The Town shall have the authority to provide, in or near the
town, lands to be used as burial places for the dead; to improve and
care for the land and the approaches, and to charge for and regulate
the use of the ground land, to cooperate with any nonprofit corporation
in the improvement and care of burial places and approaches; and to
provide for the perpetual upkeep and care of any plots or burial lots.
The town is authorized to take and receive sums of money by gift,
bequest or otherwise to be kept and invested only for the perpetual
upkeep and care of the said cemetery.
All ordinances now in force in the town, not inconsistent with
this charter, shall be and remain in force until altered, amended,
or repealed by the council.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this charter
shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
the remainder of the charter but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph or part thereof directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Any person who has been an officer of the Town, shall deliver
without notice or demand to their successor in office all property,
books and papers belonging to the town or appertaining to such office,
in their possession or under their control within 10 (ten) days after
vacating or being removed from office.
All bonds evidencing debt by the Town shall be signed by the
mayor and countersigned by the clerk of the council. The clerk of
the council shall affix the Town's corporate seal to all bonds
and attest to the same.
The present officers of the Town shall remain in office until
expiration of their terms or until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified.
Amendments to this charter may be made only in accordance with
the procedure specified in the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
[Amended by Ch. 135, Acts of Assembly, 2020, approved 3-4-2020]
This act shall be referred to or cited as the Elkton Charter
of 2006, as amended.
