16 Miss. Code. R. 3-6.2 - In determining whether or not to issue a certificate of historical significance, the Board of Trustees will consider
In determining whether or not to issue a certificate of historical significance, the Board of Trustees will consider:
A. Cemeteries which contain the graves of
persons who have contributed significantly to the history of the nation, the
state, or the local region.
B.
Cemeteries which are associated with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the nation, the state, or
the local region.
C. Cemeteries
which are associated with properties entered on The National Register of
Historic Places.
D. Cemeteries
which are associated with State Archeological Landmarks, as provided for in the
Antiquities Law of the State of Mississippi.
E. Cemeteries which are located on land
belonging to the State of Mississippi, to a county or municipality, or to any
political subdivision of the State.
F. Cemeteries containing the graves of
veterans of any of the nations wars.
G. Cemeteries containing statuary, vaults,
markers, and monuments of sufficient architectural and artistic value to merit
their protection and preservation.
H. Cemeteries which, by their preservation,
would contribute in turn to the preservation of the earlier historical image of
a locality.
I. Cemeteries
containing 18th century burials.
J. American Indian burial ground, officially
identified by professional archaeologists.
Notes
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