[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Dudley 12-18-1952 as Art. 26 of the 1952 General Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-22-2020 by Art. 11]
Any reconveyance of a lot deeded by the Town shall require the Cemetery Commissioners and the Town Clerk to be notified of such transfer and a fee will be charged in accordance with MGL c. 262, § 34, Clause 78, and the records shall be open to the public at all reasonable times.
Any lots which are purchased containing one or more burial plots shall be held indivisibly, and upon the decease of the proprietor of such lot the title of such lot shall vest in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 114, § 29.
All monumentation of grave sites must be approved by the Cemetery Commissioners or their designee prior to installation.
If the owner of a lot containing one or more than one unused burial plot with bodies interred in the lot wishes to transfer or convey the remaining unused burial plots, he shall make application to the Cemetery Commissioners who will confirm the unused burial plots and issue a new deed for the remaining burial plots. The fee for such re-deeding shall be set by a vote of the Cemetery Commissioners annually. The re-deeded lot shall be registered with the Town Clerk's office in accordance with plans locating the unused burial plot or plots.
A. 
The Cemetery Commission shall have the power and authority, upon written request from a lot owner, to empower and permit, if it deems fit, the subdivision of an existing cemetery lot. Upon approval of the subdivision the Cemetery Commission will issue new deeds for the newly created lots to the respective lot owners.
B. 
The Commission will set a fee to offset the administrative costs of the subdivision process.
C. 
Perpetual care charges will be the responsibility of the new lot owner at the current rate.
D. 
The sale price of a lot must be paid in full prior to the approval of any subdivision. The owner must provide proof of payment to the Commission prior to the issuance of new deeds.
E. 
The lot owner shall indemnify and hold harmless the Cemetery Commission and the Town of Dudley for any and all damages which may arise as a result of the subdivision of any lot and subsequent sale to a new owner. This is to include but not be limited to the sales price, method of payment, method of collection, court costs and attorney's fees.
[Added 10-29-2018 by Art. 34; amended 6-22-2020 by Art. 11]
This section in the cemetery called "veterans' lots" may be used for the interment of any resident veteran, with a grave opening charge only, predicated on and subject to available space in said veterans' lot and subject to the rules and regulations. Said space will be set aside for the burials of honorably discharged veterans residing in the Town of Dudley at the time of their enlistment into the service and/or at the time of their death, proof of residency having been established by the Veterans' Agent and subject to the satisfaction and approval of the Cemetery Commissioners. Spouses shall be buried beside veterans and subject to fees within the rules and regulations. The lifting of the turf for flower beds is prohibited on any veteran's grave.