214.210. Certain cities may accept or acquire cemetery lands. - Missouri Statutes

Certain cities may accept or acquire cemetery lands.

214.210. Any city in this state now or hereafter containinga population of three hundred thousand or more, and less than sixhundred thousand inhabitants according to the now or then lastpreceding United States census may, for the purpose of sections214.210 to 214.230 by ordinance accept or take over by gift ordonation any land within said city used for cemetery purposes,with or without adjoining or connected land, of any cemeterycorporation or of any unincorporated cemetery association; or maylikewise acquire, accept and take over by gift or donation amajority of the shares of the members of any said cemeterycorporation or association holding, or having lands so used,sufficient and in manner to give such city a majority control ofsuch corporation or association and, through it, control ofmanagement of its such lands; or under its power of eminentdomain, to be exercised in the method and manner of procedure asprovided by statutes or by the charter of the city for acquiringland for park purposes, any such city may acquire any such lands,in whole or in part, for the purposes expressed in sections214.210 to 214.230.

(RSMo 1939 § 15282)