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Cemetery
RULES & REGULATIONS
The
Bound Brook Cemetery was established in 1863. It is under
control of the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church
of Bound Brook, in the counties of Somerset and Middlesex,
New Jersey.
The Cemetery is located in the Borough of
Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey, on the east side
of Mountain Avenue and just north of Union Avenue.
The following Rules and Regulations passed
upon and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian
Church of Bound Brook in the Counties of Somerset and Middlesex,
New Jersey on the second day of May in the year two thousand
four, do hereby supercede, cancel and annul all prior rules
and regulations heretofore made and approved, covering the
use and operation of the said Bound Brook Cemetery.
The record of approval of these Rules and
Regulations is to be founding the minutes of the meeting of
the said Board of Trustees held on the sixth day of August
in the year two thousand four.
The Board of Trustees reserves to themselves
the right to alter any or all of the following rules and regulations
whenever they may regard it as proper for the best interests
of all concerned.
OFFICE HOURS
The office is open Monday through Friday,
from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon except on holidays. All communications
should be addressed to “Superintendent, Bound Brook
Cemetery, P.O. Box 461, Bound Brook, N.J. 08805.”
| SECTION ONE —
PURCHASE OF PLOTS |
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Persons desiring to purchase plots are respectfully
requested to visit the Cemetery and make their selection
according to their individual need and preference. |
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Upon full payment of the purchase price of any plot
a deed of conveyance shall be issued to the purchaser,
such deed to contain the Cemetery’s covenant for
Perpetual Care. |
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All plots are sold for cash unless credit arrangements
are made which are satisfactory to and approved by the
Board of Trustees. For the convenience of those purchasers
who wish to select plots in advance of need arrangements
can be made by which one third deposit shall be paid on
account of the purchase price at the time of the sale,
and the balance paid within one year from date of purchase.
It will be understood that if the plot selected shall
not have been paid for in full within the time allowed,
the Board of Trustees reserves unto itself the right to
return to the purchaser the amount as paid on account
of such purchase price, less 10 percent of the total purchase
price, which sum is deducted as a handling charge. The
Board of Trustees will not reserve for any person or persons,
any plot for a longer period than one year. The title
of any plot remains in the Board of Trustees until the
deed for such plot has been executed and delivered. Therefore
no interment, monument, or planting will be allowed in
or such plot until the same has been paid for in full.
Plots will be sold as they are laid out, and the grade,
which is fixed at the time of the preparation of the ground
for sale, cannot be changed. No mounds on graves will
be allowed. A plot book is kept in the office of the Superintendent,
which shows by means of accurate diagrams the dimensions
of each plot sold and its precise location. |
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All plots are sold with Perpetual Care, the cost of
which is included in the purchase price of the grave. |
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No planting will be permitted except at the head of
the grave and only with the approval of the Superintendent. |
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No high headstones or corner markers shall be placed
on graves, and all markers shall be placed at the head
and not the foot of the grave. |
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| SECTION
TWO — RESTRICTIONS ON PLOTS |
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In keeping with the plans for the maintenance of the
good appearance of the Cemetery, the Board of Trustees
made certain restrictions governing all plots and graves.
All plot enclosures- fences, railings, hedges, and all
ornaments, iron chairs or settees are prohibited. No plantings
on plots shall be allowed, except at the head of graves
or adjacent to the monument or with the approval of the
Superintendent. Plot owners shall not allow interments
to be made in their plots for remuneration, nor shall
any transfer or assignment of any plot, or any interest
therein be valid without the consent, in writing of the
Board of Trustees, acting through their properly constituted
officers. In all cases of sales or transfer of Plots the
arrangement must be made through the Board of Trustees.
No sale or transfer of any plot will be permitted after
an interment has been made. No sale or transfer of plots
by auction will be allowed in the Cemetery. No sale or
transfer of any plot upon which the holder has neglected
to pay all moneys due by him on such plot will be confirmed.
No sign or notice offering plots for sale will be permitted
in the Cemetery. The grading and seeding of all plots,
and the building of foundations for monuments, etc. must
be under the direction of the Superintendent of the Cemetery
and must be done by workmen regularly employed on or by
the grounds. The Board of Trustees may from time to time
lay out or alter avenues or walks and make such rules
and regulations for the government of the grounds as may,
by them, be deemed requisite and proper to secure and
promote the best interests of the Cemetery. |
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The owners of plots shall be permitted to plant shrubs
and plants in accordance with rules and regulations herein
contained. Special attention should be given in choosing
shrubbery, as to species and possible future growth, etc.
and may be planted only with the approval of the Superintendent
who will be glad to cooperate in giving suggestions or
any other information desired. Plants, shrubs, flowers,
etc. shall not be removed from the grounds, nor shall
any trees growing along or within the plot, or elsewhere
in the Cemetery grounds be trimmed, mutilated or cut down
without the consent of the Board of Trustees, and under
the supervision of the Superintendent. If any trees or
shrubs situated in or on any plot, shall, by means of
their roots or branches, become detrimental to the adjacent
plots or avenues, or shall become unsightly, or shall
prove inconvenient to passersby, it shall be the duty
of the Cemetery authorities, and they have the right,
after due notification by mail to the last known address
of the owner of record, to enter upon the plot and remove
such trees, shrubs, or parts thereof, as may, or shall
be detrimental, unsightly or inconvenient, and such work
shall be done at the expense of the plot owner. No solicitation
by gardeners for work will be permitted on the grounds,
and those not abiding by these rules will be excluded
from the Cemetery. The following will not be permitted
in the Cemetery: glass receptacles for flowers, glass
or plastic enclosures for flowers or other objects, lights
of any kind, or artificial flowers or shrubbery of any
kind. |
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| SECTION THREE
— PERPETUAL CARE |
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Perpetual care has been a condition of all sales agreements
covering sections of the Cemetery developed subsequent
to the original eight sections A to H inclusive and shall
be the established policy to govern all future sales. |
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General care is given to all plots. This consists of
mowing and trimming of the grass, trimming of the shrubbery,
and cleaning the plot. |
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| SECTION FOUR — INTERMENTS |
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Bills due for work done or for materials or supplies
furnished for a plot or grave, will act as a lien on such
plot or grave until paid. This means that no interments
will be allowed until such bill has been paid. |
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For interments, the funeral director must give the order
at least twenty-four hours before time of interment. A
burial permit, issued by the Board of Health, must be
given to the Cemetery office prior to interment. Charges
for interment must be paid either before or at this time.
NO INTERMENTS SHALL OCCUR UNTIL THE INTERMENT FEE IS IN
THE POSSESSION OF THE CEMETERY OFFICE. All funerals, while
within the Cemetery, shall be under the direction of the
Superintendent or his representative. |
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No funerals shall be conducted on Sundays or holidays. |
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An extra charge for each half hour will be made for
funerals arriving at the Cemetery after 2:30 pm on weekdays
and after 12 noon on Saturdays. |
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Where two interments in one grave are permitted, the
first must be specifically ordered extra-deep and a concrete
vault used. Vaults are required for all in ground burials
including infant burials over three feet in length. Vaults
are not required for cremains. |
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Cremain interments over existing in ground interments
are permitted with the complete discretion of the Cemetery
Superintendent. |
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No post-mortem examinations will be permitted on the
grounds. Caskets may not be opened on the grounds for
viewing. |
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Plot owners may permit interment of persons not related
to them, but not for monetary consideration. |
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Written consent of all co-owners of any plot must be
given for interment of any person other than the co-owners
themselves or one spouse of each co-owner. |
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| SECTION FIVE — DISINTERMENTS |
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Disinterments may be made, only with the consent of
the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Board of
Health Rules and the written consent of the owner or owners
of the plot, and the nearest relative of the deceased.
Such disinterments must be made by the workmen in the
employ of the Cemetery, and at the convenience of the
Cemetery Superintendent. |
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The Cemetery shall exercise the utmost of care in disinterment,
but assumes no liability for the condition of any casket
or burial case. |
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| SECTION SIX —
MONUMENTS AND GRAVE MARKERS |
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The Board of Trustees recommends that, prior to any
monument or marker being placed on any plot or grave,
a personal inspection of the plot be made by the owner,
so that such monument or marker shall be designed to be
in harmony with the plot and its environment. The Superintendent
of the Cemetery will furnish blank forms, which must be
filled out, showing , to scale, the design of the proposed
monument or marker, location of the plots, and the kind
of material of which such monument or marker is to be
made. Such forms must be signed by the plot owner, or
his authorized representatives. Approval will be given
only for those monuments or markers which are deemed to
be proper and in harmony with other monuments or markers
already in place. In general, approval will not be granted
for any effigy. In addition, the Board of Trustees reserves
unto itself the right to approve only such monuments and
markers as are made from granite or other approved stone
from recognized monumental quarries, and shall have been
guaranteed to be first quality stock. If any monument,
marker, effigy, enclosure, or structure of any kind whatsoever,
or any inscription be placed in or upon any plot, excepting
as hereinbefore provided, shall be deemed by the Board
of Trustees improper or injurious to any other surrounding
plots or grounds, the said Board shall have the right
and authority, and it shall be their duty, after due notification
to the owner of the plot, to enter upon the plot and remove
such object at the expense of the plot owner, and such
owner shall be chargeable with the expense so incurred.
Monuments shall not cover more than seven per cent of
the plot area and the height shall be proportionate to
the width and design of the memorial. |
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All monuments or markers shall be placed on concrete
foundations prepared by the workmen employed by the Cemetery,
and the owner of his contractor shall reimburse the Cemetery
for the same before the stone may be set. No foundations
will be prepared while unpaid charges appear on our books
against the plot or grave. |
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All corner posts must be level with the ground. |
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| SECTION SEVEN — MAUSOLEUMS |
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By resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook in the Counties of
Somerset and Middlesex on May 7,1963, Section Seven of
the Rules and Regulations for the Bound Brook Cemetery,
adopted by said Board of Trustees on December 6,1955,
was amended to read; “7.1 No mausoleums or sarcophagi
will be permitted.” |
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| SECTION EIGHT
— RULES FOR WORKMEN |
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All workmen employed in the erection of monuments or
markers, construction of vaults, etc. shall be under the
supervision of the Superintendent. In cleaning monuments,
care should be taken not to spill any of the solution
used on the surrounding grass or shrubbery. In moving
materials for monuments, tombs, etc. to plots situated
back from the avenues, the intervening plots must not
be trespassed on. Paths are to be used in all cases. Planks
are required to be laid down on the plots or grass over
which heavy material is to be moved, in order to protect
them from injury. Persons engaged in erecting monuments
or other structures are prohibited from attaching wires
or ropes to any tree, shrub, or monument and from scattering
material over adjoining plots. They must remove all rubbish
and restore the avenues and lawns injured by their operations
as directed. No mortar or cement shall be mixed in the
roadway. Such work can be done only during Cemetery working
hours and the trucks must leave the Cemetery promptly
at 4:30 P.M. Any workmen failing to conform to these regulations
may forth will be excluded from the grounds and the person
employing him shall be responsible for damage sustained
through his neglect. |
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No advertisements in any form will be allowed on any
stone in the Cemetery. |
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All work, whether monumental or otherwise, in the vicinity
of an interment, must be discontinued during the burial
service. |
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Obstructions to avenues and paths, incidental to improvements
of all kinds, must be made as slight as possible, and
no unnecessary delay will be permitted after the work
has commenced. |
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All trucks delivering materials of any kind must first
stop at the office to obtain permit for delivery. |
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| SECTION NINE — RULES FOR VISITORS |
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Visitors to the Cemetery are reminded that these grounds
are sacredly devoted to the interment of the dead, and
that strict observance of the decorum which should characterize
a cemetery will be required. |
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All vehicles must park close to the curb, not near an
intersection, and must not make unnecessary noise-blowing
horns, etc. Care should be taken in driving through the
Cemetery, and funerals must be given preference. A speed
limit of not over fifteen miles per hour must be observed
at all times. |
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Motorcycles, bicycles and dogs will not be allowed in
the Cemetery. |
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The discharge of firearms is prohibited except at military
funerals. |
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Children will not be permitted to run at will through
the grounds, and must, at all times, be accompanied by
adults. |
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Any person who shall deface, mutilate, or otherwise
injure any monument or enclosure, or shall remove any
shrubbery, trees, plants, flowers, flags or emblems from
the grounds, will be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. |
See also: Rules
for Lot Owners
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