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Re-opening of grave for interment
Corozal Town Cemeteries By-Laws, r. 5 · Revised Edition 2020
No common grave shall be re-opened for interment until the lapse of fourteen years from the date on which the last burial in such grave took place. A child’s grave may be re-opened for interment after the lapse of seven years from the date on which the last burial in such grave took place. No grave completely enclosed by stone, brick, cement, concrete or other hard material shall be re-opened for interment until the lapse of nine years from the date on which the last burial in such grave took place.
If on the re-opening of any grave the soil, or content of the grave,
be found to be offensive such soil or contents shall not be disturbed, and in no case shall human remains be removed from the grave.
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