Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-11
CHAPTER CXXIX.

act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1885.
CHAPTER CXXIX
Supplement to an act entitled IAN act to auth
orize the Incorporation OF rural cemetery nsSo-
Citations and TO regulate cemeteries, CReYison)
approved April ninth, one thousand eight hun
dred and Seventy-fiye.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
every dead human body inferred in any huryiug
ground or cemetery within the limits of the state
OF New Jersey shall be buried so that the top CT
the outside coffin shall be atleast four feet below
the natural surface of the ground and shall be
Immediately covered with at least four feet Of
earth, soil or sand; excepting only the bodies of
infants, in boxes not more than four feet in
length. which shall be inferred that the top of
the outside box enclosing them shall be at least
three feet and six inches below the natural sur
face OF the ground. and they shall be Immediately
covered with at least three feet and six inches of
earth. soil or sand; provided, that this shall not
| apply where bodies are placed or buried in pro-
perly constructed private vaults, 50 rs to prevent
the escape OF noXiouS or unhealthy gases there
| from.
.. Andbe itenacted, That no dead human body
shall be diSinterred or removed from any grave,
tomb or burial place within the limits OF this
state between the first day of May and the first
day of November. except by direction of a COM
petent court of this state for the purpose of
criminal investigation.
8. And be it enacted, Thatno dead human body
of any person who has died of smallpox or other
contagious disease shall be disinterred or re-
moved from any grave, tomb, vault or place of
burial within the limits of this state at any time
unless the said body was inferred in metallic
case hermetically sealed, and then only by the
order of and under the direction of the board of
health within whose jurisdiction such body was
buried.
: 4. And be it enacted, That no dead human body
shall be permitted to remain longer than forty
eight hours in any receiving vault in this state
the depth of which is less than five feet below the
natural surface of the ground, between the first
day Of May and the first day of November; pro-
vided, this shall not apply to properly con-
structed receiving vaults which shall prevent the
escape of noxious and unhealthy gases.
| 5. And be it enacted, That the municipal au-
thoritieS or board of health of any city, town,
township or borough in this state, or their prop
erly authorized agent or agents, shall have the
power and authority at all times to enter into
and upon any cemetery or buryng ground within
the limits of said municipality and examine into
the condition of the same, and ascertain whether
the laws regulating it are duly observed.
6. And be it enacted That it shall not be law
full to locate any new cemetery or burying
ground or to enlarge any cemetery or burying
ground in this state without the consent and ap-
proval of the municipal authorities and board of
| the city, township, town or borough in which it
is proposed to locate or enlarge said cemetery or
burying ground upon application in writing for
that purpose made; and i'll case OF the refusal OF
the municipal authorities and local board of
| health to grant the same, then the person or
persons making application, as aforesaid, may
apply to the state board of health which shall
have power to reverse the decision of the local
authorities and grant the applications; and in
case the local authorities grant the permit to
locate or enlarge any cemetery or burial ground
and the same shall be deemed Objectionable by
the Inhabitants of the city, town, township or
borough where it is proposed to locate, then ten
citizen freeholderS thereof may apply to the state
board of health which shall have power to reverse
the decision of the local authorities and prohibit
said location or enlargement; and 1t is herein
specially provided, that all persons making
application. as aforesaid, for the location or en-
largement of any cemetery shall accompany the
same with descriptive map of the premises they
propose to occupy, copy of which shall be also
filed i'll the Office of the state board of health !;
and provided further. that nothing in this Sec
tion contained shall apply to lands already pur-
chased by any duly organized cemetery company
for burial purposes.
I. And be it enacted That any person violating
any of the foregoing provisions of this act, and
any person i'll charge of, or exercising control
over cemetery VI Siouu III uhiS Stdlt.
who shall knowingly permit or suffer such viola
ton to be done, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
punishable by fine of not exceeding three hum
dre( dollars, or Imprisonment for six months, or
both in the discretion of the court.
| s. And be it enacted That whenever any ceme-
terry or burial ground or part thereof, by reason
of its location or the too great number OF bodies
| Inferred therein, or for any other cause, is
dangerous to the public health and it is unad-
visable that any further inermentS be made
therein any municipal authority within whose
! limits any such cemetery or burial ground is
situated, or any state or local board of health
may file bill in the court OF chancery either in
the name of the state on the relation OF said COM
| plainant or otherwise, asking relief in the
premises, and the procedure shall be according
TO the rules and practice of said court; and if it
| shall thereupon be determined by SAID court
that any cemetery, burial gound, or any part
| thereof for any of the reasons aforesaid is
dangerous to public health or that further inter
men,s therein would be unadvsable, then said
court shall have the power and authority by in.
junction or otherwise according to the practice OF
said court, to grant such relief as to said court
| shall deem proper and necessary for the protec.
ton of the public health.
| o. And be it enacted, That i'll case said court
| shall determine that the complainant or COM
| plainants are not entitled to any relief in any
| proceeding that may De taken uhuer sectou elgnl
| of this act, costs shall not be awarded as OF
course against said complainant but only In case
it shall appear to the chancellor that no probable
| cause existed for bringing such suit.
| TO- And be 1t enacted, That all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act shall be
| deemed Il public act and take effect Immediately
| Approved March 25, 1885.
| CHAPTER CXXX.
| An Act to amend an act entitled " An ACT Tor the
| better protection of manufacturers and bottlers
| of and dealers in mineral waters. beer, ale
| porter and other.beveargcs" approFed Marcl
| eleventh, one thousand eight hundred ant
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