Section 128.51 – Circuit Court in Chancery; Jurisdiction to Vacate Cemeteries.
128.51 Circuit court in chancery; jurisdiction to vacate cemeteries. Sec. 1. That, whenever the trustees of an incorporated village, or the common council of any city, shall, by a resolution adopted by them, determine that the dead bodies buried in any private or public cemetery located in such city or village should be removed therefrom […]
Section 128.52 – Contract for Sale of Private Cemetery to City, Village; Contents.
128.52 Contract for sale of private cemetery to city, village; contents. Sec. 2. That, upon the adoption of such a resolution, it shall be competent for the board of directors, or board of trustees, of such cemetery association, as is the owner of such cemetery, to agree upon a contract for the sale of such […]
Section 128.53 – Petition of Trustees or Council to Vacate; Filing, Notice.
128.53 Petition of trustees or council to vacate; filing, notice. Sec. 3. That, upon the execution of such contract, a petition shall be made in behalf of said village 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, […]
Section 128.54 – Compensation to Objecting Lot Owners; Credit on Contract; Condition Precedent.
128.54 Compensation to objecting lot owners; credit on contract; condition precedent. Sec. 4. That, should there appear at the hearing of such petition any objecting lot owner or grave owner of such cemetery, setting forth, by special petition, that he has not come to an agreement with said cemetery association in respect to the necessity […]
Section 128.55 – Court Proceedings; Order to Vacate, Contents, Recording; Recorded Under Complete Bar.
128.55 Court proceedings; order to vacate, contents, recording; recorded under complete bar. Sec. 5. 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 […]
Section 128.56 – Appeal; Bond.
128.56 Appeal; bond. Sec. 6. Any lot owner or grave owner whose property may be taken, and any municipality or person, party to the proceedings under this act, considering himself aggrieved, may appeal from the order of the court confirming the verdict of the jury or order of the court made at the proceedings without […]
Section 128.57 – Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.
128.57 Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to removal and reinterment of dead bodies.
Section 128.61 – Cemeteries; Joint Maintenance by Municipalities; Money Deposited in Trust, Limitation, Expenditure.
128.61 Cemeteries; joint maintenance by municipalities; money deposited in trust, limitation, expenditure. Sec. 1. The township board of each township shall have the authority and it shall be its duty to cause all cemeteries within its township, except private cemeteries and cemeteries owned by cities and villages located in such townships, to be properly taken […]
Section 128.62 – Cemetery Day.
128.62 Cemetery day. Sec. 2. The third Wednesday in August of each year is hereby designated as “cemetery day” and is set aside as a day upon which the people in townships may devote a portion of their time to the improvement of their cemeteries. The township boards shall direct the manner of making such […]
Repealed – Act 55 of 1915 – Establishment of Cemeteries (128.21 – 128.21)
ESTABLISHMENT OF CEMETERIESAct 55 of 1915128.21 Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.