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 230 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 6. 1898. B¤*i·1¤*¤*¤¤l*·¤ Sec. 10. That no body shall be buried in said District in any vault unless the coffin be separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work, so as to render such vault air- tight; such vault, after having been mslealed, shallinot be opened within ten years no body shall be _ tem ray deposite in any vault for a longer perio than one month, unleg such body is in a hfrmetically sealed metallic case, nor in any. instance for a longer erio than one ear. R°°P°°*‘¤°'¥“'°“· Sec. 11. That no giave in said Disgict shall be reopened, except for the purpose of disinterment, within ten years after the burial of a person above twelve years of age, or within eight years after the burial of a child under twelve years of age, unless the grave has been, in the iirst instance, of sufficient depth to permit subsequent interments, in which case a layer of earth of not less than one foot thick shall be left undisturbed over the previously buried cotlin, unless such collin has been separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work; but if on reopening any grave the soil be found to be offensive, such soil shall not be disturbed; in no case shall a grave be opened in which has been buried the bodiy of any person who has died of Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, _ gpm? ever, small}1<:i§_(includingvarioloid), leprosy, the plague, tetanus, 1p erm or scar e ever. ”°P**¤°‘ 8******- Sec. 12.,That no collin shall be buried in said District so that any part thereof is within less than four feet of the ordinary level of the ground, unless it contains the body of a child under twelve years of _ age, when it shall not be less than three feet below that level. °‘°""“‘“°’· Sec. 13. That no person shall, in the District of Columbia, build or maintain a crematory or other device for destroying human bodies except within the limits of some duly established cemetery in said District, unless such person or persons has in writing the consent of the. owners of more than one-half of the property within a radius of two hundred feet from the place where such crematory is to be erected and maintained, and a permit from the Commis ioners of said District for the erecttliogoapd mait1;tena1;_ce of such crematgry or other device; such permit or a rm o ears not excee in five to be s eciiied {Legg? cmm_t0_ therein: Prm1idcd,_That thi; section shall not apply, to suchpcremarm. tones (pr oigxer devices fig destrplying humarl; bodies as may have been erecte an are in opera 'on a e time o the assa e of this Act. h3=¤;·;jfj¤*&g¤;=}{)gl¤;=d Sec. 14. That it shall be unlawful for any pldrsongor persons to cre-
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· any uman in in said is r1c e ore e issue o e nrm ermit by the health officer of said District, and then only when said permit is conntersigned by the coroner of said District authorizing such cremation or destruction. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to embalm, inject, or by any similar method preserve the dead body or part of the dead body of any human being in said District within four hours after death before the issue of the death certificate; and in case the death is believed to be due to other than natural causes, cr the cause thereof is unknown, such ennbalming, injecting, or preserving shall at noxtimetble done unleiss suph death certificate has been signed or approv y e coroner osui: )istrict. P°¤°·**Y· _ Srzc. l5._ That any person who shall violate or aid and abet in violating any ot the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof by competent judicial authority, be punished for each offense by a line of nlpt more {ham two lnmdrecl dollars, or by imprisonment for not more t an nine y ays in the jai of the District of Columbia. P'°°""“'°‘ Sec. 16. That prosecutions under this Act shall bein the police court P U of theiDl;st;;::t ofigolnmbm, infile name of said District, on information r·»v·~·»- signe y e a rney o said istrict or one of his assistants: Pro- Imy um. rider], That any person or persons tried under this Act shall have the prixiilege, when tdemanded, of a trial by jury as in other jury cases in san po ice cour . j¤£f;H¤;;¤;;>){;_ fm Sec. 17. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with or prevent the disinterment of any body when such disinternient is ordered by one of the justices of the supreme court of the District of