[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Woodbridge 5-2-1983 as Ch. 4, Art. I, of the 1983 Code.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was originally
adopted by the Special Town Meeting 1-7-1971.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Cemetery Ordinance."
The Board of Selectmen shall manage, operate
and maintain public cemeteries of the Town of Woodbridge subject to
any limitations and restrictions set forth herein or contained in
Chapter 368j of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Superintendent
of Cemeteries who shall serve at the will of said Board.
A.
The Superintendent shall look after and maintain cemeteries
and assure the use of said lots in accordance with this chapter and
such rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
Collect and turn over fees. All fees and charges shall
be collected by the Superintendent for duties and services performed
in connection with interment and use of said lots and shall be immediately
turned over by him to the Treasurer of the Town of Woodbridge.
C.
Interment. The Superintendent shall supervise and
arrange the digging of graves and the proper interment of the deceased.
No deceased person shall be interred in such
cemetery until the Superintendent has been satisfied that:
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall establish from time to
time a value for all unsold lots of such cemeteries, and shall record
such valuations on an official map or plan of each such cemetery which
shall be filed as a public record in the office of the Town Clerk.
The price at which said lots shall be sold shall be the value fixed
in this matter on said map at the time of sale.
B.
Method of purchase. Any person shall be eligible to
purchase any lot or lots at the price or prices as fixed under this
chapter.
The Board of Selectmen shall keep a record of
the ownership of all lots, the burial capacity of each lot, the lots
sold and unsold, the exact location of each grave, the name of the
person buried in each grave and the date of burial.
The Board of Selectmen shall render accounts
of receipts and disbursements in the operation of such cemeteries
and shall turn over to the Town Treasurer monies so received.