§ 5537. Heirs
§ 5537. Heirs If an heir or other person entitled to such lot appears within 17 years from the date of such decree and files a claim with the Probate Division of the Superior Court which made such decree, and establishes his or her claim to such lot, he or she shall have possession of […]
§ 5571. Location
§ 5571. Location A community mausoleum, as hereinbefore defined, other than structures containing crypts erected or controlled by churches and religious societies and used only as a repository for the remains of the clergy or dignitaries of such churches or religious societies and every columbarium or other structure intended to hold or contain the bodies […]
§ 5493. Judgment on report; costs
§ 5493. Judgment on report; costs The court may accept or reject the report, render judgment thereon, tax costs as it deems just, and issue execution for damages and costs.
§ 5494. Title to lands taken
§ 5494. Title to lands taken Such cemetery association shall not take possession of such lands until the damages and costs are paid. When so paid, a valid title to the lands so taken shall vest in such association, and the same may be used for burial purposes.
§ 5531. Disposal of lot by will; descent; burial rights of husband and wife
§ 5531. Disposal of lot by will; descent; burial rights of husband and wife (a) The owner of a cemetery lot may dispose of same by will to any one of his or her relatives who may survive him or her, or to any agency owning and conducting the cemetery in which the lot is […]
§ 5532. Escheat of cemetery lots—Definition
§ 5532. Escheat of cemetery lots—Definition For the purposes of sections 5532-5537 of this title, the term “agency” shall mean town cemeteries, religious or ecclesiastical society cemeteries, and any person, firm, corporation, or unincorporated association engaged in the business of a cemetery.
§ 5533. Escheat when owner’s whereabouts unknown
§ 5533. Escheat when owner’s whereabouts unknown When the whereabouts of a person or his or her heirs, having legal title or color of title to a wholly unoccupied burial lot in any cemetery has been unknown for 20 years, such lot shall escheat to the agency upon petition brought by the agency and hearing […]
§ 5487. Acquisition of land by cemetery associations generally
§ 5487. Acquisition of land by cemetery associations generally A cemetery association may acquire by gift, purchase at its fair cash market value, or devise, such lands as may be necessary for its cemetery purposes. If the consent of the selectboard and local board of health is first had and obtained in writing, such association […]
§ 5488. Enlargement of cemeteries by associations—Petition to Superior Court to acquire land
§ 5488. Enlargement of cemeteries by associations—Petition to Superior Court to acquire land When an incorporated cemetery association wishes to enlarge the limits of its burial ground, and votes to purchase additional land for burial purposes and the owner of such land refuses to convey the same to such cemetery association for a reasonable compensation, […]
§ 5489. Service of petition; appointment of commissioners
§ 5489. Service of petition; appointment of commissioners The petition with a citation shall be served on the owner of such land like a summons. On such application, the court may appoint three disinterested persons residing in some other town as commissioners.