Hinton Cemetery Company
Whenever the term “Board” appears in these Rules and
Regulations, it shall mean the Board of Cemetery Trustees
of Hinton, Oklahoma.
General Rules and Regulations
1
The Hinton Cemetery is maintained for the interment
of persons of all races.
2
Hours of admission to the Cemetery are from sunrise
to one (1) hour after sunset.
3
Uniform courtesy to all is required of all employees.
4
Graves shall NOT be opened until the Cemetery Records Clerk
has issued the necessary burial permit to the property owner
of record or the owner's designee.
Schedule of grave service charges will be furnished upon
application at the Office of the Clerk and fees are to be
paid in advance. A minimum of nine (9) working hours must
be allowed between request of burial permit and the time
of service.
5
In the deed to all grave spaces, there shall be a clause,
“Subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery Board,”
as adopted by the Board.
6
Interment in one (1) grave shall be limited to casket
burials of:
- One (1) parent and one (1) infant child;
- Two (2) infants;
- Two (2) cremains, adult or infant; or
- One (1) body and two (2) cremains.
Concrete or metal vaults are required. Only one (1)
marker or monument may be placed at the gravesite.
No interment of any body other than that of a human
being will be permitted.
Amendment — May 8, 2024
If more than one marker, other than headstone, is required,
then it must be flush and flat to the ground, up to two (2)
flat markers, in order for mowing and weed-eating to be
efficiently done.
7
When there are two (2) or more persons interested as owners
of a lot, no dividing lines within the same lot will be
recognized by the Board, all owners having equal rights
on interment.
8
No disinterment will be allowed without permission from
the Cemetery Board.
9
When a lot owner dies intestate, or without a will,
the heirs are recognized according to the laws of Oklahoma.
10
No gravesite shall be covered with any material other than
the natural covering of grasses at the cemetery.
11
No lot or plot shall, hereafter, be enclosed by fence,
curb, roping, or border of any kind.
12
No lot owner shall have the right to plant flowers, trees,
shrubs, or to remove them without the written consent
of the Board.
13
Lot owners or caretakers are prohibited from leaving the
water running upon their lots during their absence from
the cemetery.
14
Funeral designs and floral pieces will be removed from
graves when they become wilted or unsightly.
In observance of Memorial Day every year, new flowers can
only be placed from the THURSDAY before Memorial Day until
the SUNDAY after Memorial Day.
All flowers left at that time will be removed by the grounds
caretaker in order to mow and weed-eat the grounds. In no
case will employees attempt to locate designs or floral pieces
after their removal from a lot, and the Board will not be
responsible for anything of that nature.
15
Signs will not be permitted that indicate a grave space or
spaces, a lot, or vault is for sale, and/or advertising signs
or cards of any person or persons.
16
The Board has the right to forbid the placing of any structure
or object they shall deem objectionable.
17
All persons are prohibited from pulling flowers or breaking
any tree, plant, or shrub, or in any manner defacing any
monument, building, or other structure within or belonging
to the cemetery.
18
No owner or agent of any plot shall plant or maintain flowers,
shrubs, border plants, trees, monuments, or corner markers that
shall overhang or encroach upon walks, driveways, private burial
graves, lots, or plots.
19
When such flowers, shrubs, border plants, trees, monuments,
or corner markers overhang or encroach upon any walk,
parkway, driveway, private burial grave, lot, or plot,
the Board shall request the owner or agent of the objectionable
article to remove the same.
20
If the owner or agent cannot be found when notified by letter
at their last known address, the Board shall, by a majority vote,
cause the objectionable article to be removed. The rule shall
apply equally to present owners or agents of graves, lots,
or plots, as well as future purchasers of same.
21
The Board shall remove from lots any article which is
objectionable as provided by State law. This rule is to be
enforced as provided by the laws of the State of Oklahoma
covering encroachments of like objects.
22
No persons shall ride a horse in the Hinton Cemetery,
including the roads, streets, and lanes therein, except in
conjunction with a funeral service; and in such event, said
horse or horses shall be confined to the roads, streets,
and lanes therein.
23
The sale of more than twelve (12) grave spaces to any person,
group of persons, firms, or corporation shall be consummated
only on the approval of the Cemetery Board.
24
Before selling any Cemetery monument or marker for use within
the Hinton Cemetery, the seller shall in writing notify the
purchasers of all Rules and Regulations promulgated by the
Cemetery Board pertaining to the sale, placement, and use of
such markers, and shall disclose clearly whether a marker of
the kind to be sold can lawfully be placed at the site desired.
Note
Current prices of graves and prices of grave openings as
approved by the Board are on file at the Office of the Clerk
and are subject to change at any future date.
25
Before selling any grave space in the cemetery, the seller
shall notify in writing the purchasers that the said grave
space is subject to all rules and regulations promulgated by
the Cemetery Board. Notification of any sale or resale of
grave spaces must be presented within 72 hours to the office
of the Cemetery Records Clerk for updating Cemetery records.
26
If any tree or other plant constitutes an obstruction to
a burial, the same may be removed. The Board will not be
responsible for replanting or replacement of the same
tree or plant.
27
If any tree or other plants are more than fifty percent
(50%) dead, then the Board will take a picture for the record
and remove the dead tree or plants without notification to
the owners. The Board will not be responsible for replanting
or replacement of the same tree or other plants.
28
The positions of the Hinton Cemetery Board consist of five (5)
alternating positions including Secretary/Treasurer, with voting
privileges, and positions shall run five (5) years. At the end
of an individual's term, the President, with approval of the
Board, shall appoint an individual to serve.
29
The positions of Hinton Cemetery Company Board of Trustees
over Perpetual Care shall consist of three (3) positions,
meeting at the same time as the Hinton Board regularly
scheduled meeting date. The positions shall be appointed by
the residing Cemetery Board. Terms shall run three (3) years
on rotating one (1) year terms.
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Contact Hinton Cemetery before making changes to a grave
space, purchasing a memorial, placing decorations, or making
arrangements if you are unsure how a regulation applies.
