12-1401. Establishment or acquisition in cities or townships; condemnation of land. Any city or any township or city and township or two or more townships desiring to join may establish or acquire a cemetery for public use and may acquire land necessary for such purpose by condemnation, as provided by law. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the taking or appropriating of cemetery grounds owned or used by any religious body or denomination for burial purposes.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1401; L. 1995, ch. 109, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
12-1401 Establishment or acquisition in cities or townships; condemnation of land.
12-1402 Same; care and control; moneys.
12-1403 Same; township tax levy for site; limitation.
12-1404 Same; townships may join in procuring lands.
12-1405 Cemeteries in cities; tax levy.
12-1406 Cities and townships may purchase land of cemetery association; notice of purchase; protest.
12-1407 Same; purchase of adjoining land; tax levy, use of proceeds.
12-1410 Same; use and investment of funds.
12-1411 Same; bonds of custodians of funds.
12-1412 Improvements connecting outside city.
12-1415 Same; bond election, when.
12-1416 Transfer of management of association to city or township.
12-1417 Same; election; debts.
12-1418 Same; trustee for funds; nonliability.
12-1419 Same; records; deeds in trust.
12-1419a Disposition of property for burial purposes.
12-1419b Acquisition by gift in city or township, when.
12-1420 Cemetery board; appointment; salary of secretary.
12-1422 Same; term of office; removal; vacancies.
12-1424 Same; treasurer; term; bond.
12-1425 Same; sexton and assistants.
12-1427 Same; abolishment of board; election; petition, when.
12-1428 Revestment of title; procedure.
12-1429 Same; conditions; notice to nonresidents.
12-1430 Same; record of proceedings.
12-1431 Same; actions to determine title.
12-1432 Same; abandonment by grantee or holder.
12-1433 Same; judgment may be recorded.
12-1434 Same; description; ingress and egress.
12-1435 Same; perpetual care contracts exempt.
12-1436 Same; title reinvested in city or township; reconveyance to lot holder, when.
12-1437 Authority to accept trust funds.
12-1438 Same; investment and use of income.
12-1439 Same; ordinance required.
12-1440 Revestment of title to lots; procedure.
12-1441 Prevention of unintended cemetery uses by cities or counties; definitions.