Whenever the owner of any burial space or spaces containing no interment in any public cemetery shall have failed and neglected for a period of seven years or more to care for and maintain such space or spaces in accordance with rules and regulations issued pursuant to this code, the City Council may institute proceedings for the termination and forfeiture of the right and interest of such owner in the manner and form prescribed by state law and rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
(Prior Code, § 91.20) (Ord. D-18, passed 1-27-1941, effective 2-13-1941)