12-1428.   Revestment of title; procedure.(a) Whenever any city or any township hasacquired a cemetery from a cemetery association and such city or townshipor its predecessor in title shall have heretofore conveyed to any person orpersons the right of interment upon any platted lot or designated piece ofground within the area of such cemetery and the deed or conveyance theretofrom such city or township or its predecessor in title or the predecessorof such title owner provides that the lot shall be held subject to allthe regulations of the governing body of such cemetery, and the ownersthereof named in such deed or conveyance neglect orrefuse to observe such regulations, for the period of 10 successive years, thegoverningbody of such cemetery may revest such city or township with the title tothe portion of such cemetery lot not actually used for burial purposes, andin addition thereto sufficient space for two additional graves adjacent toany graves then on such lot, in the manner and procedure specified insubsection (b).

      (b)   If the owner of such cemetery lot shall be a resident of the county whereinsuch cemetery is located, then such governing body may cause to be servedupon such owner, in the manner prescribed by law for the service of asummons in a civil action, a notice specifying the amount unpaid for lotcare upon such lot, and specifying a time within which the same must bepaid to the city clerk or township clerk, which time shall not be less than30 days from the date of the service of suchnotice, and furtherspecifying that upon the failure of such owner ofsuch lot to pay theamount specified in such notice within such specifiedtime that thegoverning body will take the necessary steps to revest the city ortownship with the title to the portion of such cemetery lot not actuallyused for burial purposes.

      History:   L. 1935, ch. 104, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 62, §1; L. 1982, ch. 72, § 10; July 1.