(A) Lots and lot owners.
(1) Lots sold shall be duly recorded and platted in the office of the Register of Deeds of Halifax County and a copy on file in the Town Clerk's office.
(2) The grade of all lots is established by the town and no change will be permitted.
(3) The lots are permanently marked, without expense to the purchaser, with corner and number markers, defining the lot to correspond with the plat.
(4) A lot may be held in joint ownership, but in such case where one co-owner is a non-resident, the lot shall be sold according to non-resident price.
(5) No person will be recognized as owner or part owner of a lot unless his or her name appears on the records on file in the Town Clerk's office.
(6) Each lot owner should immediately notify the Town Clerk of any change of residential address.
(7) (a) Lots in the cemetery are generally divided into four classes:
1. Single grave lots, approximately five feet by ten feet;
2. Two grave lots, approximately ten feet by ten feet;
3. Four grave lots, approximately ten feet by 20 feet;
4. Eight grave lots, approximately 20 feet by 20 feet.
(b) Eight grave lots may be divided in half and so sold by the town, and each of the halves shall be designated by the letter A/B after the number of the lot.
(8) A person has the option to purchase one, two, three or four lots. No sale shall be made for more than four grave lots to any family household without approval of Board of Commissioners.
(9) When the owner of the grave lot desires to assign or transfer to another person to space owned by him or her, he or she shall obtain the signature of the Town Clerk to the deed of transfer to the new owner. Transfer from town to non-town residents shall require payment to the town of equal to the difference in current town and non-town rates.
(10) Non-residents of the town may purchase lots in the town cemetery according to the price schedule set by the Board of Commissioners.
(B) Funeral an interments.
(1) Funerals, while withing in town cemeteries, will be under the control of the Cemetery Supervisor or one of his or her assistants.
(2) If an owner requests additional burial space on any lot and space is available, the current fees for a single grave site shall be charged at the time of the opening.
(3) No interment will be permitted without proper death certificate or burial permit as required by the health authorities.
(4) The town may require of any person, not the lot owner, authority satisfactory to it before permitting the opening of a grave or an interment. The town shall not be liable for the opening of a grave or an interment which it permits, relying on good faith upon the application of any member of the lot owner's family or other person apparently acting upon the proper authority.
(5) The town shall be notified promptly of the hour fixed for interments, and if necessary, on account of previous conflicting arrangements, the town may require the hour to be changed.
(6) Not more than one body shall be interred in one grave, except a parent and an infant child, an adult and one cremation, two children buried at the same time in one casket, or two cremations in one grave. If the burial of cremated remains is to be on an occupied grave site, then the standard fee for a single grave shall not be charged.
(7) All graves when thoroughly settled will be sodded or seeded without charge to the lot owner, and shall be level with the surrounding lawn.
(8) Funeral home directors shall be responsible for settlement of graves for a period of 30 days.
(9) Scattering of ashes across the grave site is prohibited.
(10) All cremations shall be placed in a town approved container, and the uppermost part of the burial container shall have a minimum of 18 inches of cover.
(C) Disinterments and removals.
(1) All disinterments shall be performed according to cemetery supervision at the expense of the lot owner, and only upon written consent of the lot owner, the town and the nearest living relative or relatives of the person or persons whose remains are to be disinterred.
(2) Remains removed from other cemeteries must be accompanied by the proper papers as required by law.
(3) In the case of disinterment for the removal of remains from the cemetery, no allowance will be made on the grave vacated and the regular charge shall be made for the disinterment.