IC 23-14-67
Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties
IC 23-14-67-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to cemeteries that:
(1) are without funds or sources of funds for reasonable
maintenance;
(2) have suffered neglect and deterioration;
(3) may be the burial grounds for Indiana pioneer leaders or
veterans of an American war, including the Revolutionary War;
and
(4) were established before 1850. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-2 County cemetery commission
Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may appoint
a county cemetery commission consisting of five (5) residents of the
county.
(b) The members of a county cemetery commission shall be
appointed for a term of five (5) years. The board of county
commissioners shall stagger the terms of the members to permit the
appointment or a reappointment of one (1) commission member per
year. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3 Annual tax for restoration and maintenance
Sec. 3. A county cemetery commission may request the levy of an
annual tax for the purpose of restoring and maintaining one (1) or
more cemeteries described in section 1 of this chapter that are
located in the county. The tax may not exceed fifty cents ($0.50) on
each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of property in
the county. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3.5 Annual reports filed with Indiana historical bureau
Sec. 3.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, a county cemetery
commission shall file an annual report with the Indiana historical
bureau established by IC 4-23-7-3.
(b) An annual report filed under this section must include
information on the following:
(1) The budget of the county cemetery commission for the
preceding calendar year.
(2) Expenditures made by the county cemetery commission
during the preceding calendar year.
(3) Activities of the county cemetery commission during the
preceding calendar year.
(4) Plans of the county cemetery commission for the calendar
year during which the report is filed.
(c) The Indiana historical bureau shall make reports filed under
this section available for public inspection under IC 5-14-3. As added by P.L.2-1998, SEC.64.
IC 23-14-67-4 Annual budget and annual report
Sec. 4. A county cemetery commission established under this
chapter shall:
(1) present an annual plan and budget; and
(2) make an annual report;
to the board of county commissioners and the county council for
approval. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67
Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties
IC 23-14-67-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to cemeteries that:
(1) are without funds or sources of funds for reasonable
maintenance;
(2) have suffered neglect and deterioration;
(3) may be the burial grounds for Indiana pioneer leaders or
veterans of an American war, including the Revolutionary War;
and
(4) were established before 1850. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-2 County cemetery commission
Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may appoint
a county cemetery commission consisting of five (5) residents of the
county.
(b) The members of a county cemetery commission shall be
appointed for a term of five (5) years. The board of county
commissioners shall stagger the terms of the members to permit the
appointment or a reappointment of one (1) commission member per
year. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3 Annual tax for restoration and maintenance
Sec. 3. A county cemetery commission may request the levy of an
annual tax for the purpose of restoring and maintaining one (1) or
more cemeteries described in section 1 of this chapter that are
located in the county. The tax may not exceed fifty cents ($0.50) on
each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of property in
the county. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3.5 Annual reports filed with Indiana historical bureau
Sec. 3.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, a county cemetery
commission shall file an annual report with the Indiana historical
bureau established by IC 4-23-7-3.
(b) An annual report filed under this section must include
information on the following:
(1) The budget of the county cemetery commission for the
preceding calendar year.
(2) Expenditures made by the county cemetery commission
during the preceding calendar year.
(3) Activities of the county cemetery commission during the
preceding calendar year.
(4) Plans of the county cemetery commission for the calendar
year during which the report is filed.
(c) The Indiana historical bureau shall make reports filed under
this section available for public inspection under IC 5-14-3. As added by P.L.2-1998, SEC.64.
IC 23-14-67-4 Annual budget and annual report
Sec. 4. A county cemetery commission established under this
chapter shall:
(1) present an annual plan and budget; and
(2) make an annual report;
to the board of county commissioners and the county council for
approval. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67
Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties
IC 23-14-67-1 Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to cemeteries that:
(1) are without funds or sources of funds for reasonable
maintenance;
(2) have suffered neglect and deterioration;
(3) may be the burial grounds for Indiana pioneer leaders or
veterans of an American war, including the Revolutionary War;
and
(4) were established before 1850. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-2 County cemetery commission
Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may appoint
a county cemetery commission consisting of five (5) residents of the
county.
(b) The members of a county cemetery commission shall be
appointed for a term of five (5) years. The board of county
commissioners shall stagger the terms of the members to permit the
appointment or a reappointment of one (1) commission member per
year. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3 Annual tax for restoration and maintenance
Sec. 3. A county cemetery commission may request the levy of an
annual tax for the purpose of restoring and maintaining one (1) or
more cemeteries described in section 1 of this chapter that are
located in the county. The tax may not exceed fifty cents ($0.50) on
each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of property in
the county. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IC 23-14-67-3.5 Annual reports filed with Indiana historical bureau
Sec. 3.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, a county cemetery
commission shall file an annual report with the Indiana historical
bureau established by IC 4-23-7-3.
(b) An annual report filed under this section must include
information on the following:
(1) The budget of the county cemetery commission for the
preceding calendar year.
(2) Expenditures made by the county cemetery commission
during the preceding calendar year.
(3) Activities of the county cemetery commission during the
preceding calendar year.
(4) Plans of the county cemetery commission for the calendar
year during which the report is filed.
(c) The Indiana historical bureau shall make reports filed under
this section available for public inspection under IC 5-14-3. As added by P.L.2-1998, SEC.64.
IC 23-14-67-4 Annual budget and annual report
Sec. 4. A county cemetery commission established under this
chapter shall:
(1) present an annual plan and budget; and
(2) make an annual report;
to the board of county commissioners and the county council for
approval. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
