Section 128.51 - Circuit court in chancery; jurisdiction to vacate cemeteries. - Michigan Statutes

VACATING CEMETERY IN CITY OR VILLAGE (EXCERPT)
Act 297 of 1929

128.51 Circuit court in chancery; jurisdiction to vacate cemeteries.

Sec. 1.

That, whenever the trustees of an incorporated village, or the common council of any city, shall, by a resolution adopted by them, determine that the dead bodies buried in any private or public cemetery located in such city or village should be removed therefrom for the reason that such cemetery shall impede the establishment, maintenance, development or enhancement of any public improvement by such city or village, the circuit court in chancery of the county in which such cemetery is located, upon such findings, and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, is hereby authorized to vacate the same, or any part thereof, on petition made to such court, as hereinafter provided.

History: 1929, Act 297, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2668 ;-- CL 1948, 128.51