[Adopted as Title 2, Ch. 2.30, of the 1986 Code]
A.
The present Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds
shall hold his office during the term for which he is appointed.
B.
The Mayor shall, on or within 60 days after the first Monday of February,
1947, and in every fifth year thereafter, appoint some suitable person
to be Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds for the
term of five years from the first Monday of April then following,
and the person so appointed shall hold office for the term of five
years or until his successor is duly appointed in his stead; provided,
however, that he may be at any time removed, for cause, by the Mayor.
C.
The Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds shall
be a citizen of the City.
In case of any vacancy arising from any cause in the office
referred to in this article, a new appointment, in the manner of the
original appointment, shall be made to fill the same for the remainder
of the unexpired term within 30 days after the occurrence of such
vacancy.
The Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds shall
be charged with the duty of keeping in good order the Cherry Lane
Cemetery, so-called, situated on Cherry Street in the City, and any
and all other abandoned or neglected burying grounds within the limits
of the City of which the City shall hereafter take charge under the
authority of MGL c. 111, § 18, or of any act in addition
thereto or in amendment thereof.
The Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds shall
not commit the City to any expenditures in excess of the sums appropriated
by the City Council for the care and keeping in good order of abandoned
or neglected burying grounds within the limits of the City.
