Code of Alabama
Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.
Section 11-17-16 - Validation, etc., of Prior Conveyances, Bequests, Etc.

All conveyances, transfers, devises, and bequests for any purpose set out in section 11-17-13 made prior to July 2, 1931, are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.

Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.

Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.

Section 11-17-1 - Petition for Appointment of Commission to Locate or Enlarge, Mark Boundaries, etc., of Burial Places, Graveyards or Cemeteries.

Section 11-17-2 - Commission - Appointment; Notice of Appointment and Issuance of Commission to Members.

Section 11-17-3 - Commission - Establishment and Marking of Boundaries; Preparation and Filing of Reports.

Section 11-17-4 - Commission - Assessment and Report of Damages From Taking of Property, Etc.

Section 11-17-5 - Recordation of Proceedings Upon Payment of Damages and Costs.

Section 11-17-6 - Dedication to Public and Use of Burial Place.

Section 11-17-7 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Authorized.

Section 11-17-8 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Bond.

Section 11-17-9 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Establishment of Date for Hearing; Summoning and Empaneling of Jurors; Notice of Hearing.

Section 11-17-10 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Conduct of Hearing Generally; Establishment of Damages by Jury.

Section 11-17-11 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Entry of Judgment for Damages and Costs.

Section 11-17-12 - Property Not Deemed Dedicated Until Damages and Costs Paid.

Section 11-17-13 - Preservation, Repair, etc., of Public or Private Burial Places, etc., Declared Charitable Purposes; Conveyances, Devises, etc., of Burial Places for Such Purposes Deemed to Create Charitable Trusts.

Section 11-17-14 - Burial Societies, Cemeteries, etc., Empowered to Accept Conveyances, Devises, etc., and to Act as Trustees.

Section 11-17-15 - Trusts Created by Conveyances, Devises, etc., May Be Perpetual; Terms and Conditions of Same.

Section 11-17-16 - Validation, etc., of Prior Conveyances, Bequests, Etc.