§ 23-14-65-11 — Transfer of control and management to board of cemetery regents; board members

Indiana § 23-14-65-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 23: BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
• Art. 14: CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
• Ch. 65: City and Town Cemeteries

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(a) A city or town may, by ordinance,
transfer the control and management of a cemetery to which this
chapter applies to a board composed of four (4) residents of the
municipality. Not more than two (2) of the residents appointed may be
members of the same political party.
(b) Each board member appointed to the board established under
subsection (a) must:
(1) own a lot in the cemetery or cemeteries to which this chapter
applies; or
(2) be a freeholder of the municipality.
(c) The executive of the municipality shall appoint the members of
the board established under subsection (a) to initial terms as follows:
(1) one (1) member for a term of one (1) year;
(2) one (1) member for a term of two (2) years;
(3) one (1) member for a term of three (3) years; and
(4) one (1) member for a term of four (4) years.
(d) Each member appointed under this section serves until the
member's successor is appointed and qualified. After the initial term
referred to in subsection (c), the member, if reappointed, or the
member's successor serves for a term of four (4) years.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.39.