2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 23. Business and other Associations
ARTICLE 14. CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
CHAPTER 63. Conveyance of Township Cemeteries to Private Corporations
23-14-63-5. Powers and duties of corporation
Sec. 5. (a) A corporation to which a cemetery is conveyed under section 4 of this chapter:
(1) shall control the cemetery;
(2) shall ornament, beautify, and improve the cemetery;
(3) may purchase additions and sell lots in the cemetery;
(4) may assess all lots for the care, improvement, and beautification of the cemetery;
(5) may receive and hold in trust gifts, donations, and legacies to be devoted to the purposes referred to in subdivisions (1) through (4); and
(6) may exercise all the powers of a corporation organized under any statute for the purpose of owning, managing, and maintaining cemeteries.
(b) All actions that the corporation takes in accordance with statutes concerning cemeteries before the cemetery is conveyed by the township trustee to the corporation are valid and binding on all parties involved in the actions.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.37.
