§ 160A-343. Authority to abandon cemeteries. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑343. Authority to abandon cemeteries.

A city shall have authority to abandon any cemetery that has not beenused for interment purposes within 10 years. Upon abandonment, all monuments,tombstones, and the contents of all graves within the cemetery shall betransferred at city expense to another city cemetery, or to a cemetery licensedby the State Burial Association Commissioner. After the transfer of monuments,tombstones, and the contents of graves, the city may take possession of,convey, or use the former cemetery property for any lawful purpose. (1917, c.  136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237;C.S., s. 2787; 1969, c. 402; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)