(A) Appointment, Term: There is hereby created the office of city sexton, who shall be appointed by the commissioner of public health and safety, with the approval of the council, on or before June 1, or as soon thereafter as possible. He shall hold his office for the term of one year, or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. He shall receive such compensation as may be provided by ordinance. (1968 Code, sec. 24-101)
(B) Bond, Oath: Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall take the oath prescribed for all city officers, and shall execute and deliver a bond payable to the city and the people, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), with sureties to be approved by the council, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. (1968 Code, sec. 24-103)
(C) Duties:
1. Definition Of General Duties: The sexton shall be under the supervision and control of the commissioner of public health and safety, and shall perform such duties as are imposed upon him by law or ordinance, and in addition, such other duties from time to time as he may be directed to perform by the council or commissioner of public health and safety. (1968 Code, sec. 24-102)
2. Record Of Lots, Penalty: The city sexton shall keep a record in which shall be recorded the number of every lot heretofore or hereafter surveyed in the cemetery, beginning with the number one, with columns ruled therein for the name of the purchaser, price sold for, and date of sale. Columns shall also be ruled for any reappraisal which may hereafter be made. (1968 Code, sec. 24-104; amd. 1983 Code)
3. Charge Of Cemetery 2 : The city sexton shall take charge of the Woodlawn cemetery and shall keep the grounds, walks and avenues of the same in good order and condition, and free from obstructions. He shall enforce all ordinances and regulations of the council respecting said cemetery, and report violations of the same to the proper officers for prosecution. He shall prevent the burial of any bodies in any unsold lots, or in a lot of any private individual without his consent; he shall superintend all burials in the commons, and specify their manner and place, and by night keep the gates of said cemetery closed and locked, and he shall see that all soldiers' graves in said cemetery are properly kept and cared for. He shall, under the direction of the commissioner of public health and safety, cause all bodies buried in any lot without proper authority to be removed to the commons, and all persons making or causing such unlawful interment shall be liable to the city for all costs and expenses of such removal. (1968 Code, sec. 24-105; amd. 1983 Code)
4. Records And Reports:
(a) Generally: It shall be the duty of the city sexton, and also any other sexton or person in charge of any burying grounds of the city, to keep books of records, to be furnished by the city, in which shall be recorded the name, age, sex, nationality and date of death of every person interred in the cemetery or burying ground for which said record is kept, and also the number of the lot where the person is buried, and at the end of the year, to make a report to the commissioner of public health and safety, embracing all of the above particulars, and covering the entire year for which such report is made. (1968 Code, sec. 24-106)
(b) Number Of Interments: On or before the first day of each month, he should make out and furnish to the said commissioner of public health and safety a report in writing showing the number of interments made in said cemetery the preceding month, with the name, sex, race, the date of death, disease or cause of death, and wherein practicable, the age, occupation, nationality and residence of the deceased. (1968 Code, sec. 24-109)
(c) Account And Report Of Fees: The said sexton shall report to the city clerk the amount of his collections and turn over to the said clerk all monies collected at least once every month. (1968 Code, sec. 24-110)
5. Repair Of Buildings: The city sexton shall, under the direction of the commissioner of public health and safety, keep in good repair the fences or enclosures around said cemetery, and all vaults and buildings therein belonging to the city. (1968 Code, sec. 24-108)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See subsection 1-8-2(A)2 of this title. |
| 2 | 1. See title 7, chapter 1 of this code for cemetery regulations. |