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98 SAN MARCOS CEMETERY RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 1. ADMiSSiON TO CEMETERY. The cemetery is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central $'tandard Time, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, seven (7) days per week. A caretaker is on duty from Monday through Friday. SECTION 2. INTERMENTS AND DISINTERMENTS. An application for interment must be filled out before excavation can begin for a burial. These applications may be picked up at the Cemetery. The application must specify the exact location of the burial space to be used. Disinterments will not be permitted without proper authorization. SECTION 3. PURCHASE OF LOTS OR MAU$~©LEUM ~CRYPTS. Persons wanting to acquire multiple grave spaces and not being able to pay the entire price may reserve the lots for a period not to exceed 90 days. An account may be set up in the Accounting Department at City Hall if a person wishes to pay the amount over an extended per~od of time. The City will refuse interment on any lot for which the full purchase price, including perpetual care, has not been paid. The use of a concrete grave liner is required in all sections where perpetual care is mandatory. A deed will not be issued until full payment, including perpetual care, has been made. A citizen may pay full price for one grave space~ if it is needed, and make payments on the othsrs, if any. 'SECTION 4. TP<ANSFER OR ASSIGNMENTS. Transfer or assignment of lots is prohibited except with written permission.of the City. SECTION 5. REPURCHASE BY THE CITY. If a lot owner wishes to re- sell a lot to the City, application may be made in the office of the City Manager. The City will purchase a lot or crypt at ~the price paid by the lot owner at the time of original purchase. SECTION 6, UPRIGHT ENCLOSURE OF LOTS PROHIBITED. No enclosure, such as a fence, coping, hedge, or ditch, shall be permitted around any grave or lot in any addition. If any existing enclosure is damaged so that it becomes unsightly or hazardous, repair or re- moval must take place at owner's expense. SECTION 3- CURBING. After obtaining a written permit from the City Manager's office, curbing may be placed in any addition except Dixon. Curbs must conform to the following specifications: a. Only property for which a deed has been issued may be curbed. b. Curbing mUst be level with the existing terrain. c. Curbing is to be 18 inches wide, 6 inches is to be within the owner's property lines, 12 inches is to be in the City's easement. d. If curbing is to surround lots that are a portion of a larger block, curbing will be only 6 inches wide and will not extend beyond the owner's property. SECTION 8. MONUMENTS, MARKERS, AND DECORATION OF L©TS. No memorial monuments-or grave marker (except the temp~a~yy marker placed by funeral homes) will be ~llowed on any burial space until the space has been fully paid and the deed delivered. Be- fore a monument or marker may be erected, a permit must first be obtained from the City Manager's office. The City assumes no responsibility for correct location, and any changes ordered by the owners will be made at their expense. No upright monuments or markers will be allowed in the Dixon Addition or Sections "N" and "M" of the Old Original Addition of the cemetery. Live plants may be c~ltivated on any grave at any time except the Dixon Addi- tion. Fresh cut floweres will be allowed at any time; but, they will be removed within two (2) weeks, or if they bec~me unsightly. Artificial flowers~ sprays, and wreaths will be allowed until