Section 759.17 | Annual and Quarterly Report to Legislative Authority.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On the first Monday of January each year, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the director of public service shall report in writing to the legislative authority of the city the number of cemetery lots sold, to whom sold, and the […]
Section 759.18 | Enlargement of Grounds.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When, in his judgment , an enlargement of any burial or cemetery grounds becomes necessary, or grounds for additional cemeteries should be provided, the director of public service shall report such fact to the legislative authority of the city, and recommend such […]
Section 759.19 | Transfer of Village Cemetery – Powers and Duties of Township Trustees.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In all cases in which the legislative authority of a village which has title to a cemetery fails to take proper care thereof, and the township in which the village is located desires to control such cemetery, the village may, by ordinance, […]
Section 759.20 | Board of Cemetery Trustees.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The mayor of a village owning a public burial ground or cemetery may appoint a board to be known as the board of cemetery trustees. Such board shall consist of three members, whose term of office shall be three years, but the […]
Section 759.21 | Vacancies.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In case of vacancy in the board of cemetery trustees in any village appointed as provided in section 759.20 of the Revised Code by reason of death, disability, or removal from office of a member, the mayor shall appoint a member to […]
Section 759.22 | Removals.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The mayor of a village in which there is a board of cemetery trustees appointed under section 759.20 of the Revised Code may remove from office any member of such board for misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Section 759.07 | Conveyance of Lands Abandoned for Cemetery Purposes.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a municipal corporation holds land within its limits which has been used as a cemetery or burial ground, in which land interments have been prohibited by the municipal corporation, and it has been decided to remove the bodies interred therein, the […]
Section 759.08 | Title Vested in Municipal Corporation.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The title to and right of possession of public cemeteries and burial grounds located within a municipal corporation and set apart and dedicated as public cemeteries or burial grounds, and grounds used as such by the public but not dedicated, except those […]
Section 759.09 | Duties of Director of Public Service.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of public service shall take possession and charge, and have the entire management, control, and regulation of public burial grounds and cemeteries located in or belonging to the city, subject to its ordinances. The director may direct the laying of […]
Section 759.10 | Institution of Suits.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of public service shall, when necessary, institute suits in the name of the city to recover the possession of burial grounds, remove trespassers therefrom, and recover damages for injuries thereto or to any tombstone or monument therein. He shall see […]