257.230. Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging. - Missouri Statutes

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Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging.

257.230. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of adistrict to take or damage any cemetery, the district shallappraise the cost of such taking or easement in the same manneras appraisals are made for other property. The board of trusteesin the case of the removal of a cemetery may agree for suchremoval with the persons or authorities owning or controlling thecemetery; and in case of agreement, the board of trustees maypurchase the necessary land, and remove or contract for theremoval of those buried, together with all monuments. They mayalso contract for an easement therein if removal is not desired.In case condemnation proceedings are necessary, they shall beinstituted and conducted under the provisions therefor in thischapter. Compensation granted for taking any cemetery shallinclude the cost of removal of those buried and their monuments.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 23)

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Statutes > Missouri > T16 > C257 > 257_230

Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging.

257.230. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of adistrict to take or damage any cemetery, the district shallappraise the cost of such taking or easement in the same manneras appraisals are made for other property. The board of trusteesin the case of the removal of a cemetery may agree for suchremoval with the persons or authorities owning or controlling thecemetery; and in case of agreement, the board of trustees maypurchase the necessary land, and remove or contract for theremoval of those buried, together with all monuments. They mayalso contract for an easement therein if removal is not desired.In case condemnation proceedings are necessary, they shall beinstituted and conducted under the provisions therefor in thischapter. Compensation granted for taking any cemetery shallinclude the cost of removal of those buried and their monuments.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 23)

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Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging.

257.230. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of adistrict to take or damage any cemetery, the district shallappraise the cost of such taking or easement in the same manneras appraisals are made for other property. The board of trusteesin the case of the removal of a cemetery may agree for suchremoval with the persons or authorities owning or controlling thecemetery; and in case of agreement, the board of trustees maypurchase the necessary land, and remove or contract for theremoval of those buried, together with all monuments. They mayalso contract for an easement therein if removal is not desired.In case condemnation proceedings are necessary, they shall beinstituted and conducted under the provisions therefor in thischapter. Compensation granted for taking any cemetery shallinclude the cost of removal of those buried and their monuments.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 23)