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Sec. 12-61. - Burials to be done in approved cemeteries.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to bury or cause to be buried any dead body or dig or cause to be dug any grave in the city except in an already existing cemetery or one hereafter established by the zoning board of review.
(Code 1971, § 5-29)
Sec. 12-62. - Type of casket; depth to bury casket.#
No person shall bury a human body or place the same in any vault in the city unless such body shall be first placed in a box or casket, the top, bottom and all sides of which shall be securely fastened, and no person shall bury any such box or casket unless in such manner that every part and portion of such box or casket shall be at least four feet below the natural surface of the ground where the same is buried.
(Code 1971, § 5-30)
Sec. 12-63. - Miscellaneous ordinances not affected by Code.#
Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall affect any ordinance establishing areas in which burial is prohibited, pursuant to G.L. 1956, § 23-18-10, and all such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this Code.
(Code 1971, § 5-31)