New Jersey § 40:60-41 Public burial grounds devoted to other public uses; disinterment  of bodies

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:60-41 — Public burial grounds devoted to other public uses; disinterment of bodies

New Jersey § 40:60-41

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:60-41 (2026).

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The governing body of any municipality, wherein any lands are held by the municipality for burial purposes in trust for such use, may by ordinance devote such lands to any other public purpose or use to which in the judgment of the governing body it is best adapted. The ordinance shall provide for the removal of any human remains interred in such lands to some proper burial place and for the protection and suitable marking and care thereof. The governing body may make such appropriation therefor as it may judge to be reasonably necessary.

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The governing body of any municipality, wherein any lands are held by the municipality for burial purposes in trust for such use, may by ordinance devote such lands to any other public purpose or use to which in the judgment of the governing body it is best adapted. The ordinance shall provide for the removal of any human remains interred in such lands to some proper burial place and for the protection and suitable marking and care thereof. The governing body may make such appropriation therefor as it may judge to be reasonably necessary.