Three or more persons may associate themselves together under the provisions of law, for the purpose of procuring and establishing a cemetery or place of sepulture, and they shall, upon association and compliance with the provisions of law, be a body politic and corporate; may sue and be sued; may have a common seal that […]
Any corporation formed under the law of this state to establish and maintain a cemetery or burial place for the dead may acquire suitable and sufficient land therefor in the manner provided by articles 1 to 7 of title 38, C.R.S. Source: L. 1887: p. 70, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1048. C.L. § 2431. […]
Such corporation shall cause its land, or such portion thereof as may, from time to time, become necessary for that purpose, to be surveyed into lots, avenues, and walks, and to be platted. The plat of ground as surveyed shall be acknowledged by some officer of the corporation and filed in the office of the […]
The net proceeds arising from the sale of lots by such corporation and all other income and revenue thereof, after paying for cemetery ground, shall be exclusively applied, appropriated, and used in improving, preserving, and embellishing the cemetery and its appurtenances, and to paying the necessary expenses of the corporation, and shall not be appropriated […]
Each nonprofit cemetery corporation shall keep in its principal office and, upon reasonable request, shall make available for inspection and study to the owner of any grave space, niche, or crypt, or to a duly authorized representative of the owner, the following: An annual written report setting forth the number of interments and entombments maintained […]
If the grounds purchased or otherwise acquired for cemetery purposes have been previously used as a burial ground, those who are lot owners at the time of the purchase continue to own the lots and are members of the corporation. An owner of a lot, grave space, niche, or crypt may attend any meeting of […]
All the property of such corporation used or owned for the purposes of this article shall be exempt from taxation, assessment, lien, attachment, and levy and sale upon execution, except for the purchase price of the property. Source: L. 1887: p. 71, § 5. R.S. 08: § 1052. C.L. § 2435. CSA: C. 41, § […]
The property of any corporation or association formed under the law of this state to establish and maintain a cemetery for the purposes of profit shall not be exempt from taxation, liens, or levy and sale until actually sold or disposed of for cemetery purposes; and when any block, lot, or parcel of land has […]
The provisions of section 7-47-104 shall not apply to any association or corporation formed under the law of this state to maintain a cemetery for profit. Source: L. 1891: p. 58, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1054. C.L. § 2437. CSA: C. 41, § 234. CRS 53: § 31-26-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 31-22-8. L. 2003: […]
If there is a lot, grave space, niche, or crypt in a cemetery in which no remains have been interred, no burial memorial has been placed, and no other improvement has been made for a continuous period of no less than seventy-five years, the corporation that established or maintains the cemetery, referred to in this […]
