A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to inter a deceased person in a Pershing County cemetery unless in a gravesite reserved to that deceased person. Reservation of such gravesite shall occur upon full payment of the fees required by this section to the County Treasurer.
B. A fee set by resolution of the Pershing County Board of Commissioners to reserve gravesites and plots shall be paid to the County Treasurer at the time any person desires to reserve a gravesite or plot.
C. An additional registration and mapping fee set by resolution by the Board of Commissioners shall be paid to the County Treasurer for each reserved gravesite and plot.
D. Upon payment of the fees required herein, the County Treasurer shall inform the Cemetery Administrator of the reservation after which the plats will be marked by the Cemetery Administrator to show the reservation.
E. Cemetery fees shall be placed into a special fund designated for cemetery use. Such fees shall be collected and are nonrefundable, unless the Board of Commissioners deems that for reasons of emergency, hardship, or otherwise, such fees shall be waived.
F. No deceased person may be buried, nor marker nor monument placed, until the proper fees have been paid in full, unless excepted as provided herein.
G. The County retains fee simple absolute title of the gravesites and plots, both reserved and unreserved, located within County cemeteries. (Ord. 321, 2016)