Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113)
Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113)
Chapter 17 - DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD (§§ 20-17-101 — 20-17-1408)
Subchapter 11 - CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 20-17-1101 — 20-17-1118)
Section 20-17-1105 - Board of commissioners - Powers and duties

Universal Citation:
AR Code § 20-17-1105 (2023)
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  • (a) The commissioners may take charge of, purchase, and provide a site or grounds and additions thereto, to provide and maintain streets, aisles, outside fences, drainage, and other necessary facilities, and to employ a caretaker or caretakers for the cutting of grass and the planting and care of trees, shrubs, and flowers.
  • (b) The commissioners shall establish lots, plots, or burial spaces within the space provided for a cemetery and issue permits for the interment of deceased persons therein.

Acts 1957, No. 318, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1302.


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