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CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 170 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CEMETERY; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES Section 6.21 A cemetery has been established and is continued upon land acquired by petition of the Pequot Cemetery Association and now owned by the City of Pequot Lakes, and described as follows : Beginning at the northwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter (N.W. corner of N.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4) , Section fifteen (15) , Township one hundred and thirty six (136) , Range twenty nine (29) ; running and thence easterly along the section line twenty two (22) rods; thence southerly at right angles 22 rods, thence westerly at right angles twenty two (22) rods; thence northerly and at right angles twenty two (22) rods to the place of beginning, being three and one fourth (3 1/4) acres . The plat of said cemetery as Jack Curo, surveyor, and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk showing all boundaries, sections, lots, divisions, roads, drives, and paths is hereby adopted as the official plat of said cemetery which shall be called the Pequot Lakes Cemetery. No person shall lay out or establish any cemetery, or use any lot of land within this City for the burial of the dead except in the said City Cemetery, or some other tract of land duly designated as a cemetery by an ordinance of the City Council . Section 6.22 These regulations are designed to operate the cemetery in an orderly fashion and to advance the interests and elevate the `' character of the Pequot Lakes Cemetery. Section 6.23 No changes can be made to these regulations without the approval of the Pequot Lakes City Council . Special requests must be presented to the Council and, if granted, will appear on the deed or addendum to the deed. Section 6 .24 The City Clerk is responsible for collecting fees for the sale of burial lots and perpetual care and issuing receipts therefore . Upon receipt of the entire cost of lots sold and perpetual care the City Clerk will issued deeds as proof of ownership . Attached to the deed will be a set of regulations for the owners information. The City Clerk is also responsible for keeping accurate records of burial lots, ownership and occupancy. Section 6 .25 Burial lots will be sold in multiples of one . Section 6.26 The price of each burial lot and perpetual care will be set by resolution annually by the City Council . A charge will be set by resolution annually by the City Council for staking and clearing snow from lots for winter interments . The charge for staking and clearing snow from lots is applicable beginning on the date of first measurable accumulation of snowfall through April 30th. Section 6.27 The owner of a burial lot is not authorized to sell such lot to another person. If for some reason the owner may wish to City of Pequot Lakes Cemetery Ordinance page 1