§ 160A-346. Authority to condemn easements for perpetual care. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑346. Authority to condemn easements for perpetual care.

A city shall have authority to acquire an easement for perpetual careby gift, grant, purchase, or exercise of the power of eminent domain in anycemetery, graveyard, or burial place within the city. When a perpetual careeasement is acquired under this section, all city ordinances concerning thecare and upkeep of city cemeteries shall be applicable to the cemetery, and theincome from city perpetual care trust funds may be used to care for andmaintain the cemetery. This section shall not apply to a cemetery licensed bythe North Carolina State Burial Association Commissioner or to property ownedor controlled by any church or religious organization unless the owner of theproperty consents to the acquisition. (1951, c. 385, s. 2; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)