Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.
68.52.120 - Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.

RCW 68.52.120
Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.

The text of the petition with the names of petitioners omitted and a notice signed by the clerk of the county legislative authority stating the day, hour, and place of the hearing must be published in three consecutive weekly issues of the official newspaper of the county prior to the date of the hearing. The clerk must also cause a copy of the petition with the names of petitioners omitted, with a copy of the notice attached, to be posted for not less than fifteen days before the date of the hearing in three public places in the proposed district, to be previously designated by him or her and made a matter of record in the proceedings.

[ 2013 c 167 § 3; 2012 c 117 § 319; 1947 c 6 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-153. Formerly RCW 68.16.040.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains

Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.

68.52.010 - Morgues authorized in counties.

68.52.020 - Coroner to control morgue—Expense.

68.52.030 - Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire cemeteries, etc.

68.52.040 - Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries.

68.52.045 - Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board.

68.52.050 - Cemetery improvement fund.

68.52.060 - Care and investment of fund.

68.52.065 - Approval of investments.

68.52.070 - Cemetery improvement fund—Management.

68.52.080 - Books of account—Audit.

68.52.090 - Establishment authorized.

68.52.100 - Petition—Requisites—Examination.

68.52.110 - Hearing—Place and date.

68.52.120 - Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.

68.52.130 - Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands.

68.52.140 - Formation of district and election of first commissioners.

68.52.150 - Election, how conducted—Notice.

68.52.155 - Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies.

68.52.160 - Election ballot.

68.52.170 - Canvass of returns—Votes required for district formation.

68.52.180 - Review—When district formation is complete.

68.52.185 - Ballot proposition authorized for district formation.

68.52.190 - General powers of district.

68.52.192 - Public cemetery facilities or services—Cooperation with public or private agencies—Joint purchasing.

68.52.193 - Public cemetery facilities or services—"Public agency" defined.

68.52.195 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

68.52.200 - Right of eminent domain.

68.52.210 - Power to do cemetery business—District boundaries may include cities and towns—Eminent domain exception.

68.52.220 - District commissioners—Compensation—Election.

68.52.250 - Special elections.

68.52.260 - Oath of commissioners.

68.52.270 - Organization of board—Secretary—Office—Meetings—Powers.

68.52.280 - Duty of county treasurer—Cemetery district fund.

68.52.290 - Tax levy authorized for fund.

68.52.300 - Disbursement of fund.

68.52.310 - Limitation of indebtedness—Limitation of tax levy.

68.52.320 - Dissolution of districts.

68.52.330 - Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.

68.52.901 - Effective date—1987 c 331.