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The rules and regulations for the cemetery may be adopted, and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the Council and may cover such things as the use, care, control, management, restrictions and protection of the cemetery as necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the cemetery. The rules shall specify the cemetery's obligations in the event that interment spaces, memorials or memorializations are damaged or defaced by acts of vandalism.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 523I.304)
Any person who destroys, injures or defaces any grave, vault, tombstone, or monument, or any building, fence, tree, shrub, flower, or anything in or belonging to any cemetery under the jurisdiction of the City shall be liable for any and all damage, in addition to being subject to any other penalty.
The opening and closing hours of the cemetery are as follows:
Opening: No earlier than 6:30 a.m.
Closing: No later than 10:00 p.m.
Any person found within the designated boundaries of the cemetery after closing hours and before opening hours shall be guilty of trespassing, unless special permission is allowed by the City.
It is the responsibility of the monument company and the owner of the cemetery lot or an agent of the owner to place the monument on the lot correctly. Prior authorization must be obtained from the Clerk in order to confirm the location of the lot and correct positioning of the monument upon the lot. A person designated by the City Clerk shall be present before the foundation is poured on the lot. Foundation bases and monuments shall be placed in accordance with the Mount Vernon Cemetery design guidelines. The City will not assume responsibility for moving any monuments which are incorrectly placed on cemetery lots.
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