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§ 57-31 — May be in perpetuity

Virginia·Title 57 RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES·Ch. 3 CEMETERIES·Art. 3 DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY FOR MAINTENANCE AND CARE
No disposition of property heretofore or hereafter made for the maintenance or care of any cemetery, burial ground, burial lot in a cemetery, or monument, or other erections about such cemetery or burial lot, shall fail by reason of such disposition having been made in perpetuity, but shall be valid.

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Legislative History

Code 1919, § 59; 1918, p. 103; 1920, p. 10.

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