New Jersey Revised Statutes § 54:4-3.9 - Exemption Of Burial Grounds And Vaults

54:4-3.9. Exemption of burial grounds and vaults
Graveyards and burial grounds used or intended to be used for the interment of bodies of the dead or the ashes thereof not exceeding ten acres of ground, and cemeteries and buildings for cemetery use erected thereon, and all mausoleums, vaults, crypts or structures intended to hold or contain the bodies of the dead or the ashes thereof, and solely devoted to or held for that purpose shall be exempt from taxation under this chapter.

Amended by L.1947, c. 235, p. 906, s. 1; L.1948, c. 290, p. 1202, s. 1.

54:4-3.10 Property of firefighters' association, exemption from taxation.

54:4-3.10. The real and personal property of any exempt firefighter's association, firefighter's relief association and volunteer fire company incorporated under the laws of this State and which is actually used for the purpose of the corporation shall be exempt from taxation under this chapter.

No property shall lose its tax exemption or be denied an exemption under this section because of the use of the property for an income-producing activity that is not the organization's primary purpose provided all net proceeds from that activity are utilized in furtherance of the primary purpose of the organization or for other charitable purposes. Commencing with the effective date of P.L.2001, c.85, exempt firefighter's associations, firefighter's relief associations and volunteer fire companies shall be required to record the dates the property has been utilized for income-producing activities and to maintain such records during the calendar year in which the income-producing activity takes place and for the two calendar years thereafter.

Amended 2001, c.85; 2001, c.354.


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