Sec. 6-1. - Dead bodies to be buried in cemeteries.

No person shall bury or cause to be buried, any dead body in any other place within the town limits than in the public cemeteries.

(Comp. 1961, p. 228, § 1)

Sec. 6-2. - Multiple burials in graves; required depth of graves; opening and closing graves.

(a)

Multiple burials in a single grave shall be limited to one of the following: 1) the interment of two (2) burial vaults; or 2) the interment of one burial vault and one (1) cremation urn; or 3) the interment of no more than four (4) cremation urns.

(b)

No grave shall be opened to a depth of less than five (5) feet to the bottom thereof. All burial vaults and cremation urns shall be at least eighteen (18) inches below the ground level. Graves shall be opened and closed only under the direction of the funeral director in charge of the interment, subject to supervision by the town manager, and at no cost to the town.

(Comp. 1961, p. 229, § 12; Ord. No. 2003-03-24/0-3, § 1)

Sec. 6-2.1. - Graveliners and vaults.

Grave liners or vaults shall be required for all burials except for cremations, in the town cemeteries. When personal and/or religious reasons would preclude the use of grave liners or vaults, an interment fee shall be paid to the town.

Grave liners or vaults shall be constructed of concrete or a material of equivalent strength and durability approved by the town.

(Ord. No. 90-3-26/O-2, § 1)

Editor's note—

Ord. No. 90-3-26/O-2, § 1, adopted March 26, 1990, amended the Code by adding provisions designated as § 6-2(a). In the interest of facilitating classification and ease of usage of the Code, said provisions have been redesignated as 6-2.1 at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. 6-3. - Preservation of peace and good order; firearms; noise; profanity; exposure.

No person shall in any way disturb any funeral service in any cemetery or use any cemetery as a playground, loafing or parking place, make loud noises or disturbances of any kind or discharge any firearms, except in connection with military funerals or Memorial Day services, use loud, profane or indecent language, make any indecent exposure of the person or commit any other indecent act in any cemetery. Any person who disturbs the quiet and good order of any cemetery by unnecessary noise or other improper conduct may be removed and upon refusing to leave when notified to do so because of any disturbance, improper conduct or other violation of ordinances or regulations relating to any cemetery, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Except in connection with military funerals and Memorial Day exercises, it shall be unlawful except by authorized officers to carry any firearms in any part of any cemetery.

(Comp. 1961, p. 229, § 13)

Cross reference— Miscellaneous provisions and offenses, Ch. 11.

Sec. 6-4. - Traffic regulation; animals.

No person shall drive any vehicle of any kind in any cemetery except upon the main roads and avenues provided therein for vehicular traffic. Horseback riding and the use of bicycles or motorcycles is prohibited. No person shall drive or lead any horse or horse-driven vehicle in any cemetery faster than a walk or drive any motor vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding ten (10) miles per hour. No commercial vehicle shall be driven in any cemetery except in the conduct of business connected with the proper use of the cemetery. No person shall take any dog or other animal into any cemetery or allow any animal to run at large therein.

(Comp. 1961, p. 229, § 14)

Cross reference— Animals and fowl, Ch. 4; traffic, Ch. 21.

Sec. 6-5. - Entry, departure; hours of operation.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or leave any cemetery except at the proper places provided for entrance and exit. No person shall enter any cemetery except during the hours in which it is open to the public as herein provided, except by permission from the town manager. Between the first day of April and the first day of October of every year, each cemetery shall remain open to the public from seven o'clock a.m. to seven o'clock p.m.; at other times, each cemetery shall remain open to the public from seven-thirty o'clock a.m. to five o'clock p.m., provided that any deviation from the above schedule may be made by the town manager.

(Comp. 1961, p. 229, § 15)

Sec. 6-6. - Disturbing, defacing grave, grave marker, flowers, shrubs, property; removal of flowers.

It shall be unlawful for any person, in any manner, to disturb any grave, deface or remove any grave marker or to damage any flowers, shrubs, trees, or other property in any cemetery. The town manager may authorize removal from the cemetery, of any floral designs, flowers, weeds, plants or herbage of any kind when, in his judgment, they become unsightly or if they fail to conform to the standards generally maintained in any cemetery.

(Comp. 1961, p. 229, § 16)

Sec. 6-7. - Use of artificial flowers.

Artificial flowers used in floral decorations may be used in the cemetery but a limit of two (2) weeks is hereby established as a reasonable period for use of such decorations. After two (2) weeks, such arrangements will be removed and disposed of by the cemetery attendants.

(Ord. of 2-12-68, § 1)