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§ 43 — Buildings upon burial places

Massachusetts § 43
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVIPUBLIC HEALTH
Ch. 114CEMETERIES AND BURIALS

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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43 (2026).

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Section 43. No building shall be erected upon any burial place belonging to a city, except by special authority from the general court, or with the previous consent of the city council.

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Nearby Sections

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§ 43
Buildings upon burial places
§ 43A
Ownership, maintenance and operation of cemeteries; private profit
§ 43B
Sale of cemetery lots and plots for speculative purposes
§ 43C
Disposition of proceeds of sales of cemetery lots and plots; liquidation of indebtedness
§ 43D
Location of community mausoleums; exceptions
§ 43E
New community mausoleums; plans and specifications; approval; construction
§ 43F
Community mausoleums; construction; supervision
§ 43G
Use of community mausoleum prior to completion; care and improvement fund
§ 43H
Sale of community mausoleum prior to completion
§ 43I
Removal of bodies constituting menace to public health
§ 43J
Permanent care and improvement fund for community mausoleums
§ 43K
Custodian of fund; administration and investment
§ 43L
Abating or enjoining nuisance
§ 43M
Permanent disposition of dead bodies or remains
§ 43N
Penalties; violations of this chapter
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