The burial plot shall be known as "Town of Rye Military Burial
Plot at Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, New York."
The direct control and supervision of said burial plot shall
be vested in the Town Board of the Town of Rye, which shall work in
conjunction with the Veterans' Central Committee of the Town of Rye
(which Committee shall be composed of representatives of all ex-servicemen's
organizations within the Town of Rye) and the owners of said Greenwood
Union Cemetery.
All persons are entitled to burial in said plot who served in
the federal forces of the United States during any war and who die
after honorable discharge from such service, including service in
Army; Navy; Marine Corps; Coast Guard; Coast and Geodetic Survey,
who were transferred to and served with the Army and Navy by authority
of the President; Public Health Service, who were detailed for duty
and served with the Army and Navy by authority of the President, including
Army Nurses.
The Town Clerk shall preserve and file all applications for
interment and all other records and documents concerning said burial
plot and shall keep a record of the full name of the person interred,
date of interment, burial plot number and such other records as may
be required by the Town Board of the Town of Rye and Veterans' Central
Committee.
Permits for interment in said plot shall be issued to the owners
of the cemetery by the Town Clerk of the Town of Rye upon applications
approved in writing by the Veterans' Central Committee and filed with
the Town Clerk.
There shall be one central monument for said burial plot and
all markers shall be uniform and set at the heads of the graves. Only
markers authorized by the United States Government shall be permitted.
Assignments of burial plots shall be made on the condition that
the regulations and conditions will be strictly enforced.