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 1296 E1rTY-s1XTH ooneanss. sms. 11. on. 854. 1901. nently desi nated by conspicuous marks, so that theposition of each PM *0 be mel- may be readily determined, each lot to be duly numbered. A plat of such cemetery showing the area so divided, the division into lots, and the number of each such lot shall be filed in the office of the surveyor Size <~fsm*‘¢¤1>¤¤¢‘¤· of said District; the grave spaces hereafter laid out for the burial of persons above ten years of age to be at least eight feet by three feet, and those for the burial of children under ten years of age at least six feet by two feet, or, if preferred by said owner or owners, one-half the measurement of the adult grave space, namely, four feet by three feet. · Register- Sec. 673. REG1sTER.—It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of any cemetery or cemeteries in said District to cause to be kept in the office of the superintendent or person in charge of such cemetery or cemeteries a register showing the number of each lot, the name, age, cause of death, and date of burial of each person or persons buried in any such lot or grave space, and the number of the burial permit authorizing such burial. In cases of disinterment said register shall show the date of such disinterment and the number of the official permit therefor opposite the name of the person whose iemains are disinterred. Such register shall be at all times open to inspection by duly authorized representatives of the health department and of the police department of said District. . . rPS;;r;;1fi2;€,Qg§g, dg SEo. 674. SUPERINTENDENT TO REGISTER AT HEALTH DEPARTMENT.- pgrmenl., It shall be the duty of the superintendent or erson in charge of any ~ cemetery or other lace for the disposal of dead) bodies of human beings in the District of golumbia to register his or her name at the office of the health department of said District, giving full name, residence, and place of business. and in case of removal from one place to another in said District to make change in such register accordingly. D ‘ mgggovglmgg dead Sec. 67 5. REMOVAL or DEAD BODIES.···N0 dead body of any human g l’ Pbeing or any part of such body shall, in said District, be removed from place to place, interred, disinterred, or in any manner disposed of without a permit for such removal, interment, disinterment, or disposal granted by the health officer of said District, nor otherwise than in accordance with the terms of said permit; permits for the removal, interment, or disposal to be issued upon the presentation of a roper death certificate, signed by a physician registered at the health d)epartment of said District, who has attended the deceased during his or her last illness, or by the coroner of said District or his deputy, or by the proper municipal, county, or State authorities at the place where the death occurred; permits for disinterment (including permission to reinter or transport the body disinterred) to 'be issued upon the written application of the nearest relative or the legal representative of the deceased; and no superintendent or other person in charge of any cemeteryin said District or other place for the disposal of dead bodies shall assist in or assent to or allow any such interment, disinterment, or disposition to be made in such cemetery or place until permit shall be given as aforesaid. It shall be the duty of every such superintendent or other person who shall receive any such permit aforesaid to indorse thereon the date of the interment, disinterment, or disposal, and to preserve, sign, and return the same to the health officer of said District before six o’clock postmeridian of the Saturday following the day of burial, disinterment, or disposal. ,gg*;;gggg§€*h*°°gh Sec. 676. CONVEYANCE THRoUeH THE D1srR1oT.—No dead body or rermic bi hwith part of the dead body of any human being shall be in any manner car- °m°°" ried or conveyed from, in, to, or through said District by any person, or by means of.any boat, vessel, car, stage, or other vehicle, or by any public or private conveyance, withouta permit therefor first granted _&r$;Qg`>ér,,\_a,I_,nce by the health officer of said District: Provided, That bodies or parts Ordem.of dead bodies aforesaid, except such as have died of Asiatic cholera,