[Adopted 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 983 as §§ 2-101
through 2-105 of the 1991 Code]
There shall be a Director of Soldiers'
and Sailors' Graves who shall be appointed by the Town Council
and who shall hold office until the regular meeting of the Town Council
in December in each even-numbered year. Biennially, the Director shall
be appointed by the Town Council to serve for two years and until
his successor is appointed.
The salary of the Director of Soldiers'
and Sailors' Graves shall be as fixed by the Town Council each
year.
The Director of Soldiers' and Sailors'
Graves is authorized and empowered to undertake the care of any grave
of any soldier or sailor who at any time served the United States
in any war when such a grave appears to have been neglected or abandoned.
The Director of Soldiers' and Sailors'
Graves, his agents or employees, may enter into and upon any public
or private cemetery or burial place to clear any such grave of grass,
weeds, brush, briars or rubbish; to repair or renovate fences, memorial
stones or markers; and to perform such other tasks as may be necessary
to restore and maintain such grave and its surrounding in a decent
and orderly condition.
When any cemetery or burial place containing
such grave is found by the Director of Soldiers' and Sailors'
Graves to be under the control of some private owner or public authority,
the Director shall obtain permission in writing from the person having
such custody or control before entering into and upon the same; provided,
however, that if no person can be found having the custody or control
of such cemetery or burial place, the Director shall assume the right
of entry and perform the duties herein specified.
