Michigan Compiled Laws Act 215 Of 1937 Cemetery Or Burial Grounds (128.1 - 128.4)

AN ACT to authorize municipalities to own or control cemetery or burial grounds; to provide for perpetual care and maintenance; to provide for endowment and perpetual care funds; and to permit municipalities to authorize the creation of joint cemetery associations.

History: 1937, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1937 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1980 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 422, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014

Section 128.1 Perpetual Care And Maintenance Of Cemetery Or Burial Lot; Resolution Or Ordinance; Payment; Petition Of Testamentary Trustee To Transfer Certain Funds To Municipality.
(1) The legislative body of a municipality owning or controlling a cemetery or burial grounds may by resolution or ordinance provide for the perpetual...
Section 128.2 Joint Cemetery Authority; Formation And Purpose.
The legislative body of 2 or more municipalities may authorize the formation of a nonprofit corporation as a joint cemetery authority to acquire, own,...
Section 128.3 "Community Foundation" And "Municipality" Defined.
As used in this act: (a) "Community foundation" means an organization that meets all of the following requirements: (i) Has been in existence for...
Section 128.4 Irrevocable Endowment And Perpetual Care Fund; Establishment As Component Fund Within Community Foundation; Powers And Duties Of Community Foundation; "Fund" Defined.
(1) Subject to this section, to lessen the burden of government, each municipality with a municipally owned cemetery may establish and maintain an irrevocable...

Last modified: October 10, 2016