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SEC. 11-10.   BURIAL GENERALLY - OUTSIDE AUTHORIZED CEMETERY.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to bury the body of any deceased person anywhere within the city other than in a cemetery duly authorized and recognized as a public burying ground under the terms of this chapter, except by special permission granted by the director of public health. If the body of any deceased person is buried anywhere within the city except in a legally authorized cemetery or burying ground without such permission, then the director of public health may require the person so burying such body to disinter such body and bury the same in a duly authorized cemetery or burying ground. The failure of any such person to comply with such order of the director of public health shall subject such person to the penalty prescribed by Section 13-1. (Code 1941, Art. 15-6; Ord. 11282)