Effective – 28 Aug 1990 214.010. Local government may acquire and dispose of cemeteries within boundaries — authority to regulate — penalties. — Any town, city, village or county in the state of Missouri may purchase, receive and hold real estate within such city, town, village or county for the burial of the dead, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1988 214.020. City may establish perpetual care cemetery fund — receive gifts — limitation on use of income from fund. — Any town, city or village in the state of Missouri which now owns or may hereafter acquire any cemetery, may by ordinance establish a fund for the preservation, care, upkeep […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 214.030. Cemetery lots, conveyed by deed. — The cemetery lots owned by such county, city, town or village shall be conveyed by deed signed by the mayor or presiding commissioner of said county, city, town or village, duly attested by the clerk of such county, city, town or village, or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 214.035. Conveyance of cemetery property to political subdivision, when — notice of transfer. — 1. For purposes of this section, the term “lot owner” means the purchaser of the cemetery lot or such purchaser’s heirs, administrators, trustees, legatees, devisees, or assigns. 2. Whenever a county, city, town or village has […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 214.040. Plots and records of cemeteries to be maintained, where — requirements. — 1. Every person or association which owns any cemetery in which dead human remains are or may be buried or otherwise interred, except a private or family cemetery, shall cause to be maintained in an office in […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 214.041. Construction of roads prohibited in cemetery — exceptions. — No road shall be constructed in any cemetery over a burial lot in which dead human remains are buried. Temporary access routes over burial lots may be used in the operation or maintenance of the cemetery or used in the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 214.050. Power to vacate streets vested in county commissions. — The county commissions of the several counties of this state are hereby vested with power to vacate any streets, avenues, thoroughfares or places heretofore dedicated, or which may hereafter be dedicated to public use in any cemeteries located within the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 214.060. Petition to be presented to county commission — remonstrance may be filed. — Whenever it is desired to have any street, avenue, thoroughfare or place in any cemetery vacated, the corporation, association or person owning or controlling such cemetery shall present to the county commission of the county within […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 214.070. Terms defined. — Wherever in sections 214.050 and 214.060 the term “street”, “avenue”, “thoroughfare” or “place” is used, the same shall be construed to mean any tract of land or part thereof in any cemetery set aside by plat or otherwise for the general use of the public, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 214.080. Proceedings to enlarge. — Whenever it shall become absolutely necessary to enlarge any public burial ground or cemetery, and when the public, to the number of five or more persons, interested in the enlargement of said burial grounds or cemetery, and the owner or owners of the adjoining land, […]
