Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-03-01
Cemeteries TO Be Licensed.
Rockville, Md, February S. 1929.


, method Of applying for licenses thereto
= and to render the violation Of the ordinanc
misdemeanor with penalties prescribed
, Pursuant to the provisions Of Chapte
}. No. 702 Of the Acts Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, Session Of 1927 and tn
authority therein, be it ordained by tn
|, Board of County Commissioners Of Mont
somery County, Maryland, this 5th day o
February, A. D. 1929.
l. That no person. persons, company
association or body corporate shall estab
lish. open. sell lots in. or operate an!
cemetery, graveyard or burial ground within
the limits of Montgomery County withou
first obtaining from the Board Of County
Commissioners permit therefor.
2. And be it further ordained that any
person or persons, company, association OF
body corporate seeking to open. establish
sell lots in or operate any cemetery. grave
yard or burial grounds within the limits OF
said County. shall first make application
to the Board of County Commissioners fol
a permit to establish and operate such
enterprise, which application shall contain
the name or names Of the persons seeking
said permit. description of the land to be
used for said purpose and such additional
information as may be required by said
Board.
8. And be it further ordained that i'm
mediately upon application being filed as
hereinabove provided, the said Board shall
set date for public hearing upon the
question of granting said permit. not less
than ten days nor more than twenty days
after the date on which said application
is filed. and 1t shall then be the duty Of
the persons so applying for said permit to
cause notice to be published In some
newspaper published In Montgomery Coun-
ty. that said application has been filed and
that a public hearing will be held on the
date named by the said Board, and which
said notice shall state definitely the loca-
cation Of the proposed cemetery. grave
yard or burial grounds.
4. And be it further ordained that any
person or persons. company. association or
corporation operating any graveyard. Gem
etery or burial grounds in Montgomery
County. shall pay an annual license fee of
$500 to be paid to the Treasurer Of
Montgomery County. for the general use of
the County; and be it further ordered and
ordained that said fee shall be paid on or
before the 18th day Of January in each
year in which said enterprise is to be op-
Grated.
S. And be it further ordered and ordained
that any graveyard, cemetery or burial
ground in said County shall be 90 located
as not to permit drainage Of any wateI
into any reservoir. well. spring or stream
used for drinking purposes by human
beings, and be it further ordered and or
dained that any such cemetery, buria
ground or graveyard. shall not be SO located
as to in any manner endanser the safet!
and health of the residents Of the commu
nifty in which the same shall be located.
6. And be it further ordered and ordained
that no cemetery. graveyard Or buria
ground shall be located within FIVE hun
bred yards Of any school. hospital, SAM
arium, orphan asylum or in any part o
said County in such manner that at an
time Of establishing said cemetery. grave
yard or burial ground. there shall be resid
ing within a radius of five hundred yard
OF the outside lines or limits Of the land I
be used for said purpose more than on
hundred persons.
7. And be II further ordered and ordaine
that whenever in the opinion Of msjorit
of the Board OF County Commissioned
the location of cemetery. graveyard o
burial ground. would endanger the health
welfare or safety Of the public in the vi
cinity OF the proposed location. then II sha
be the duty of said Board to refuse to issu
permit for the establishment Of sal
cemetery, graveyard or burial ground a
the location proposed.
8. And be it further ordained that an
permit or license granted hereunder may
revoked or suspended at any time. for an.
failure to pay the license fee as herein
above set forth. or whenever In the 0pinio
of a majority Of said Board. the continu
aDce of any cemetery, graveyard or buria
grounds would endanger the health or safet
Of the public. provided that no such permi
or licenses shall be revoked or suspende
except for failure TO pay the fee herei
provided except after public hearing befof
the said Board after publication Of the sal
notice and purpose thereof has been pub
lished Ia some newspaper published i
Montgomery County ten days prior TO tn
date of said hearing. at which hearing an
person or persons interested in the sal
cemetery or graveyard shall be heard.
8. And be il further ordained that n
person or persons. association or body cor
porate shall bury any dead body or aid o
assist In the burial OF any dead body !
any cemetery. graveyard or burial ground
the owners or operators Of which hav
failed or refused to obtain license undt
the provisions Of this ordinance.
10. And be IL further ordained that an
person or persons. company. association o
body corporate. or agent or employe thereo
who shall violate any Of the provisions q
this ordinance or shall fail, refuse or negleC
TO pay the license fee hereinabove refene
! to, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor an
upon conviction in any court having Grim
nal jurisdiction in Montgomery COUNTY
:, shall pay a fine Of not more than one hur
bred dollars ($l00.00) for each offense
and provided that upon default in the pay
e ment OF any fine so imposed, the person {
convicted and fined shall be imprisone
in the county jail for a period not to ex
coed 80 days for each violation.
d H. And be il further ordained that
copy Of this order be published once
week for four successive weeks before II
18th day Of March. A. d. 1929.
= IL. And be it further ordained that tn
v ordinance shall take effect on the 10Th da
a OF March, A. d. 1929.