§ 35-8-303 — Body corporate; name and style; powers generally; rules and regulations of trustees

Each district established is hereby declared to be a body
corporate by the name and style of the .... cemetery district
and the name therefor shall be entered upon the commissioners'
records and shall be selected by the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the greater area of land
within the district is located. In the name so selected, the
district may hold property and be a party to contracts, shall
have power to sue and be sued, shall be empowered through its
governing board to acquire real and personal property and
equipment for cemetery purposes by gift, devise, bequest or
purchase and to enter into contracts for the acquisition by
purchase or lease of real and personal property and equipment;
to convey, lease and otherwise dispose of its property for
cemetery purposes and as a cemetery district, to establish
sinking funds for said purposes; to issue bonds for the purchase
of real property and improvements and equipment for the same,
for cemetery purposes in the manner hereinafter provided, and
the trustees thereof shall have power to make such rules and
regulations as are necessary for the proper operation of the
district and shall file them with the county clerk for each
county in which the district is located.