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ORDINANCE NO. 955
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful and an offense against
the City of Prichard for any person, firm or corporation to
operate or otherwise maintain any cemetery or burying ground by
whatever name called within the City of Prichard without having
prior thereto made suitable arrangements for perpetual care of
such cemetery or burying ground.
SECTION 2. Any deed or other conveyance transferring
or purporting to transfer any lot or lots in any such cemetery
or burying ground in the City of Prichard shall contain a clause
to the effect that such perpetual care as referred to in Section
1 hereof is provided for.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall not apply to any
cemetery, burying ground or other similar place in operation in
the City of Prichard on the day that this Ordinance becomes
effective.
SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation found
guilty of violation of any of the provisions hereof shall,
upon conviction, be fined not more than $100.00, and may in
addition, in the discretion of the Judge or Recorder trying
the cause be sentenced to jail or hard labor for the City of
Prichard for a term not to exceed six months, either or both,
each day of the continued violation of the provisions hereof =
shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable
as such.
SECTION 5, This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and advertisement according to
law.
Adopted this 6th day of June, 196

