Bio: | Sexton for Smithfield Cemeteries
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD CEMETERY ORDINANCE
ADOPTED: March 8, 2003
AMENDED: March 8, 2008
All cemetery lots are subject to the following rules after date of adoption.
Pre-existing conditions in the cemeteries, which are non-conforming to the proposed ordinance, will be grand fathered.
A. Town Maintained Cemeteries
1. Gould Cemetery-located on the corner of Sand Hill Rd and Village Rd.
2. Village Cemetery-located on Lake View Dr.
3. Dunsmoore Cemetery (White House)-located on Southern end of Village Rd.
4. Bickford Cemetery (School House/City)-located on the corner of Bickford
Rd. and Smithfield Rd.
B. Burial Rules and Regulations
1. Lots will be 10 feet by 20 feet with five grave spaces per lot. Some 10 feet by 10 feet lots are available with fewer grave spaces. Selling price of lots will be voted on at every Annual Town Meeting in March.
2. No private or public above ground mausoleums vaults, crypts or other structures containing bodies or remains shall be allowed.
3. One headstone per plot will be allowed. One monument per lot will be allowed and shall not be placed above remains. All other markers will be flush with the ground to permit mowing.
4. The Town Office and the Sexton must be consulted 24 hours prior to grave preparation.
C. General Rules and Regulations
1. The planting of trees and shrubs is not allowed.
2. Lots shall not be built up but shall remain at the same grade as the adjacent area. No fences, boundaries, or any other objects that would interrupt the mowing process are allowed. Artificial flowers and all other non-permanent containers must be removed by November 1st of each year. Once spring maintenance of Cemeteries begins all above mentioned items will be removed by the Sexton and/or laborers.
3. The Town will not be responsible for malicious damage to a memorial, monument, decorations, etc, or the theft thereof.
4. A copy of this ordinance shall be issued with each deed.
5. Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, such decision shall not invalidate any other section or provision of this ordinance.
6. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars (100.00). In addition any person violating this ordinance shall be liable for the Town’s reasonable cost of restoration or repair of any property damage caused by the violation.
D. Sexton Duties
1. Covered
Mowing, Trimming, Raking, Ground leveling/seeding,
Minimal straightening (as time and resources allow), Overseeing the storage of equipment during the winter season, Supervising all cemetery personnel, Responsible for maintaining markers for lot marking, veterans’ lots and flag maintenance, and other related work if needed, as determined by the Board of Selectmen and Sexton.
2. Not Covered:
Replacement of grave informational headstones, monuments, and markers
Cleaning of monuments and markers
Repair of monuments and markers
The up keep or replacement of plants, existing shrubs, flowers, etc.
The digging and/or filling of any burial plots.
Any part of marking for placement of headstones or monuments.
The marking for any portion of the old sections of all cemeteries.
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