§ 5367 - Duties of selectmen
§ 5367. Duties of selectmen
When a town neglects to place one or more of its public burial grounds under the charge of a board of cemetery commissioners, the selectmen shall have power to sell and convey lots in such burial grounds. They shall apply the proceeds of such sales and accept for the town and use legacies, bequests and gifts for improving and embellishing the grounds.