This article is entitled "Village of Hollandale Cemetery Ordinance."
The purpose of this article is to establish regulations governing
the operation and maintenance of the cemetery within the Village.
The Village Board of the Village of Hollandale has the specific
authority under § 157.50(2), Wis. Stats., and general authority
under its village powers under § 61.34, Wis. Stats., to
adopt this article.
This article, adopted by a majority of the Village Board on
a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice
having been given, confirming the authority, powers, and duties noted
in Chs. 61 and 157, Wis. Stats., and has established, pursuant to
these chapters and this article, those powers and duties of the Village
Board of the Village of Hollandale to manage and operate the cemetery
located in the Village.
In this article:
BURIAL
Entombment, inurnment, or interment.
CEMETERY
Any location for burial of human remains in the Village.
HUMAN REMAINS
The body of a deceased individual that is in any stage of
decomposition or has been cremated.
LOT
A single grave lot platted in accordance with §
141-6, whether or not occupied by a grave.
OUTER BURIAL CONTAINER
Any container that is placed or intended to be placed into
the burial excavation of a grave and into which a casket is placed
or intended to be placed at the time of burial.
SEXTON
A Village employee, person, committee or independent contractor
designated to act administratively and to manage, operate, maintain,
and provide care for the Village cemetery or any part of the operations
pursuant to this article.
VILLAGE
The Village of Hollandale, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
VILLAGE BOARD
The board for the Village of Hollandale, Iowa County, Wisconsin,
and includes designees of the board authorized to act for the board.
VILLAGE CEMETERY
Any municipal cemetery owned, operated, and maintained by
the Village of Hollandale, Iowa County, Wisconsin under § 157.50
Wis. Stats., that is located within the Village.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
The president of the Village of Hollandale, Iowa County,
Wisconsin.
WIS. STATS.
The Wisconsin Statutes, including successor provisions to
cited statutes.
Village of Hollandale Cemetery is owned and maintained by the
Village for the benefit of all citizens. Persons of all denominations
and all religions, of all creeds and races shall be allowed to be
buried in a Village cemetery. This article adopted pursuant to § 157.50(2),
Wis. Stats., governs the construction, management, administration,
platting, maintenance, and operation of the Village cemetery and of
any new cemetery or expanded cemetery of any other type in the Village,
including cemeteries operated by associations, religious orders and
societies, and privately owned, controlled, operated, and maintained
cemeteries. The Village reserves the right to amend this article to
conform to newly developed cemetery practices and to amend bylaws
and regulations, provided that as to any such changes, notice of a
public hearing to be held thereon before the Village Board shall be
thereof be published, posted at least 10 days prior to such hearing.
Construction of vaults and mausoleums in the Village cemetery
is prohibited.
The provisions of this article shall be deemed severable and
it is expressly declared that the Village of Hollandale would have
passed the other provisions of this article irrespective of whether
or not one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If any provisions
of this article or the application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid, the remainder of this article and the application
of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereof.
This article shall take effect upon passage and publication
by law. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall properly publish this article,
as required under § 60.80, Wis. Stats.