§ 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.
§ 5490. Notice; hearing
§ 5490. Notice; hearing The commissioners shall appoint a time and place for examination of the premises and appraisal of the damages. They shall give six days’ notice thereof to the president or to one or more of the trustees of such association, and to the owner or occupant of such land either personally or […]
§ 5491. Survey; damages
§ 5491. Survey; damages When the commissioners decide that public necessity and convenience require the enlargement of such burial grounds, and the amount needed, they shall cause the same to be surveyed, and shall ascertain what damages will be sustained by the owner of such land.
§ 5492. Report, filing
§ 5492. Report, filing When the commissioners have completed their inquiries, they shall make report, stating their doings and decision, with their survey and appraisal of damages. Such report shall be returned to and filed in the office of the clerk of the court within 30 days after the completion of such inquiry.
§ 5438. Cemetery accounts; annual reports
§ 5438. Cemetery accounts; annual reports (a) A cemetery association shall keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of its business transactions, which at all reasonable times shall be open to the inspection of every member of such corporation. It shall keep separate and apart from its other funds all monies and property received by […]
§ 5439. Dissolution of cemetery associations
§ 5439. Dissolution of cemetery associations A cemetery association, which is not owned and operated by a church or by a religious or ecclesiastical society, may be dissolved under the provisions of 11B V.S.A. chapter 14. Upon dissolution, all lands owned or held by it for cemetery purposes and all perpetual care funds, trust funds, […]
§ 5440. Merger of cemetery associations
§ 5440. Merger of cemetery associations (a) An incorporated cemetery association or society, whether chartered by special act of the General Assembly or organized under articles of association, may merge with another incorporated association or society in the same town, thereby forming a new corporation under such name as may be designated in the articles […]
§ 5481. Acquisition of land and property—Purchase or gift
§ 5481. Acquisition of land and property—Purchase or gift The right to acquire land and property for cemetery purposes, either by purchase or gift, by towns, churches, religious or ecclesiastical societies, and cemetery associations is hereby affirmed under the conditions and restrictions set forth in this chapter.