(a) In General. No person shall inter anything, other than the remains of human bodies, in any cemetery, and no person shall inter any deceased human in any place other than within a cemetery devoted to that purpose.
(b) Permit Required. No interment or disinterment will be permitted without a permit, as required by law.
(c) Disinterment Requests. The City holds that a lot or grave once used for a burial thereby becomes sacred ground and the City shall refuse to allow the body buried therein to be disinterred except by order of the husband, wife, father, mother, son or daughter of the deceased. The City reserves the right to refuse any such request.
(d) Opening and Closing Graves. All graves will be opened and closed by City employees under the direction of the Superintendent of Cemeteries.
(e) Two or More Persons in One Grave. The burial of two or more persons in one grave is prohibited, except for a mother and infant, if buried at the same time, or twin children buried on the same day, and except by permission of the Superintendent.
(f) Remuneration Prohibited. No owner of any lot shall allow any interment to be made in any cemetery for remuneration.
(g) Errors. Under no circumstances will the City assume responsibility for errors in opening graves when orders are given by telephone. Orders by undertakers for the opening of graves will be considered as orders from the lot owners.
(Ord. 16. Passed 9-1-64.)