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~~ 2014,,,-;82 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) TO DESIGNATE THE MOUNT CALVARY <br />CEMETERY COMPLEX AS A CITY CEMETERY. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That sections 9- 26(b) and 9-29(a) of Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: <br />Sec. 9-26. Burial grounds, city cemeteries designated. <br />(a) The burial ground at Glasgow Street and Fort Lane shall be known as <br />"Cedar Grove Cemetery." The burial ground at London Boulevard and Peninsula Avenue <br />shall be known as "Oak Grove Cemetery.".The burial grounds adjoining City Park and <br />Clifford Street shall be known as "Olive Branch Cemetery," and "Olive Branch Annex <br />Cemetery." The burial ground located on Pulaski Street in the Prentis Park neighborhood <br />shall be known as the "Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex" and shall include Mount <br />Calvary Cemetery, Fisher's Hill Cemetery, the Pauper's Field Cemetery, and Mount <br />Olive Cemetery. <br />(b) Cedar Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, Olive Branch Cemetery <br />and the Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex are hereby designated as city cemeteries. For <br />the purposes of this chapter, the term "city cemeteries" shall mean only those cemeteries <br />so designated in this section. <br />Sec. 9-29. Perpetual care of city cemeteries; cemetery trust fund. <br />(a) The city shall, in perpetuity, maintain in good order, free from weeds and <br />undergrowth, the city cemetery grounds of Cedar Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, <br />Olive Branch Cemetery, and the Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex. The city shall also <br />maintain the monuments and stones of said city cemeteries in an upright position so long <br />as the same continue intact. <br />2. That Section 9-27 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) <br />is hereby repealed. <br />3. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br />.ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on September 23, 2014. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />