2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 12-401 — Cemetery board; members; appointment; terms; vacancies.

Section 12-401
Cemetery board; members; appointment; terms; vacancies.

The mayor of any city having less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants, by and with the consent of the council or a majority thereof, and the chairman of the board of trustees of any village, by and with the consent of the village board or a majority thereof, may appoint a board of six members, to be known as the cemetery board, from among the citizens at large of such city or village, who shall serve without pay and shall have entire control and management of any cemetery belonging to such city or village. Neither the mayor nor any member of the council, nor the chairman nor any member of the village board of trustees may be members of the cemetery board. At the time of establishing said cemetery board, two members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of three years, and thereafter two members shall be appointed each year for a term of three years. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled in like manner as regular members of the board are appointed.

Source:

Laws 1917, c. 207, § 1, p. 496

C.S.1922, § 4492

C.S.1929, § 13-401

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska