§ 11-26-103. Conveyance of cemetery lots - Abandoned lots.

A.  As used in this section, “lot” means a tract of land as defined in Section 1 of this act.

B.  Lots in a municipal cemetery shall be conveyed by certificate signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk, under the seal of the municipality.  The certificate shall show the price for which the lots are sold and specify that the person to whom it is issued is the owner of the lot or lots described therein by number, as laid down in the plat, for the purpose of interment.  The certificate shall vest in the purchaser and heirs of the purchaser a right to the lot or lots, for the sole purpose of interment, under the regulations of the governing body or board of cemetery trustees.  The certificate shall be entitled to record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the lot is situated without further acknowledgment, and the description of lots by number shall be sufficient for the purpose of record.  All abandoned lots shall revert to the municipality.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 26-103, eff. July 1, 1978.  Amended by Laws 2008, c. 47, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.