456.28 Treasurer; duties. Sec. 28. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of any corporation organized under this act, to receive and safely keep all moneys belonging to such corporation, and pay them out on the order of the clerk, countersigned by the president of such corporation. History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. […]
456.29 Records of rights of burial; form. Sec. 29. A record shall be kept by each corporation organized under this act, of the rights of burial disposed of by such corporation, in the following form: No. The ………. for ………., to them paid by ………., of ………., hereby grant unto ………. right of burial in […]
456.3 Right of burial; definition. Sec. 3. A right of burial under this act shall be, in respect to any corporation organized under this act, the right to bury the dead in and upon a parcel of land of the size specified in the by-laws of any corporation organized under this act. History: 1855, Act […]
456.30 Records of rights of burial; bound blanks, index. Sec. 30. It shall be the duty of every corporation organized under this act, to procure a sufficient number of blanks of the form above prescribed, bound in convenient form, with an index in which shall be entered alphabetically the names of the purchasers of rights […]
456.31 Price of lots or rights of burial. Sec. 31. The price of lots or rights of burial in any grounds belonging to such corporation may be, from time to time, determined and fixed by a 2/3 vote of the board of trustees. History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855 ;– CL 1857, […]
456.32 Price of lots or rights of burial; payment receipt. Sec. 32. Upon payment to the treasurer of any corporation organized under this act, the price of any right of burial determined as above, it shall be the duty of such treasurer to give to the purchaser a receipt therefor, which receipt shall accurately describe […]
456.33 Certificate of right of burial. Sec. 33. Upon presenting to the clerk of any corporation organized under this act, a receipt from the treasurer thereof, in the form prescribed in the next preceding section of this act, it shall be the duty of such clerk to issue a certificate of right of burial, signed […]
456.34 Potter’s field. Sec. 34. Any corporation organized under this act, shall have power to set off a part of their burial ground as a potter’s field, and under proper regulations permit the dead to be buried therein. History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855 ;– CL 1857, 1750 ;– CL 1871, 3407 […]
456.34a Witness fee; prohibition. Sec. 34a. A corporation organized under this act shall not charge a fee for witnessing the lowering of a casket into the ground. History: Add. 1996, Act 111, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996
456.35, 456.35a Repealed. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to creation, use, and investment of endownment care funds.
456.35b Endowment care fund; exemption from care fund requirements. Sec. 35b. Earth interment cemeteries of 10 acres or less in size which are owned and operated exclusively by nonprofit entities existing prior to March 10, 1967 and in which burials have taken place prior to such date, shall be exempt from the care fund requirements […]
456.36 Additional land; taxation; conveyance. Sec. 36. Any corporation organized or to be organized under this act may own and hold land heretofore or hereafter acquired for additional burial grounds and such other land heretofore or hereafter acquired as may be needed for the convenient or proper operation of its burial grounds. Land heretofore or […]
456.3a Right of burial; granting in tax delinquent lands prohibited. Sec. 3a. No rights of burial shall at any time be granted or sold by such corporation upon any lands which are delinquent for taxes or special assessments. History: Add. 1941, Act 168, Eff. Jan. 10, 1943 ;– CL 1948, 456.3a
456.4 Right of burial; disposal by member. Sec. 4. Any member of any corporation organized under this act, wishing to dispose of any right of burial owned by him, shall procure for the purchaser a grant of such right from said corporation; and at the same time such member shall also relinquish to such corporation […]
456.5 Member; right to vote. Sec. 5. Any person owning a right of burial in ground controlled by a corporation organized under this act, and having the right to use the same, shall be deemed a member of the corporation, and shall have the right to vote at all corporate meetings unless in arrears for […]
456.6 Meeting to incorporate; warrant. Sec. 6. Upon application in writing of any 3 of the persons aforesaid to the district or municipal court of the judicial district or municipality in which such burying ground is to be situated, the court shall issue a warrant to either one of the applicants, directing him or her […]
456.7 Meeting to incorporate; affidavit of notice. Sec. 7. The person to whom the aforesaid warrant is directed shall, after having called said meeting, attach to said warrant a copy of the notice accompanied by his affidavit showing that it is a true copy of the notice posted up by him, and also showing when […]
456.8 Board of trustees; election; terms. Sec. 8. Any 7 or more persons who meet in pursuance of the notice described in section 7 may elect by ballot a board of trustees consisting of at least 9 but not more than 12 members. The first trustees elected shall be divided as nearly as possible into […]
456.9 Officers; election; sexton or superintendent, appointment. Sec. 9. The board of trustees shall meet within 10 days after each annual meeting, and elect from their own number a president, vice-president, clerk, and treasurer, and from time to time may appoint a sexton or superintendent of grounds, and such other officers as may be deemed […]
