12-1428. Revestment of title; procedure. (a) Whenever any city or any township has acquired a cemetery from a cemetery association and such city or township or its predecessor in title shall have heretofore conveyed to any person or persons the right of interment upon any platted lot or designated piece of ground within the area of such cemetery and the deed or conveyance thereto from such city or township or its predecessor in title or the predecessor of such title owner provides that the lot shall be held subject to all the regulations of the governing body of such cemetery, and the owners thereof named in such deed or conveyance neglect or refuse to observe such regulations, for the period of 10 successive years, the governing body of such cemetery may revest such city or township with the title to the portion of such cemetery lot not actually used for burial purposes, and in addition thereto sufficient space for two additional graves adjacent to any graves then on such lot, in the manner and procedure specified in subsection (b).
(b) If the owner of such cemetery lot shall be a resident of the county wherein such cemetery is located, then such governing body may cause to be served upon such owner, in the manner prescribed by law for the service of a summons in a civil action, a notice specifying the amount unpaid for lot care upon such lot, and specifying a time within which the same must be paid to the city clerk or township clerk, which time shall not be less than 30 days from the date of the service of such notice, and further specifying that upon the failure of such owner of such lot to pay the amount specified in such notice within such specified time that the governing body will take the necessary steps to revest the city or township with the title to the portion of such cemetery lot not actually used for burial purposes.
History: L. 1935, ch. 104, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 62, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 72, § 10; 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.