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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
bodies that may have been buried in said lot, reinter 
them in lots in other sections of said cemetery 
reserved for single graves, and to resell the above 
described lot. 
THE ARLINGTON CEMETERY COMPANY 
Witness at Signing: 
By 
Purchaser’s Signature 
The other card which I am enclosing is 
a copy of a resolution passed by our Board 
of Directors, to the effect that after a cer- 
tain time 6% interest would be charged on 
burial lots when same had not been paid 
for as agreed. This notice sent to our 
delinquents did not prove successful, as a 
good many lot holders said they would pay 
the interest and therefore we did not col- 
lect the balance and close out the account. 
But the thirty days’ notice has proved en- 
tirely successful. The card referred to 
read as follows : 
The following preamble and resolution was adopt- 
ed by the Board of Directors of the Arlington 
Cemetery Company at the meeting held November 
27 th, 1912: 
Whereas — The value of burial lots in Arlington 
Cemetery has increased so greatly in recent years, 
which increase may reasonably be expected to con- 
tinue, and 
Whereas — A number of those who have purchased 
their lots on monthly and quarterly payments have 
made but little effort to complete their payments 
within the time limit according to their signed agree- 
ment. Be it therefore 
Resolved — That when the period for paying in full 
has been voluntarily extended by the Company, that 
on and after January 1, 1913, 6% interest per year 
shall be charged on all balances due on burial lots, 
where same has not been paid for as per agreement. 
The resolution was seconded and agreed to. 
We find the important thing in making 
sales, either a cash transaction or on the 
installment plan, is to have an agreement 
signed and witnessed, as we then have the 
permission to enforce our rights. We give 
a copy of the original to the purchaser and 
the original is filed away in an envelope 
under the lot holders’ name. This is our 
protection and gives us all the rights I 
have mentioned above. 
Arlington Cemetery Co. 
By E. W. Barber, Sec. 
Philadelphia. 
* * * 
We keep looking after lot holders who 
do not pay promptly and have had fair 
success. We have threatened to remove 
body for nonpayment but have never done 
it. The law of the state will allow us to 
remove bodies. 
Following is a copy of our lot sale con- 
tract : 
$ 
Ann Arbor, Mich., 191.. 
after date, I promise to 
pay to the order of the 
TREASURER OF FOREST HILL CEMETERY COM- 
PANY, OF ANN ARBOR, 
Dollars 
for the right of burial on Lot No 
Block No in said cemetery, 
with interest at six per cent, per annum. 
It is expressly understood, and I herebj' agree, 
that in case I shall fail to pay the said $ 
and interest at or within the time specified, my 
right to use said lot for burial purposes shall cease, 
and that any body or bodies interred thereon may be 
disinterred, by order of the Trustees of said Ceme- 
tery Company, and buried in some other locality. 
* X * 
Our cemetery trustees years ago adopted 
the cash or its equivalent plan for sale of 
cemetery lots and have had no trouble. 
Cash or good notes is required for all 
lots ; those sold years ago and not paid for 
are re-sold and unused portions of lots 
unpaid for are re-sold, giving deed for 
portion used to original purchaser. We 
do not sell lots on installment plan ; cash 
or its equivalent always. Otherwise we 
show intending buyers the free ground. 
Union Cemetery, 
J. R. Peters, Supt. 
Urichsville, 0. 
In a place of the size of Bloomington it 
is almost impossible, if not quite, to always 
sell lots for cash only, and there are times 
lots are not entirely paid for. We ask for 
enough to cover the part occupied and if 
lot is not entirely paid we give title to part 
occupied. I enclose contract we sometimes 
use, which reads as follows: 
Bloomington, Illinois ISO. . 
This, certifies that the Bloomington Cemetery As- 
sociation has this day contracted to sell to 
a cemetery lot 
for the price of Dollars 
and has received on the same the sum of 
Dollars. The balance ot ! the 
purchase price of said cemetery lot being the sum of 
Dollars, is to be paid 
on or before 
and in case of failure to pay said balance on or be- 
fore the said 
forfeits the money 
this day paid, and, all rights to said cemetery lot, 
time being the essence of this contract. 
BLOOMINGTON CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. 
Per 
Bloomington Cemetery Assn. 
A. J. Graves, Sec. and Supt. 
Bloomington, 111. 
* * * 
We sell the half of the lot not paid for, 
and we have not lost a cent in thirty years. 
We have never had to remove a body and 
it is a question unanswered by the courts 
as to whether we could or not. Following 
is a copy of our lot sale form: 
DANBURY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. 
Article X. Lots must be paid for within three 
months of agreement to purchase. If not paid for 
by that time the agreement is void at the option 
of the Association. If any interments have been 
made in a lot not paid for within the specified time, 
it must be vacated within ten days after notice by 
the Secretary. In case of neglect to do so the body 
or bodies may be removed by the Association to the 
Free Ground at the expense of the party agreeing 
to purchase. Said expense can be taken from the 
money paid on said lot, or the Association may sell 
the unused portion of the lot. The Association re- 
serves the right to prohibit interments in lots not 
paid for within the time limited. 
Received of 
Danbury, Conn 191 
Dollars in payment for 
Lot in Wooster Cemetery, 
which ha agreed to purchase of 
said Association. 
Secretary 
We have had purchasers of lots dis- 
continue payments before completing full 
payment. 
We have a rule that no work or inter- 
ment on a lot unpaid for will be permitted 
until all arrearages are paid. This usually 
brings them to time, although we some- 
times have long to wait. 
We now, in giving credit, require a note 
with approved security, drawing 8% inter- 
est. We find this rule works to our inter- 
est, as the purchaser usually gets the money 
elsewhere at a less rate. 
We have never removed a body for non- 
payment and I know of no such instance. 
We have taken the unoccupied portion of 
the lot back and used it for single inter- 
ments if we did not find a purchaser that 
it would suit. Our state law would not 
permit a removal on such conditions. No 
deed is given until the lot is fully paid for. 
We make no contract for installments. 
Simply credit any payments made before 
the note is due, on the note. Our usual 
terms for sale of lots and all work is cash, 
if possible. Some years since we did a 
credit business and it will take us many 
years to recover our loss on the old ac- 
counts under the rule mentioned. 
Graceland Cemetery, 
G. C. Anderson, Supt. 
Sidney, O. 
If debt is enforcible by law we resort 
to that process. If not enforcible, we sell 
the remainder to other purchasers. We 
always require an advance payment suffi- 
cient for the unused part of lot. We make 
no deed until lot is fully paid for. 
We never lose any money for purchase 
of lots by this course. Having under last 
rule secured an amount sufficient to pay 
for spaces we do not have to remove the 
remains of the dead. 
Under the laws of Indiana, conferring 
power to cities to establish cemeteries, is 
sufficiently broad to authorize removals. 
We open an account with purchasers as 
in any other case, charging the purchase 
price upon the ledger, and giving credit 
for amounts paid, and when fully paid we 
make deeds granting to lot holders all priv- 
ileges of burial, etc., prescribed by the 
rules and regulations ordained by the City 
Council. Crown Point Cemetery, 
J. W. Cooper, Supt. 
Kokomo, Ind. 
* * * 
My method of the sale and collection for 
cemetery lots may be a little bit different 
than if the cemetery was in the hands of an 
association. I believe that I am the only 
person in the country that I can hear of 
that owns a cemetery. Lots are sold for 
cash unless I know the people personally ; 
if I do not know them they must pay for 
the lot before burial, or before the grave 
is made. When I took charge of Graceland 
Cemetery several years ago there was quite 
a lot of money due for lots that had been 
sold and T have collected most all that 
was due. There is about $100 that I will 
never get, as the buyers have moved away 
or are all dead and I can not find them. 
I had to threaten one person to pay and 
if he did not pay by a certain time I would 
