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 […]
Repealed – Act 55 of 1915 – Establishment of Cemeteries (128.21 – 128.21)
ESTABLISHMENT OF CEMETERIESAct 55 of 1915128.21 Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff.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.
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 […]
Section 128.1 – Perpetual Care and Maintenance of Cemetery or Burial Lot; Resolution or Ordinance; Payment; Investment in Mutual Funds; Petition to Transfer Money to Municipality.
128.1 Perpetual care and maintenance of cemetery or burial lot; resolution or ordinance; payment; investment in mutual funds; petition to transfer money to municipality. Sec. 1. (1) The legislative body of a municipality owning or controlling a cemetery or burial grounds may by resolution or ordinance provide for the perpetual care and maintenance of the […]
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 128.2 – Joint Cemetery Authority; Formation and Purpose.
128.2 Joint cemetery authority; formation and purpose. Sec. 2. The legislative body of 2 or more municipalities may authorize the formation of a nonprofit corporation as a joint cemetery authority to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and sell real and personal property used for a cemetery or burial ground. History: Add. 1980, Act 366, Imd. Eff. […]