Section 21

Act 1747 of 1794 (Smith Law Vol. 3), § 21, under PHILADELPHIA - PROHIBITION OF BURIALS AUTHORIZED.

Act 1747 of 1794 (Smith Law Vol. 3), § 21

Section 21. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor, aldermen and citizens of Philadelphia, in common council assembled, shall have power, by their ordinance for that purpose, to prohibit any future interments within such parts of the city of Philadelphia, wherein they shall judge such prohibition necessary, and to impose such fines for any breach of such ordinance as they may deem necessary.