, 1908-07-08
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working in the cemeteries on public account.
The grave plots are laid out in accordance with a plan drawn up
the necessary area and for a period which is assuring from a sanitary
n R0i9s of of . y"~; o sf IS far s as ssn fsss Or g gaISp1 R9t thereof a1s "a and f Psy = eo4io i;
of 20 ~, years sn r m%nip pa nd the ntise n r. all allotted aisda by ~ the hs. Sexton Gn+,
by the Sexton may request the COMMISSIONS decision in the matter
The owner of a grave plot is entitled to keep up the same and to
dG atb it o wjtn nurifl 1 nrdt;d s5ii tG9t R MONUMENTS So@s naf a gga@ge1 t6%9 ! plants amR
a way and that they are not OF such a character, that they disfgure
atio HI o is 0G ~ fit to * keep eat the fSs s ave R plot to in " f Gle 1is and f fls Sssl epn s2a1
there, which however he may have removed
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growing o the grave-plot when by their size they become injurious to
The private owner of a grave plot must not be allowed to be in
area, is destined form which respect the fixed area for a person v
IS Is square spaas Of ft|un Il the ba" corpse 5s i is buried uiid i fin"s%g p grave az '~ ~he %si I'll the ii ia
inte' Tnr t has 5, taken p place ;nSa 20 years = = s or more @pp prGvi ous5 i. conu;..;,
may grant a permit when a certificate is produced from the Landphy-
Such a certificate is also required for procuring a permit from the
No corpse may be buried or walled in in q grave plot, unlesst the
right to the same still holds for at least 20 years.
Grave plots cannot be transferred to others without the Commits
sons consent
When the period for which the right to a grave plot has been
obtained de- expires & the oI plants hsn upon On i it become the property Of the Gene
the right to remove the monuments, tombstones, ratings u other
within 8 months after the expiration of the time for which the right is
held, they become the property Of the Cemetery. With the nonu-
&the consent of the Government, who shall be able to demand that
monuments or tombstones which may either serve to embelish tho
cemetery or to preserve the memory of persons, who have deserved
we'll of the community or whose names have significance in wider
circles are not removed from the Cemetery.
s II.
The cemeteries are open to all from 6 o'clock in the morning till 6
o'clock in the afternoon; children under 10 years of age are, however.
only admitted when accompanied by an adult person, who must be
answerable for their behaviour.
Nobody may get access to the cemeteries outside of the permitted
hours, nor by any other way than through the entrance gates. Every
ore who passes through the cemeteries must show decent behaviour
and must refrain from disturbing the quiet of the place. The graves
or the grass must not without necessity be trodden upon and care
must be taken not to injure the plants, fences, monuments n n other
such things. Rubbish arising from the setting of the grave plots in
order must not be thrown in the paths o other grave plots, likewise
all other untidiness is also forbidden.
Persons visiting the Cemeteries are bound to comply with the
special rules concerning order which may be given by the Commission
and published by placards posted up in the Cemeteries, they must
likewise Professionally comply with the. orders given in this respect by
the Sexton and the Overseer, about which, however, they may later
complain to the Commission. Transgressons of the rules given in this
paragraph shall be punished, when the fault committed is not of such
q nature that it comes also under other and more stringent provisions
of the law, by fines Of from % tic SO Fir, and suits in these casesa e to
be dealt with a public police suits
/. For obtaining the right to a grave plot for a period of 20 years,
for each 25 square feet 20 FIR payable to the Colonial Treasury.
For obtaining or for renewing the right to a grave plot for a
longer period there is to be paid for each succeeding 20 years the
half of the amount for the last preceding 20 years.
No grave plot can be bought OF the right to the same
renewed for a longer period than 100 years reckoning from
the time the right was first acquired. If the owner of q
grave plot, after the expiration of 100 years wishes to
preserve his right to the plot he must pay Is for a new plot: