RULES AND
All persons buried in
PREAMBLE
The
SHRUBBERY
AND FLOWERS
MARKERS AND EDGES
1.
No above ground vaults will be allowed.
2.
Corner markers must be at ground level.
3.
Permanent markers must he erected within three (3) months from date of
burial.
4.
Monument companies must secure cemetery approval of plans before
erecting any monument.
5.
Grave sites to be marked with head stones. Slabs and foot stones will be
allowed at ground level
6.
Plot sizes - 5 X 10 feet.
7.
Plots with gravel must have edges and be maintained by family.
CREMATIONS
1.
Two (2) urns per plot or up to 5 urns per plot.
2.
There shall be no more than one erected headstone per plot. Names of all persons whose ashes are buried in
that plot shall be engraved on the headstone.
FUNERAL HOMES
1.
Funeral director must check with Cemetery Trustees to determine where to
place grave.
2.
Soil and dirt are to be placed on heavy plastic or plywood and be
replaced after the funeral by funeral director.
3.
Burial vaults are a necessity and will be required for all burials other
than cremations.
4.
Vehicles will not be driven across graves for any reason.
MAINTENANCE AND
FEES
1.
A fee of $12.00 per plot per year.
2.
A $100.00 maintenance fee at time of burial collected by the funeral
home.
3.
Any individual or family who establishes a grave site and does not
contribute the $12.00 (12 dollars) maintenance fee for a period of two (2)
years will forfeit said grave site and it will no longer be considered reserved
and will be available to anyone who requests it and makes the requested
contribution.
4.
As of today,
5.
Collection of fees will begin on or about
TRUSTEES
1.
There will be five (5) trustees elected by the Hollister Community at
the Annual Meeting.
2.
Trustee officers should include a chairperson, a secretary/treasurer and
a caretaker.
3.
Duties will include the enforcement of cemetery rules, overseeing the
care and maintenance of the. cemetery, establishing a
fund for maintenance and improvements to the cemetery.
4.
Trustees shall annually report on the status of the cemetery and
cemetery fund.
5.
Trustees who can no longer serve
or choose no longer to serve, should be replaced at the next annual meeting.
6.
All five (5) Trustees .shall post signatures at the bank. Two (2) signatures will be required on all
checks.
7.
A post office at the Hollister Post Office shall be required. The Hollister
Sweetwater Cemetery address is:
The
Esther Barber Cornelio L.
D. Osteen Rachel Chesser Reid
Frank Shrouder Ross Stoeffler