by him for them, for a valuable consideration. Any person violating Pooa'W any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $to nor more than $5o for each offense. How lots 5 No lot or part of a lot in said cemetery shall be sold s" ld to any one, until a certificate from the council clerk shall j /obtained, certifying that such a lotor part of a lot is -vacant.(No body shall• be buried in said cemetery until permit -therefor shall have been obtained from the clerk of the council.The sexton of said cemetery shall not dig Hoa Tvee or cause to be ug any grave in said cemetery until the • shall Ue dur art desiring the party esrg grave dug shall present to the sexton a certificate from the clerk of the council that the treasur- er's receipt has been received by him for the required amount. And no burial permit shall be issued by said clerk, REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCA'H. Oak Grove Cemetery. 329 0 except to bona fide owners of such ground. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be, fined not less loiash[ / than $5 or more than $20 for each offense. 6. No undertaker shall bury or permit to be buried the Undertaken body of any dead person in or on any lot in said cemetery, owned, held or controlled by such undertaker or by any other person connected with his establishment or by any person for the use of such undertaker except members of his own family or relatives, The clerk of the council shall not issue any permit to bury any body in violation of this section, and any person violating this section shall be fined Benslties not less than $25 or more than $too dollars for each offense. 7. Lots Nos. 289 to 319 inclusive when sold shall be LO" ter sold to colored persons only, in connection with the place negn>es where they have heretofore buried their dead. 8. It shall be un -lawful for :tny person to erect or Awninn maintain -any awning over any grave or other place in said prohibited cemetery, or to enclose any burial lot therein with a fence of any kind more than twelve inches in height. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $5 or more than $25 for each offense, and each Penalties days continuence of the things herein provided shall consti- tute a separate offense. 9. The following ntles respecting visitors to the said cemetery are hereby prescribed. First: Children will rot be admitted •o the cemetery un- Children less accompanied by their parents or other persons having them specially in charge. Second: No riding or driving faster than a walk shall, Beet drhtft be permitted and riding and driving on the grass is forbid- den. . Third—No personwith fire arms or accompanied by Dws dogs shall enter the cemetery. Fourth—No horse shall be left unfastened in said cem- gem etery. 0 330 REVISED ORDINA\CES OF PADUCAH. Oak Grove' Cemetery. Flowers Fifth—No person shall pluck :try flowers, either wild or cultivated or break any tree, shrub or plant therein. netamn¢ Sixth—No person shall write upon, injure or deface any grounds monument, fence or, structure in or belonging. to said cem- etery. Nolses Seventh—Any person disturbing the 'quiet and good order of the place by ,noiseor other improper. conduct shall in addition to the penalty prescribed for violation of this section, be compelled tc instantly leave the cemetery grounds Vaults Eighth—No vault of • brick or other structure above ground shall.,be erected in said cemetery" except' by the un- animous consent of said' cemetery committee. Sexton Ninth—No• money Shall be paid to said sexton for any personal service or attention. Penalties ' .These rule h 11 6 Powers or Sextan. Sexton i Permitis t,ittired 'Store burials Certificate required es, s a e eonspictously..posted at gate of cemetery grounds, and any person who shall violate any of them shall be fined not less than $S nor• more than $So for each offense. The sexton of said cemetery shall have power to enforce these rules and may arrest any one without warrant for violating same in -his presence. Tenth—If the keeper or sexton of said cemetery shall violate any provision of this ordinance he shall be fined therefor, where not otherwise specially provided, not less than $to nor more th-tri $so for each offense. BURIALS. Sec. t.' Every undertaker or other person before re- [roving any corpse for burial shall obtain frcm the health .officer a pernr to do so; and in order to obtain such p,r- mit shall present to such health o'cers a certificate signed by the physician who attended the deceased in his last ill- ness, setting forth the name, age, color, ser nativity and residence of the derea;rd, and the eature of ;he disease or injury causing death, as near as can be ascertained. t is � 1 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PAD►JCAH. Oak Grove Cemetery. 331 M If the decensed had not physician in his last illreaa, butyofCity then the undertaker or ether' person .who ,removes the YhMclan coi pse for hurial shall first notify the city physician, of the death, and the .ity'OvEicilin shall investigate, and ascertain the cause of the death, together with the age, color, name, sex, nativity and residence of the decegsed, and give the cert0icate above required. The sexton, or keeper of Oak Grove Cemetery, ar other Duties of Oak person in charge of said cemetery, shill require and demand Grove Saxton of al! undert•Ikers, or other peranns in charge of a corpse, :ucir permit from tfie Fenith officers o! the city, before per- miaing burial in <aid ce me!ery. It shall be the dutv of said health officer to grant such Dut of permits on presentation of such certificate, and on his fail- Heath o®cur tire to do so, the undertaker, or other persons may proceed to remove the corpse for burial without a permit. S'c. 3. :\ corpse shall not be carrit.d out of the city by' CurtiticatehK r3i:road, bteambuat or private conveyance, unless Oe same removal or be accnmpanird by such certificate, signed by the attending physician or city physician. When a corpse is brought to the city by -railroad, How corvae steamboat or private conveyance, the person removing the ' P'ay l" brought law corpse from such railroad, steamboat or private conveyance, city shall first notify the city physician and obtain from him a certificate as herein required; and apply to, and obtain from .,the health officer of the city, the required permit Ifor bur- ial. Sec. 3. If any undertaker or otherperson,Aa`1 remgvQ;,•Pensltles for. burial .a corpse, without having obtained tfte"'Certificate' certificate y and permit above required, he shall be fined 'not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty • dollar's: ' PROVIDED, - HOWEVER, that when the health officef' shall 'be absent" from the city, or from sickness, or. ofaer caiise'he shall be unable to ' ' grant such burial or removal' pe'rmit,' then upon such fact being certified, by the cityiphysician, his certificate 332 REVISED ORDINA\CES OF PADUCAH. Oak Grove Cemetery. Weekly statement from under- taker reaulred lfealth onleem certificate Two eertlficates m+cewwary ntubs Preserved alone, as herein provideb, shall be authority for th- removal or burial of a corpse. Sec. 4. The sexton of Oak Grove Cemetery, or other person in charge of the same, shall return the health officer's certificates each week to the council .clerk, who shall file same in his office. Adopted March 27, 1894. -- Burials—Amendment. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2 of the Re- vised Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Ky., "Titled Bur- ials." Defining Additional Duties of Undertakers and Re- quirements of the Heilth Officer. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Paducah, Ky.. Section r. That ordinance No. 2 of the revised ordin- ances of the City of Paducah, Ky., be and the same is hereby amended as follows: That in addition to the duties prescrib- ed thereunder, it shall be the duty of all undertakers in the City of Paducah to file with the -'Clerk of the Council, under oath, weekly, a statement showing the number and names of all persons buried by them, whether -in the City or out of it, and at the time of making said report shall also file the Health officer's certificate which was issued for any burial which was not in Oak Grove Cemetery, and all certificates in their names. Sec. 2. That in addition to the duties now prescribed, the Health officer, when issuing a certificate for a corpse to be shipped_ from the City, shall issue to the undertaker in charge, two certificates, one to accompany the .remains, the other to be filed as provided in Sec. t of•this ordinance. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the health officer to return to the Clerk of the Common Council for preservation ���, r � .. .F I •i 41-f J� , y REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. 333 Oak Grove Cemetery. as a record the stubs of his certificate blank as soon as the t blanks are consumed. Sec. 4. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall take effect from its passage and +' approval. Adopted, Feb. 20 1899. W. H. PATTERSON. C. C. P. Approved, Feb. 211599, ; TAS. M. LANG, Mayor, 1A Regulating Monuments. An Ordinance Regulating the Construction of Monu- ments to be Erected in Oak Grove Cemetery and Providing ., ' Penalties Thereunder. Be it ordained by the members of the Common Council of the City of Paducah: i Section 1. That no stone monument shall be erected or Foundation 11 in any manner constructed in, upon or about any grave dr►tmunumuNM required lot in Oak Grove Cemetery without being constructed- upon a solid foundation of cement mortar and brick, or stone ex- tending in depth not less than two feet from the surface of +Fj the ground and of sufficient width to hold such structure and subject to the approval of the keeper of the said Cemetery. Sec. 2 The keeper of said Cemetery shall be vested Authority with authority to prevent any construction of Monuments of keener as named in Sec. i of this ordinance unless the same shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sec.i. Sec. 3 For every violation of this • ordinance the offen- r der shall be fined not less than $3.00 nor more than $io.00 i for each offense. � Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect from and after f • tm 334 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. Oak Grove Cemetery. its passage and approval. ` Adopted, April. 17-tS99- W• Ii. PAT'TERSON, C. C. P. Approved, April 20 -18v9 - JAS. M. LANG, Mayor. Prices of Grave Privileges. An Ordinance Regulating the Price of Grave Privilege,, in Oak Grove Cemetery, the Alethod of Marking such Graves and Directing Their Care, Etc. Whereas; the public burying ground of Oak Grove Cemetery has been sold off from time to time, under what has been commonly termed grave privileges, to persons wile have giveil these little or no care, and such neglect of , this part of the said Cemetery has caused it to becennt• ujtsigi:tlr and disgusting, and in order that this ground may have the proper care and be retained in such condition as may cause it, to add to the beautifying of the City Cemetery. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Paducah, Ky. Section F. That after the adoption of this ordinance al' graves sold in Oak Grove Cenietery, under what is known as' a single grave privilege,—the price thereof is hereby fixed ,,at. $5.00 per grave for the burial of all persons over twelve years of age, and at the price of $4.00 per grave for the burial of Children of the age of twelve or under. Sec. 2. That of any time when a body i:, removed froth s 1 uch grave privilege, and the purchaser thereof shall tender E le ground back to the city, then the city 1911all refund tht- ori inal g purchase price thereof less pric^ of fleadstonc, to. + �`• said purchaser or his lawful representative, T. Renjovale Sec. 3, That whenever a body shall be disenterred and r�wrw`� removed . from .Puch grave.. thereby creating a vacancy is i 1 Price of 1tra��► Prier • r�hnttlr,�t Prices of Grave Privileges. An Ordinance Regulating the Price of Grave Privilege,, in Oak Grove Cemetery, the Alethod of Marking such Graves and Directing Their Care, Etc. Whereas; the public burying ground of Oak Grove Cemetery has been sold off from time to time, under what has been commonly termed grave privileges, to persons wile have giveil these little or no care, and such neglect of , this part of the said Cemetery has caused it to becennt• ujtsigi:tlr and disgusting, and in order that this ground may have the proper care and be retained in such condition as may cause it, to add to the beautifying of the City Cemetery. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Paducah, Ky. Section F. That after the adoption of this ordinance al' graves sold in Oak Grove Cenietery, under what is known as' a single grave privilege,—the price thereof is hereby fixed ,,at. $5.00 per grave for the burial of all persons over twelve years of age, and at the price of $4.00 per grave for the burial of Children of the age of twelve or under. Sec. 2. That of any time when a body i:, removed froth s 1 uch grave privilege, and the purchaser thereof shall tender E le ground back to the city, then the city 1911all refund tht- ori inal g purchase price thereof less pric^ of fleadstonc, to. + �`• said purchaser or his lawful representative, T. Renjovale Sec. 3, That whenever a body shall be disenterred and r�wrw`� removed . from .Puch grave.. thereby creating a vacancy is i 1 F •"W r REVISED ORDINALI CES OF PADUCAH. Oak Grove Cemetery. the public ground assigned to be sold as grave privileges, 'the sexton of the Cemetery shall report such removal to Me City Clerk, who shall in writing snake a report to the Chairman of the Cemetery Committee at the First regular meeting of the Council thereafter, and the Chairman shall immediately report same to the Council which body shall take all proffer action with regard to placing same to prop- •er record. Sec. 4. "at all graves in the public groynd either Graven to vacated or occupied shall at once be nicely tilled and planted filled With blue -grass seed by the Sexton of Oak Grove Cemetery and as the said graves in such public grounds become vacat- ed or in a sunken condition the said sexton shall immediate- ly have same properly filled and planted, in grass as above . specified, -and it shall be the duty of the Sexton to keep the Said public ground in good condition at all times. Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the city to furnish Duty of all necessary earth and other material for the improvement Bext,nn and filling of the graves—by the sexton as 'above setforth: the same to be placed and stored in some convenient plac- when needed,—and it shall be the duty of the sexton of Oak Grove Cemetery to look after the public ground here- in specified closely and care for it as fully as any of the private ground or lots are cared for. See, 6, The city of Paducah at its cost shall furnish a Head awaM , to be pro.tiei head stone to be placed by the sexton at the head of each hr eity grave hereafter dug in said public ground; the said stone shall not be less in size than hvo inches thick and six inches J in width by twenty inches in length, and shall project above the earth not less than eight inches after same has been firmly placed at the Bead of each grave.CThe name of, each l person interred shall be cut in the stone to mark the grave of such individual: The city shall purnish at it's cost all dirt an—(F— a ~material mentioned in this ordinance together with the stone as mentioned and the engraving.- thereon and the labor to assist the sexton in executing all of it's requirements but the f t $36 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAFI. Oak Grove Cemetery. Rubbish in Buildings. said Sexton shall perform his part of the .work herein or- dered without any cost. to the city. Sec. q. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after, its passage and approval, Adopted, NOV. 411.1901. 1I. L.FISHER.C.C.P. Approved, Nov. 5th. 19oi. JAS. M. LANG, Mayor. ; Rubbish in Buildings. An Ordinance in the Interest of Protection from Fire* With Penalties Thereunder. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Paducah, Ky. i Rubbish must not Section r. That it shall be unlawful for any corpora - aseumubtle tion, person or firm located, doing business, or occupying any premises within the corporate limits of the city of ° Paducah, to permit any refuse, rubbish, shavings, excelsior, straw, waste paper, or other inflamable material whatso- ever to be kept or remain overnight or for a longer period of time than six hours in the day time in any store room, tenement, residence closet open room cellar or any concealed place occupied or under the control of such corporation, person or firm. Deposit of ashes Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful to deposit ashes in forbidden any box, barrel or r)ther v:ssel except such as hereinafter described, in any dwelling, business house, room or rooms, shop or near any fence made of wood or any wooden wall of any building except as above in boxes or receptacles to be Ash bores made as follows towit:Said boxes or vessels shall be either made of metal or lined .if of wood with sheet iron not lighter than No. 23, and made perfectly tight so that the wood of the vessel shall be perfectly protected from the possible contact of fire and such ash vessels shall be sup - f t