[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966]
The burial ground or cemetery located in the Borough of Huntingdon and comprised of the old or original cemetery and any addition thereto shall be known as "Riverview Cemetery."
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966]
The Borough Council shall, from time to time, appoint a person as Cemetery Superintendent, who shall serve for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Council.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966]
The Cemetery Superintendent shall receive from the Borough such salary as shall be fixed by the Council from time to time, which shall constitute payment for all work done under the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-6; and by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
It shall be the duty of the Cemetery Superintendent to take care of the burial grounds and properties of said Cemetery; to keep the enclosures of the same in good repair; to prevent and cause to be removed any obstructions to avenues or approaches to lots and graves; to dig the graves or have the same dug; to superintend all interments; to take charge of the funeral bier; to take charge of all property committed to his care and preserve the same in good condition; to refuse to open a grave upon any lot which has not been paid for, and he shall not permit any person or persons to occupy or use in any way any lot or lots until the same have been paid for or payment adequately secured; to do such other work as may be directed by the Highway and Cemetery Superintendent; and to report to said Highway and Cemetery Superintendent or its chairman and to the President of Council all known violations of any ordinances, statutes or regulations of any kind relating to the Cemetery immediately upon discovery of the same. Further, it shall be his duty to keep a complete record in a book provided by the Borough for the purpose of all interments in said Cemetery, setting forth the name of the person interred, the residence, the age, the cause of death and the date of interment and to refuse the interment of any deceased person in said Cemetery until the same is furnished if, in his opinion, it is possible for the friends or relatives of such person to furnish the same. He shall furnish to the Borough Council at each stated meeting a transcript from said record and a report of the number of lots sold and to whom for the month immediately preceding. He shall not permit any person or persons to occupy or use any unsold lot or lots, nor shall be allow any fence or enclosure to be erected upon or around any lot, whether sold or unsold.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-7]
It shall be the duty of the Cemetery Superintendent at the end of every month to settle with or pay over the Borough Manager all moneys in his hands belonging to the Borough and, for the faithful performance of his duties and of his accounting, he shall give bond as required by the Council.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 476, 12/17/1974; by Ord. 498, 3/23/1976; by Ord. 560, 9/21/1982; by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-8; by Ord. 717, 7/19/1994; by Ord. 750, 3/18/1997; by Ord. 827, 3/15/2005, § 1; and by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
1. 
All cemetery lots in Riverview Cemetery shall be sold a cost per grave space in accordance with a schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council. Upon payment of the applicable price, a certificate shall be issued by the Borough which will constitute a title for such lot in a purchaser, his or her heirs and assigns for ever, to be used for the purpose of human interment only; subject however to any ordinances which may at the time be in effect, and to any other regulations, statutory or otherwise, for the regulation of cemeteries and to the following specified regulations:
A. 
No grave, tombstone, tree or other thing whatsoever shall be permitted to encroach upon any other lot or upon any of the avenues and ways.
B. 
No curbing is permitted to be erected around any lot; no fence, wall, railing or enclosure shall be permitted to be erected nor any tree or shrub planted upon any lot.
C. 
The faces or fronts of all tombstones or monuments shall be parallel and at right angles to the lines of the lots.
D. 
Lots in the cemetery shall be used for no purpose other than human interment.
E. 
In case any grave, tree, structure or excavation shall be planted, erected, dug by or at the direction of any lot owner which shall encroach upon any other lot or public way as laid out, it shall constitute a violation of this Part, and the Cemetery Superintendent is given authority and shall give to said lot owner 10 days' notice to remove the same, and in case of failure by such lot owner to comply herewith, the Cemetery Superintendent shall proceed to remove the same and charge the cost thereof plus 10% to such owner or owners. In case of refusal or neglect to pay said amount upon the presentation of a bill, the same may be recovered by suit before any magisterial district judge for the use of the Borough and be collectible forthwith, without benefit of any exemption laws.
F. 
No body shall be disinterred from any lot without first complying with all statutory regulations and requirements at the time in force and in addition thereto procuring from the President of Council a permit to do so.
G. 
In case any lot in Riverview Cemetery not provided for by trust fund shall be allowed to be in bad condition and in need of any type of grading, filling, trimming, mowing or other care, the Cemetery Superintendent shall have authority and power to give to the owner or owners 10 days' notice to put such lot in proper condition and repair, and if the same is not done within such period, the Borough may proceed to do such work and charge the cost thereof, plus 20% to the property owner or owners, which amount shall be recoverable without benefit of any exemption laws in suit before any magisterial district judge, and further provided that no grave shall be permitted to be opened upon said lot so long as any such bill or judgment recovered by suit shall remain unpaid.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-9; and by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
All moneys arising from the sale of lots and from fines and forfeitures imposed by virtue of any of the regulations herein contained shall be paid into the Borough Treasury and applied to the payment of such debts and expenses as the Highway and Cemetery Superintendent of the Borough Council shall incur from time to time for the care, maintenance and improvement of said cemetery grounds.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-10; and by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
The Cemetery Superintendent is hereby directed and empowered to demand and collect the amount due from any delinquent purchaser of lots in said cemetery, giving 10 days' notice of the amount due, and on neglect or refusal of such delinquents to comply herewith, he shall certify to the Borough Council in his next report a list of such delinquents, giving their names, dates of purchase and amount due from each, whereupon the Council may, by resolution, direct the entry of suit in the name of the Borough against such delinquents before any magisterial district judge and proceed to recover the same forthwith, and in case of any lot upon which no interment is made which is not fully paid for, said Council may direct the Cemetery Superintendent to reenter upon such lot and take possession of the same on behalf of the Borough, giving written notice thereof of such delinquent purchaser at least 10 days in advance, and any partial payment made prior to such reentry shall be forfeited to the use of said Borough.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-11]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass in or upon said Cemetery by entering therein or thereupon without permission from the person in charge thereof or to commit any nuisance within the bounds of the Cemetery by depositing any filth therein.
2. 
Fines collected for violation of this section shall be payable into the Cemetery Fund. It shall be the duty of the Cemetery Superintendent to enforce the provisions of this section.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-12; and by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person maliciously or willfully to cut, break, deface or otherwise injure the hedge, fence or other enclosure around said Cemetery or any gate or other entrance thereto; or to cut, break, deface or otherwise mar any tombstone, monument, enclosure or other structure therein; or to cut, break or otherwise injure any tree, shrub or other thing growing therein; or to remove from any grave or enclosure any flowers, vase or other thing placed there by relatives or friends; or to disturb or remove any stake marking the boundary of any lot, avenue or public way.
2. 
Fines collected for violation of this section shall be payable into the Cemetery Fund.
3. 
If in any case the Cemetery Superintendent or any member of the Highway and Cemetery Superintendent shall deem the penalty imposed inadequate to pay for the repair of the damage done as a result of such violation, the Cemetery Superintendent or member of said Superintendent, as the case may be, shall direct the proper officer to make complaint and enter suit before a magisterial district judge against such violator or violators and prosecute the same in accordance with the applicable Acts of Assembly.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
It shall be the duty of the Highway and Cemetery Superintendent to have the general supervision of the Cemetery, to see that all ordinances and regulations relating thereto are obeyed and enforced and to direct and oversee all work to be done in or about the same.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 476, 12/17/1974; by Ord. 498, 3/23/1976; by Ord. 560, 9/21/1982; by Ord. 717, 7/19/1994; and by Ord. 827, 3/15/2005, § 2]
The annual maintenance costs to be assessed to each record owner of said lots shall be in accordance with a schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 560, 9/21/1982; by Ord. 638, 6/20/1989; by Ord. 717, 7/19/1994; and by Ord. 827, 3/15/2005, § 3]
The cost of opening a grave site shall be in accordance with a schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 564, 1/18/1983; by Ord. 638, 6/20/1989; by Ord. 717, 7/19/1994; by Ord. 732, 5/16/1995; by Ord. 750, 3/18/1997; and by Ord. 827, 3/15/2005, § 4]
The fee for interment in the mausoleum, the fee for burial by cremation, the cost of opening a grave for burial of an infant, the cost of a lot for burial of an infant, and the cost of a grave space for the burial of a person by the Department of Public Assistance or for burial of a person whose family is unknown shall be in accordance with a schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
[Ord. 344, 10/4/1966; as amended by Ord. 726, 3/21/1995]
The Borough will issue one deed and one deed only to a purchaser of a cemetery lot. As such, any subsequent conveyance or transfer of a cemetery lot by the purchaser or by the purchaser's heirs and assigns shall be the sole responsibility of said purchaser and/or his heirs and assigns.
[Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-17]
1. 
From and after the enactment of this Part, the Borough of Huntingdon, acting through the Cemetery Superintendent or any other official or committee hereafter constituted for the purpose, may lay out sections of lots in Riverview Cemetery to be sold subject to perpetual care, and any lots so designated and sold shall be subject to the following conditions, terms and restrictions:
A. 
All perpetual care lots shall be paid for in full within 30 days from the date of any commitment or agreement to buy the same, but no grave shall be dug nor any other thing done or performed by a prospective purchaser upon a lot or by anyone acting for him until the full price of the lot has been fully paid.
B. 
No wood vaults, rough boxes or anything serving said purpose made of wood shall be used in any burial upon such lot.
C. 
No signs of any kind shall be permitted to be erected or placed upon any such lot after the same has been sold by the Borough to the purchaser.
D. 
No purchaser or owner of any such lot shall plant or cause to be planted any shrubbery or trees of any kind on such lots, excepting by permission and approval of the Borough of Huntingdon acting through the Cemetery Superintendent or such other officer or board as may from time to time be constituted with authority to supervise and regulate such lots, and any such plantings made without such permission and approval shall, upon discovery, be forthwith removed therefrom by such official or his duly constituted employees and agents.
E. 
No enclosures around lots, such as fences, copings, hedges or ditches, shall be permitted.
F. 
All monuments and markers at the head of such lots shall be set so that the edge of the base on the side of the monument toward the grave shall be two feet distant from the top line or margin of the lot. All foot stones or markers at the foot of a grave shall be uniform in size, measured 24 inches by 12 inches and must be set flush with the ground and so located that the edge of such marker nearest to the foot line of such lot shall be six inches distant from the foot line of the lot. All lettering on foot markers shall be cut into the face of the stone, and no lettering thereon shall be raised.
G. 
All monuments and markers on any burial lots in section 27 shall be set so that the tops of said monuments and markers shall be flush with the ground level of the lots in which they are set. In the event that any monuments or markers are erected in Section 27 in violation of this section, the Borough Council, through the Cemetery Superintendent or other agent or employee, shall be authorized to remove said monument or marker so erected.
H. 
Markers and monuments furnished by any patriotic organization, the United States Government or any subdivision thereof shall conform to the above specifications.
I. 
In addition to the foregoing, all other rules and regulations pertaining to Riverview Cemetery not in conflict with the above regulations shall be considered as applying to perpetual care lots.
[Ord. 598, 3/18/1986, § 86-17; as amended by Ord. 858, 3/17/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.