[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.