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RULES AND REGULATIONS
of
WOODWREATH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
Sangamon County, Illinois
(Revised 02-11-2021)
The following are hereby adopted by the
Board of Trustees of Wood Wreath Cemetery Association as the rules and
regulations governing said cemetery. I.
Lot Ownership:
A.
Application for ownership of a lot shall be made
to the Secretary or his or her designee, accompanied by full payment of
the amount, as determined from time to time by the Trustees, required
for purchase thereof. Upon
receipt of such application and payment, the President and Secretary of
the Association shall execute and deliver a deed for the lot.
B.
A burial plot owner shall be owner only of a
right or easement for burial purposes of one (1) human body or three (3)
human cremains, and for no other purpose.
As a rule, a burial plot is measured 4 feet by 10 feet (4’ x
10’). In no circumstances
will a burial plot be greater than 5 feet by 10 feet (5’ x 10’).
C.
Fee simple ownership of the underlying real
estate shall be and remain in the Association.
D.
No owner of any lot shall allow an interment
thereon for remuneration.
E.
No transfer of ownership of a lot shall be valid
unless and until the transfer is recorded in the records maintained by
the Secretary.
F.
No person shall have the right to resell a lot
to the Association or to receive refund of any part of the purchase
price of the lot.
G.
Lot owners shall have the right to erect any
proper stone, monument, or sepulchral structure thereon, except that no
slab shall be more than four feet high or less than four inches thick,
and all corner or designating stones shall be at ground level. All parts
of any stone, monument, or sepulchral structure that is above ground
level shall be of cut stone, granite, or marble. All such stones,
monuments, and structures shall be properly placed on a foundation at
least three feet (3’) deep from ground level. Further, all such stones
shall be placed facing east, at the west end of the lot, and in line,
north and south, with the stones located on the lots to the north and
south. Foot stones are
permitted at ground level only.
H.
There shall be no mausoleums or other forms of
aboveground disposition of bodies at any place in the cemetery.
I.
Permanent tree or floral plantings are
prohibited. No lot owner
shall remove or heavily trim back any tree growing or encroaching upon
his or her lot. The Trustees may, in their discretion, remove or trim
back any tree, shrub, or plant on any lot, if deemed by the Trustees to
be detrimental to any lot or avenue in the cemetery, inconvenient to
visitors, or unsightly.
J.
Floral arrangements, including hanging baskets,
both fresh and artificial are welcome anytime.
All worn, faded or weathered floral arrangements will be removed
without further notice or fifteen days after a funeral, whichever the
case may be. Christmas wreaths and grave blankets are permitted
beginning at the Thanksgiving Holiday and will be removed between
February 15th and March 1st, weather permitting.
K.
The Trustees shall have the right to remove any
sign, structure, or other item from any lot that is not permitted herein
and to remove any inscription on any lot, if any of the same be deemed
by the Trustees to be offensive or to be injurious to the appearance of
the cemetery.
L.
No lot owner shall raise or depress the level of
the surface of his or her lot, except for such temporary period as
necessary for settlement after a burial. II.
Interments.
A.
No interment, full body or cremains, shall be
made on any lot in the cemetery without first obtaining a permit from
the appropriate government agency and from the Secretary.
B.
No interment of
C.
Green Burials are permitted, subject to:
·
Receipt of a Burial Permit from an
Illinois Licensed Funeral Director specifically noting that no
environmentally harmful embalming fluids have been used to preserve the
body
·
The body buried at least 6.00 feet deep
·
The body is to be placed in a cloth
shroud, wicker basket or wooden box
D.
Cremains must be buried to a depth of at least
3.00 feet.
E.
No disinterment shall be made without the
consent of the Trustees, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
F.
Any body or cremains interred in violation of
these Rules and Regulations is subject to dinterrment by the Trustees.
G.
The Sexton shall open and close all graves,
including those for cremains. III.
Operation of Cemetery.
A.
Lot owners and visitors may enter the cemetery
at any hour between sunrise and sunset. No persons shall remain in the
cemetery after sunset unless by consent of the Trustees.
B.
No vehicle shall pass along the avenues of the
cemetery at a speed greater than five (5) miles per hour, and no
vehicle shall be driven off an avenue, except for parking of a vehicle
alongside an avenue and except as necessary for digging a grave,
preparing for or conducting a funeral, or delivering and setting up
a stone or vault.
C.
No persons shall write upon, deface, or injure
any structure, monument, stone, fence, or plant located in the cemetery.
D.
No persons shall, by making of noise or by any
offensive or improper conduct, disturb the peace, quiet, and good order
of the cemetery. IV.
Columbarium
A.
Niches in the columbarium are intended for the
internment of human cremains only.
Only two cremain containers can be located in a niche.
B.
Cremains must be in a non-corrosive,
non-degradable, sealed container such as plastic, metal, ceramic, etc.
Cardboard, wood, or other organic containers are not approved.
The container(s) must be able to fit inside the niche.
C.
Etching is permitted only on the granite cover.
All covers will have the same font/template for consistent
appearance. No symbols,
religious or otherwise may be placed on the cover.
The cover will consist of the name of interred, date of birth,
date of death, and the marriage date, if applicable.
D.
At their sole expense, the family will work
directly with a monument company, designated and approved by the Board
of Trustees, to avoid misspellings and incorrect information.
E.
Jacksonville Monument Company, 330 E. State
Street, Jacksonville IL, “JMC” is the designated and approved entity
that the family should coordinate with regarding the content of the
etching on the niche cover.
JMC may be contacted 217-245-2514 or
jacksonvillemonumentco@yahoo.com or
www.jacksonvillemonumentco.com
F.
The Board of Trustees retains absolute and final
approval of the content and design of all covers before engraving and
installation.
G.
Bronze plaques or any other signage or displays
are not allowed on the columbarium.
H.
Floral arrangements are permitted at the time
and internment and will be removed 14 days thereafter or sooner if
deemed to be a nuisance.
I.
Florals arrangements, hanging baskets and other
decorative items are not allowed on or around the columbarium. V.
Amendment. These Rules and Regulations may be
amended by the Board of Trustees of Wood Wreath Cemetery at any regular
meeting thereof or at any special meeting called for the purpose of
making such amendment; provided, however, that notice of any proposed
amendment shall be given to all Trustees, in writing, at least fifteen
days prior to such meeting. These Rules and Regulations are adopted
this the 11th day of
February, 2021. TRUSTEES:
/s/
/s/ David Davenport
Bonnie Graham
/s/
/s/ Justin A. King
Vincent E. King
/s/
/s/ Michael G. Neuman
Willliam M. Pfeffer Revision History
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