The Town of Norfolk Department of Public Works, pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 21, in accordance with MGL c. 114, § 27, duly adopted by the public vote on May 6, 1974, shall be responsible for the care and management of public cemeteries in the Town and shall have such powers and make such rules and regulations with respect thereto as may be authorized by law. Copies of such rules and regulations shall be filed with the Select Board and the Town Clerk.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norfolk as 6-2-1982 (Art. XII of the General Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The proceeds from the sale of lots, purchase of perpetual care, and miscellaneous costs of interment shall be paid to the Town Treasurer/Collector to be kept by them separate and apart from other funds of the Town, and income from the investment of said funds shall be credited to the fund. By majority vote of Town Meeting, the proceeds of said fund may be appropriated for expenditure by said Department for the care (including ordinary maintenance), improvement, embellishment or expansion of said cemeteries as provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and any balance remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall be returned to said fund.