(40.) Besides, or in addition to the authorized payment printed in the tax roll, and determined by the Church and Cemetery Commission as the sufficient remuneration of the Inspector, Commissioner of Interments, the bearers and sextons, no one is, on the occasion of a death, either to give money or to furnish food and drink.
The practice of furnishing crape, gloves, lemons, &c., by the friends of the dead, is also given up, and the persons engaged in conducting the interment, must take all the requisites with them, without asking or receiving any compensation, under pain of instant dismissal.
The time which these orders are to remain in force.
(41.) Experience will best show what alteration is necessary in these regulations, and they are therefore after some years to be laid by the mixed Church and School Commission before the Senate for revision, and further regulation.
The rate of Interment for the Christian communities of the free town of Franckfort.
The following, by order of the Legislative Assembly, of the 31st May, 1836, is the table of the rate of interment, which is here made known for every one’s observance and obedience.
The interments of adults are divided into four classes:—
| English Money. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | |
| The 1st class costs 50 florins = | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| The 2nd class costs 36 florins = | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| The 3rd class costs 22 florins = | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| The 4th class costs 15 florins = | 1 | 6 | 3 |
The interment of children are also of four classes:—
| First Class. | English Money. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | |||
| Children from 10 to 15 | 22 florins | = | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| Children from 5 to 10 | 16 florins | = | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Children from 0 to 5 | 12 florins | = | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Second Class. | |||||
| Children from 10 to 15 | 16 florins | = | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Children from 5 to 10 | 11 florins | = | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Children from 0 to 5 | 8 florins | = | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Third Class. | |||||
| Children from 10 to 15 | 10 florins | = | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Children from 5 to 10 | 8 florins | = | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Children from 0 to 5 | 4 florins | = | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fourth Class. | |||||
| Children from 10 to 15 | 6 florins | = | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Children from 5 to 10 | 5 florins | = | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Children from 0 to 5 | 2 florins 30 kruitzers | = | 0 | 4 | 4 |