This chapter shall apply to cemetery land owned
by the Town of Madison and used for cemetery purposes.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CONTRACTOR
A person, firm, or corporation engaged in the sale and/or
erection of vaults, liners, monuments, headstones, etc.
MARKER
Stone, concrete, or metal used to designate a burial plot
(flat, level with the ground).
[Amended 6-11-2018]
MONUMENTS (HEADSTONE)
Granite or other stone block which may have the name of the
lot or burial rights owner(s) inscribed on it.
[Amended 6-11-2018]
OWNER
Shall refer to burial rights and title to land held by a
person or their heirs.
PLOT
A portion of land designed to hold the full remains of a
human being.
SEXTON
Person responsible for locating and positioning of any burial.
SINGLE GRAVE
A plot designated to contain the remains of one adult human
being, or two cremated remains of human beings; or one child and two
cremated remains of human beings.
[Amended 6-13-2016; 6-11-2018]
VAULT
A concrete box large enough to contain the casket remains
of the deceased.
WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS
"Weekends" shall mean Saturday and Sunday and "holidays"
shall mean the approved holidays in the Town of Madison's Personnel
Policy in effect at the time.
The Madison Board of Selectmen shall be responsible
for the following items:
A. Posting roads within the cemeteries for seasonal closing
or establishing weight limits.
B. Establishing standards for setting monuments, headstones
and memorials.
C. Establishment of the fees to be charged in accordance with §
26-6 of this chapter.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase in this chapter shall for any reason be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by a decree or decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decree or decision shall not affect or
impair the validity of any other action or remaining portion of this
chapter.
Passage of this chapter shall supersede and
replace any other ordinance, bylaws, rules or regulations concerning
cemeteries enacted by the Town or it municipal officers and/or officials.
Any person who continues to violate any provisions
of this chapter after receiving notice of such violation shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $100 for each
violation. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate
offense. The courts are urged to require restitution in full of person
convicted of damage to cemetery property.