KAAL KADOSH NIDHE ISRAEL (K.K.N.I.)
1838
BYE LAWS
XXII
THAT NO DECEASED PERSON OF THE HEBREW PERSUASION, WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF ALL THE RITES AND HONORS OF INTERNMENT, AND ALL CONNECTED THEREWITH, SAVE AND EXCEPT HE OR SHE HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF SUICIDE (SO DECIDED BY A CORONER'S INQUEST), OR IN ANY CASE WHEREIN HE OR SHE HAVE VIOLATED OUR FUNDAMENTAL JEWISH LAWS, WHICH VIOLATION SHALL BE DETERMINED ON BY THE OPINION OF THE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS; NOR SHALL ANY ASCABAH BE SAID IN SYNAGOGUE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SAID PERSON SO DYING MAY HAVE A LEGADO ALREADY PAID. BUT SHOULD SUCH A PERSON OR PERSONS AT ANY TIME ANNOUNCE TO THE WARDEN A DESIRE TO EVINCE CONTRITION, AND REPENT WITH HEARTFELT PENITENCE THEIR PAST TRANSGRESSIONS, THE WARDEN IS, NEVERTHELESS, HEREBY BOUND TO ATTEND TO SUCH AN APPEAL AND TO DIRECT THE OFFICERS OF THE CONGREGATION ACCORDINGLY.
XXIV
THAT NO GRAVE SHALL BE OPENED UNTIL THE ONE IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING IT SHALL BE FILLED UP; NOR SHALL THE RIGHT OF BEING INTERRED NEXT TO ANY RELATIVE OR FRIEND BE GRANTED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL SAVE AND EXCEPT ON THE DEATH OF EITHER HUSBAND OR WIFE, AND THE SURVIVOR SHOULD WISH TO BE BURIED NEXT TO THE DECEASED, HE OR SHE SHALL PAY UNTO THE WARDEN, FOR THE USE OF THE CONGREGATION, THE SUM OF TWO POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS, CURRENT MONEY OF THIS ISLAND, IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, THE NEXT GRAVE SHALL BE RESERVED FOR HIS OR HER BURIAL PLACE.
XXV
SHOULD ANY PERSON POSSESSING SUCH RIGHT AS AFORESAID, DIE OFF THE ISLAND, THE GRAVE SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED, BUT SHALL REVERT TO THE SYNAGOGUE.
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