Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 68 Cemeteries, Morgues, And Human Remains - Chapter 68.52 Public Cemeteries And Morgues

68.52.010 Morgues authorized in counties
The county legislative authority of each county may at its discretion provide and equip a public morgue together with suitable morgue wagon for the conveyance, ...

68.52.020 Coroner to control morgue -- Expense
Such morgue shall be under the control and management of the coroner who shall have power with the advice and consent of the county commissioners, ...

68.52.030 Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire cemeteries, etc
Each and every county, town or city, shall have power to provide a hearse and pall for burial of the dead, and to procure and ...

68.52.040 Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries
Any city or town may acquire, hold, or improve land for cemetery purposes, and may sell lots therein, and may provide by ordinance that a ...

68.52.045 Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board
The legislative body of any city or town may provide by ordinance for a cemetery board to be appointed by the mayor in cities and ...

68.52.050 Cemetery improvement fund
All moneys received in the manner above provided shall be deposited with the city treasurer, and shall be kept apart in a fund known as ...

68.52.060 Care and investment of fund
It shall be the duty of the cemetery board and other body or commission having in charge the care and operation of cemeteries to invest ...

68.52.065 Approval of investments
All investments shall be approved by the council or legislative body of the city.[1909 c 156 § 3; RRS § 3775. Formerly RCW 68.12.060, part, ...

68.52.070 Cemetery improvement fund -- Management
The said city shall, by ordinance, make all necessary rules and regulations concerning the control and management of said fund to properly safeguard the same, ...

68.52.080 Books of account -- Audit
Accurate books of account shall be kept of all transactions pertaining to said fund, which books shall be open to the public for inspection and ...

68.52.090 Establishment authorized
Cemetery districts may be established in all counties and on any island in any county, as in this chapter provided.[1971 c 19 § 1; 1957 ...

68.52.100 Petition -- Requisites -- Examination
For the purpose of forming a cemetery district, a petition designating the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or describing the lands ...

68.52.110 Hearing -- Place and date
The hearing on such petition shall be at the office of the board of county commissioners and shall be held not less than twenty nor ...

68.52.120 Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing
A copy of the petition with the names of petitioners omitted, together with a notice signed by the clerk of the board of county commissioners ...

68.52.130 Hearing -- Inclusion and exclusion of lands
At the time and place fixed for hearing on the petition or at any adjournment thereof, the board of county commissioners shall hear said petition ...

68.52.140 Election on formation of district and first commissioners
The county legislative authority shall have full authority to hear and determine the petition, and if it finds that the formation of the district will ...

68.52.150 Election, how conducted -- Notice
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election shall insofar as possible be called, noticed, held, conducted and canvassed in the same manner and ...

68.52.155 Conformity with election laws -- Exception -- Vacancies
Cemetery district elections shall conform with general election laws, except that there shall be no primary to nominate candidates. All persons filing and qualifying shall ...

68.52.160 Election ballot
The ballot for the election shall be in such form as may be convenient but shall present the propositions substantially as follows: ". . .(insert ...

68.52.170 Canvass of returns -- Resolution of organization
The returns of such election shall be canvassed at the court house on the Monday next following the day of the election, but the canvass ...

68.52.180 Review -- Organization complete
Any person, firm or corporation having a substantial interest involved, and feeling aggrieved by any finding, determination or resolution of the board of county commissioners ...

68.52.185 Ballot proposition authorized for district formation
A county legislative authority may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for a ballot proposition to form a cemetery district. When proposed by ordinance or resolution ...

68.52.190 General powers of district
Cemetery districts created under this chapter shall be deemed to be municipal corporations within the purview of the Constitution and laws of the state of ...

68.52.192 Public cemetery facilities or services -- Cooperation with public or private agencies -- Joint purchasing
A cemetery district may jointly operate or provide, cooperate to operate and provide and/or contract for a term of not to exceed five years to ...

68.52.193 Public cemetery facilities or services -- "Public agency" defined
As used in RCW 68.52.192, "public agency" means counties, cities and towns, special districts, or quasi municipal corporations.[1987 c 331 § 73; 1963 c 112 ...

68.52.195 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a cemetery district possesses, a cemetery district may provide any public improvement as defined under RCW 39.89.020, but this ...

68.52.200 Right of eminent domain
The taking and damaging of property or rights therein by any cemetery district to carry out the purposes of its creation, are hereby declared to ...

68.52.210 Power to do cemetery business -- District boundaries may include cities and towns -- Eminent domain exception
(1) A cemetery district organized under this chapter shall have power to acquire, establish, maintain, manage, improve and operate cemeteries and conduct any and all ...

68.52.220 District commissioners -- Compensation -- Election
The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of cemetery district commissioners composed of three members. The board may provide, by resolution ...

68.52.250 Special elections
Special elections submitting propositions to the registered voters of the district may be called at any time by resolution of the cemetery commissioners in accordance ...

68.52.260 Oath of commissioners
Each cemetery commissioner, before assuming the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an official oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office, ...

68.52.270 Organization of board -- Secretary -- Office -- Meetings -- Powers
The board of cemetery district commissioners shall organize and elect a chairman from their number and shall appoint a secretary for such term as they ...

68.52.280 Duty of county treasurer -- Cemetery district fund
It shall be the duty of the county treasurer of the county in which any cemetery district is situated to receive and disburse all district ...

68.52.290 Tax levy authorized for fund
Annually, after the county board of equalization has equalized assessments for general tax purposes, the secretary of the district shall prepare a budget of the ...

68.52.300 Disbursement of fund
The county treasurer shall disburse the cemetery district fund upon warrants issued by the county auditor on vouchers approved and signed by a majority of ...

68.52.310 Limitation of indebtedness -- Limitation of tax levy
The board of cemetery commissioners shall have no authority to contract indebtedness in any year in excess of the aggregate amount of the currently levied ...

68.52.320 Dissolution of districts
Cemetery districts may be dissolved by a majority vote of the electors at an election called for that purpose, which shall be conducted in the ...

68.52.330 Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years
See chapter 57.90 RCW. ...

68.52.900 Severability -- 1947 c 6
If any portion of this act shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such adjudication shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining ...

68.52.901 Effective date -- 1987 c 331
See RCW 68.05.900. ...