§ 8-107. Disinterment permit required, fee.

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No disinterment or transfer of bodies from one (1) lot to another or out of the city shall be made without first obtaining a written permit from the health officer, which may be granted by him to the funeral director. For the services of opening and filling such graves, the city shall receive from the funeral director, or person granted authority by permit, the fee of five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00).

(Code 1963, § 9-23; Ord. No. 1819, § 2, 8-30-88; Ord. No. 2669, § 3, 3-16-10)

State law reference

Unlawful disinterment of dead bodies, Miss. Code Ann. 1972, § 97-29-19.

                    
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