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 759.23 | Organization of Board of Trustees for Village Cemeteries.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of cemetery trustees shall have the powers and perform the duties prescribed by sections 759.09 to 759.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for the director of public service in cities.
Section 759.25 | Villages May Tax for Funeral Coach or Vault on Vote of Electors.
Effective: July 2, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 128th General Assembly The legislative authority of a village may levy a tax for the purchase of a funeral coach or the construction of a vault for the dead, for the use of the village. Such resolution shall be filed with the board of elections […]
Section 759.05 | Burials Prohibited Within Municipal Corporation.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may prohibit the interment of the dead within the municipal corporation limits, and, for the purpose of making such prohibition effective, may impose proper fines and penalties and cause any body, interred contrary thereto, to […]
Section 759.06 | Bond of Officer to Secure Cemetery Funds.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require the officer authorized to receive and disburse moneys arising from the sale of lots, or otherwise, and to invest, manage, and control the property and funds in his hands, to give a bond […]
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 […]