(A) Cemeteries Designated: City cemeteries or tracts or lots of land which have been purchased for cemetery purposes, and such other land as in the future may be purchased, are hereby set apart and dedicated for cemetery purposes and uses, to be kept and controlled by the corporate authorities of the city, and said premises shall be known and designated as the Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum Park or Memorial Park, and shall be under the supervision and control of the commissioner of public health and safety. (Ord. 32, 1-4-1972)
(B) Plats And Surveys, Recording Of: Said tracts of land, and any others that may hereafter be purchased for cemetery purposes, or as an addition to said grounds, shall be laid off into lots of appropriate size, as the council may determine, and surveys and plats of said lots shall be made under the direction of the council, which surveys and plats shall designate the lots by number, and be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of DeWitt County, Illinois, which lots shall be sold at such prices as the council may from time to time direct; provided, that no part of said land shall be sold or used for any other than burial purposes, and the same shall be taken subject to such regulations as the council may from time to time establish, touching the management of said cemetery. (1968 Code, sec. 23-102)
(C) Grounds Set Aside For Paupers: A portion of said grounds, under the direction of the council, shall be used and designated as "commons" for the burial of strangers and the friends of persons unable to purchase lots. (Ord. 32, 1-4-1972)