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(a)
No person shall bury or inter or cause to be buried or interred any dead body, or dig or cause to be dug any grave anywhere within the compact part of the town without permission from the town council to do so.
(b)
The Kickemuit Cemetery, North Cemetery, St. Alexander's Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, St. Mary's Cemetery, South Cemetery, Butterworth's Family Cemetery, Cole's Family Cemetery and Mason's Family Cemetery within the compact part of the town are hereby exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Code 1967, § 7-3)