Graveyard Rules

C. If a place that has in any way acquired land on which a previously unidentified or abandoned cemetery stands, including land acquired for educational purposes in accordance with § 22.1-126.1, intends to use that land for purposes other than the preservation of the cemetery, that place shall, before the completion of these plans, actively publicize and participate in efforts to avoid negative effects on the cemetery, cemetery or to dispose of the remains buried in such a cemetery in an alternative repository. Such public announcement and participation shall include at least one advertisement in a local newspaper of wide circulation, notice of the cemetery site and notice and consultation with a monument protection commission or other similar commission, as well as with the historical and genealogical societies of the region and at least one public hearing. The site makes good faith efforts to identify and contact the living descendants of those buried in the cemetery, if known. In addition, the Site is encouraged to post such notice on the Internet, including on appropriate websites and through the use of social media, and to consult with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. After due consideration of all public comments, the site is encouraged to first adjust the cemetery preservation plans as part of the broader land use plan or, if this is not possible, to seek permission to proceed with the removal by the court or the Virginia Department of Historic Resources if archaeological removal is appropriate. In all cases, any removal of mortal remains must be treated with all necessary care and respect, as well as selection and reburial in another cemetery. This requirement for public disclosure, consultation, consideration of comments and subsequent appropriate procedure for the removal of human remains applies in cases where the presence of an unidentified or previously abandoned cemetery is discovered during the planning or construction phase of a project. There is a common phrase: „If you take in a cemetery, you will leave more than you took.“ It`s very threatening, but it`s a good rule of thumb. Many witches want burial earth or similar items from a cemetery, but it is always important to ask the spirits before removing them from their resting place. Good methods for asking simple questions in mind are pendulums and meditation.

Most of these rules I mentioned come from Western traditions of post-mortem respect, and different types of cemeteries will likely have minds that react differently to different rules. A general rule in the magician community is to visit mainly „retired“ cemeteries, that is, cemeteries that are no longer open for new burials. Also, it is considered respectful to hang out only on graves where the person was buried at least 100 years ago. Not only is it respectful of the person buried there, but it is also a precaution not to disturb a site frequently visited by the family and friends of the deceased. Folklore around the world has given us thousands of rules to follow when communicating with the dead, and this varies from culture to culture. It is important to note that the court cannot make an order requiring the owners of a cemetery where a grave or funeral right has never been sold to improve it or restore it to a suitable condition. However, after hearing the evidence, the court may, at its own expense, authorize the applicants to improve and condition the cemetery and may also require bail to ensure that the applicants do not injure or remove any grave, monument, headstone, headstone or vault without first obtaining court approval. By court order, the applicants may then enter the land and improve the cemetery and restore it to a suitable condition. The cost of a cemetery where no grave or burial rights have ever been sold is borne by the petitioners.

Every visitor to the cemetery will always notice a handful of old forgotten headstones, especially in older cemeteries, and it`s always a good idea to clean up the ones you see. You don`t necessarily need to wash marble with electricity, although I think you could, but in general, you should try to wipe off dirt or fallen leaves. Just be careful not to disturb the gifts left by the living! Make sure you don`t use abrasives or wire brushes, be as gentle as possible with tombstones. In some jurisdictions, the lot becomes inalienable after burial on funeral property belonging to a single owner, unless it is a specific invention or as provided by law. In addition, the articles of the corporation may provide for a sale or subdivision, or there may be an express provision in a transfer of cemetery property to the effect that it may be transferred only with the consent of the cemetery society. However, an owner may dispose of cemetery property or transfer rights to it prior to burial, unless otherwise specified, by-law or other restrictions. In the absence of land allocation by the buyer of a family cemetery property prior to death, the direct descendants of the deceased buyer have an easement in unused sites in a floor dedicated to family burials. Fraser v. Tenney, 987 S.W.2d 796 (Ky.

Ct. App. 1998) Sections 57-36 and 57-37 do not apply to cemeteries or cemeteries owned or controlled by trustees where items are sold. These trustees and their successors have the power to make such rules and regulations as they deem appropriate for the burial of the dead, the release, assignment and sale of funerals, and the administration, care, maintenance and improvement of the site. They may take and hold personal property and money for the purposes of the trust, and what is so acquired, and all funds obtained from the sale of land are accounted for by them and used faithfully for those purposes. In all cases involving a cemetery where a grave or funeral right has been sold, the court will decide whether the owners or plaintiffs should bear the cost of improving the cemetery and may require a deposit to insure against injury or removal of a grave, monument, headstone, headstone or vault without court approval. Land designated or used for cemetery purposes may be surrendered for such purposes, except for any right of interested parties to sue a cemetery as such. See Mayes v. Simons, 189 Ga. 845 (Ga. 1940). The question of waiver arises from the acts or recitals of the parties, which are interpreted in the light of all the circumstances.