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Home » US Law » 2022 Michigan Compiled Laws » Chapter 128 - Cemeteries » Act 164 of 1871 - Vacating Cemetery in City or Village (128.41 - 128.45)

Section 128.41 – Vacation of Cemetery; Jurisdiction of Chancery Court.

128.41 Vacation of cemetery; jurisdiction of chancery court. Sec. 1. That whenever the trustees of any incorporated village, or the common council of any city, shall by resolution adopted by them, determine that the dead bodies buried in any public or private cemetery located in such city or village should be removed therefrom, for the […]

Section 128.42 – Petition of Trustees or Council to Vacate; Notice.

128.42 Petition of trustees or council to vacate; notice. Sec. 2. That such petition shall be made in behalf of said trustees or common council by an attorney or agent appointed by them for that purpose, who shall file a petition signed and sworn to by him in the office of the register of said […]

Section 128.43 – Court Proceedings; Order to Vacate; Recording.

128.43 Court proceedings; order to vacate; recording. Sec. 3. That the hearing of such petition may be continued from term to term in the discretion of the court, without further notice, that all testimony may be taken in open court or the taking of the same may be referred in the discretion of the court […]

Section 128.44 – Reinterment; Time of Year; Expenses, Payment.

128.44 Reinterment; time of year; expenses, payment. Sec. 4. That when any cemetery shall be vacated as provided in this act, the said trustees or common council shall cause all the dead bodies and remains buried in such cemetery to be re-interred in the cemetery of such city or village, if they have one, and […]

Section 128.45 – Price of Lots Repaid.

128.45 Price of lots repaid. Sec. 5. In all cases where the title to the land vacated shall revert to such city or village, such city or village shall on demand and upon the conveyance of said lot (where conveyance may be necessary) to said city or village, repay to any owner the price he […]