Alabama § 11-47-41 Contracts for Municipal Care and Maintenance of Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, and Graves - Authorized

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-47-41 — Contracts for Municipal Care and Maintenance of Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, and Graves - Authorized

Alabama § 11-47-41

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 47Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally

Art. 2Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

Div. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 11-47-41 (2026).

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Any incorporated city or town having within its corporate limits an ancient family cemetery or burial ground or owning a cemetery or burial ground may make and enter into a contract with any interested party or parties obligating and binding the city or town to forever protect, maintain, and properly care for such cemetery or burial ground or for graves of individuals in the cemeteries or burial grounds owned by such city or town, upon terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and for such compensation as it may see fit to accept.

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Any incorporated city or town having within its corporate limits an ancient family cemetery or burial ground or owning a cemetery or burial ground may make and enter into a contract with any interested party or parties obligating and binding the city or town to forever protect, maintain, and properly care for such cemetery or burial ground or for graves of individuals in the cemeteries or burial grounds owned by such city or town, upon terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and for such compensation as it may see fit to accept.