Procedure for purchase of right of interment; execution of documents; maintenance of records.
Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 22-36
in effectSec. 22-36. - Procedure for purchase of right of interment; execution of documents; maintenance of records.
(a) Any person desiring to purchase a right of interment shall make application to the superintendent, who shall keep in his possession a map of the cemetery, each lot on each map to show the size and the schedule of rates as specified in section 22-43 herein. Upon ascertaining the number, and price of a lot desired by a purchaser, the superintendent shall certify the information to the city collector. Pre-need services and a right of interment may be purchased on an installment basis upon such terms approved by the commission from time to time. However, right of interment and services may not be used until the purchase price is paid in full. Upon payment in full of the purchase price of the right of interment and services, the cemetery superintendent shall issue his receipt, in quadruplicate, one copy to be retained by him, one copy to be forwarded to the city collector, one copy to be forwarded to the city clerk and one copy to be given to the purchaser. The city clerk shall thereupon cause to be prepared a right of interment, to be executed by the mayor in the name of the city and under the seal of the city which shall be certified by the city clerk. All records pertaining to interment rights in the cemetery shall be kept and maintained by the city clerk, with a copy maintained by the cemetery.
(b) The purchase of the right of interment in the cemetery does not imply ownership in the strict real estate sense of the word. Title to the real property comprising the cemetery shall be and remain vested in the city and the rights of a purchaser of a right of interment or subsequent owner of a right of interment shall be limited to the right to use the designated property for the placement of human remains only. The city reserves to itself, to the commission and to those lawfully entitled thereto the perpetual right of ingress or egress over lots in the cemetery for purposes of passing to and from other lots. These rights are subject to the terms of applicable purchase agreements, contracts, and the rules and regulations of the cemetery commission.
(Bill No. 7540, 10-1-2012)
Source: City of Charleston, West Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wv/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH22CE_ARTIISPHICE_DIV1GE_S22-36PRPURIINEXDOMAREFetched: 11/7/2026