A. The town shall be responsible for the care, upkeep, and maintenance of all roads, pathways, grass, shrubbery, improvements and the general grounds of the cemetery. The individual lot owners shall be responsible to maintain all monuments and markers as are erected on the owner's lot or lots.
B. All users of and visitors to the cemetery shall follow the listed rules of conduct as set forth below:
1. The Simla Cemetery shall be open to the public from sunrise to sunset.
2. In recognition of the solemn purpose and circumstances involved with the cemetery, visitors shall not create a disturbance of the peace, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, or other criminal activity which would disturb others who are on the cemetery grounds. The public works director, with assistance from the Simla police department, when necessary, may remove all persons who violate this chapter and these rules from the cemetery grounds.
3. Any person or persons who desecrate the cemetery or violate state or municipal laws, including removing, destroying or defacing flowers, shrubs, trees, monuments, markers, or anything or any object of value placed there for the beautification of the cemetery, shall be charged accordingly and prosecuted by the town. It is prohibited to take flowers, or other grave decorations, from the gravesite except by those persons who are closely related to the deceased.
4. Visitors to the cemetery must keep their vehicles on roadways as designated on the cemetery map and as apparent on the grounds. (Ord. 294, 7-9-2013)