Section 128.31 – Removal of Private Cemetery; Complaint; Grounds; Proceedings to Vacate; Power of Circuit Court.
128.31 Removal of private cemetery; complaint; grounds; proceedings to vacate; power of circuit court. Sec. 1. When a complaint is made in writing to the board of trustees of a township in this state, by 10 or more residents of the township, setting forth the fact that a private cemetery within the bounds of the […]
Section 128.32 – Petition; Filing; Contents; Notice; Neglect or Refusal to Appoint Attorney or Agent; Proceeding by Freeholder Resident; Security for Costs.
128.32 Petition; filing; contents; notice; neglect or refusal to appoint attorney or agent; proceeding by freeholder resident; security for costs. Sec. 2. The petition shall be made by the board of trustees by an agent or attorney appointed by it for that purpose. The agent or attorney shall file a petition signed and sworn to […]
Section 128.33 – Hearing; Burden of Proof; Order, Recording.
128.33 Hearing; burden of proof; order, recording. Sec. 3. That the hearing on 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 128.34 – Reinterment of Dead Bodies and Remains; Removal and Erection of Fences, Tombstones, and Monuments; Removal During Certain Months Prohibited; Exception; Costs.
128.34 Reinterment of dead bodies and remains; removal and erection of fences, tombstones, and monuments; removal during certain months prohibited; exception; costs. Sec. 4. (1) When a cemetery is vacated as provided in this act, the township board of trustees shall cause all the dead bodies and remains buried in the cemetery to be reinterred […]
Section 128.35 – Reimbursement of Lot Owner.
128.35 Reimbursement of lot owner. Sec. 5. If the land vacated reverts to the township or to a person, the township, on demand, and upon the conveyance of the lot, if conveyance is necessary, to the township board of trustees or private person, shall repay to the owner the price the owner paid for the […]
Section 128.36 – Reversion to Original Owner; Conditions.
128.36 Reversion to original owner; conditions. Sec. 6. In all cases where the land embraced in the cemetery so vacated shall not exceed 1 acre in area it shall revert to the original grantor or his heirs, or be so conveyed to him or them by the said township if necessary: Provided, said grantor or […]