Laying out and improving grounds; burial without charge The board of cemetery commissioners may set apart such portion of the burial grounds placed under its charge as it deems proper, as a place for the burial of persons without charge therefor, under such regulations as it prescribes. It may lay out the remaining unoccupied portions in suitable lots, with necessary paths, avenues, or other reserved places, and may plant and embellish the same with trees, shrubs, and flowers.
Vermont Legal Code
§ 5375
Vermont Title 18 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/121/05375· Version 2026