The statutory provisions as set forth in Chapter 157 of the
Wisconsin Statutes, describing and defining regulations with respect
to the operation of public cemeteries, are hereby adopted by reference
and made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any
act required to be performed or prohibited by any statute incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter.
The Mill Pond, Parks and Cemetery Committee shall provide for
the perpetual care of all burial lots and shall employ a caretaker
to mow grass, collect all trash or rubbish, and to perform such other
duties as the Mill Pond, Parks, and Cemetery Committee shall deem
necessary for the general appearance, upkeep, and operation of the
cemetery. Said caretaker shall be paid a salary to be determined by
the Village Board.
A. To finance the cost of perpetual care of burial plots, the Village
Board will establish a rate based on the size of all lots sold.
B. No plot shall be sold in the Oak Hill Cemetery after the effective date of this chapter, without the assessment for perpetual care in Subsection
A above.
C. Definition of care. "Care," either perpetual or annual, shall include
the cutting of grass upon the lot at reasonable intervals, the raking
and cleaning of the lot, the pruning or trimming of trees or shrubs
and such work as may be necessary to keep the graves in neat condition,
and for the care and maintenance of the cemetery, but shall not include
maintenance or repair of any monuments nor the planting of flowers
or shrubs upon any lot.
D. All assessments paid for perpetual care shall be invested pursuant
to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and any amendments thereto.
All grave markers placed in the Oak Hill Cemetery shall be placed
on a concrete base, the surface of which shall be level with the ground.
Such base shall be at least eight inches wider on all sides than the
stone or marker placed thereon. No person shall plant any trees or
shrubs on cemetery property. No retaining walls may be built on cemetery
property.
No person shall destroy, mutilate or remove any monument, gravestone, building or other structure placed in the Oak Hill Cemetery, or destroy or injure any tree or shrub, or take any plant, flower or other decoration from any cemetery lot other than his/her own. Persons convicted of such destruction or theft, as defined in this section, are subject to forfeitures established in §
1-1-8 of the Code of Ordinances.
The use of an outside burial container is required for burials.
All outside burial containers (sometimes called "vaults") shall be
constructed of concrete or steel or such other composition as may
be subsequently approved by the Mill Pond, Parks and Cemetery Committee.
Wooden boxes/liners are not permitted.