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Allotting space, registering interments, etc

Dangriga Cemeteries By-Laws, r. 12 · Revised Edition 2020

It shall be the duty of the Keeper of the Cemetery to allot spaces for graves, and to register all interments and privileges in the register book provided for the purpose, and to keep the plan, of the cemetery, which is to be open to the inspection of the public on every day between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; to demand and receive the fees authorised, and to make proper provision for digging graves as they may be required; to see that the By-laws are carefully carried out, and that the graves are dug in accordance therewith; to report to, and receive all instructions from, the Mayor of the Town Council with reference to any cemeteries under his charge. The Town Council may in its discretion set aside a portion of the cemetery to be reserved for the burial of paupers, and may make such additional by-laws for the governance of such area as it may consider necessary or desirable.
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