The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01
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An Act to authorize cemetery associations to sell
and convey certain portions of their lands for
other than burial purposes, and to provide for
the disposition of the proceeds of such sales
/. lie IL ealeles by lac Senate ana General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey That when
ever the board of directors, managers or trustees
of any cemetery association, company or corpora
ton of this state organized either under general
or special law or laws, or the body having the
management of any cemetery in this state, by
whatever name such body may be known, shall
determine by resolution that, in their opinion the
interests of such cemetery association, company
or corporation would be promoted by the sale of
any portion of its lands not suitable for burial
purposes upon which no buTdais shall have been
made except such lands as have been dedicated
for park and so expressed in the deeds given for
lots sold, or have been set aside for building pur
poses for other than burial purposes and shall in
such resolution particularly describe the portion
Of such lands which they propose to sell, such
board or body shah, within one week after the
passage OF zach resolution, give public notice,
signed by the secretary of such board or body of
the time and place, when and where meeting of
the members OF such association, company or COR
peration will be held to determine BY vote
whether such board or body shall be authorized
to sell the lands described in such resolution.
2. And be it enacted, That the public notice
aforesaid shall contain the description of the
lands proposed to be Sold and shall be published
in two newspapers printed and published in the
county wherein such cemetery may be situate
and shall be continued therein at least four weeks
time for said meeting.
8. And be it enacted, That if majority of the
votes cast at such meeting shall be in favor of
such sale as aforesaid, then the board or body
having the management of such cemetery shall
be authorized and empowered to offer at public
sale the lands so authorized to be sold
a.. And be it enacted, That after such land as
aforesaid shall have been offered at public sale
and struck off to bidder or bidders the secretary
of such cemetery association, company or corpor-
alton shall call meeting of the members thereof
by public notice, published IN two newspapers
printed and published in the county wherein
such cemetery may be situate, for two weeks sue
for said meeting At Which meeetine tbe s e de
shall vote TO confirm or not to confirm such
sale or sales; and if q majority Of votes cast at
sales, the board or body having the management
of such cemetery shall cause to be executed and
delivered to the bidder or bidders good and valid
deed or deeds of conveyance for the lands 50 sold
s. And be it enacted That the proceeds of such
sale or SaieS shall be appropriated to the payment
of the legal debts and liablitiesof such cemetery
association, company or corporation, and that the
balance remaining after payment of such legal
debts and liabilities shall be held by the board or
body having the management of such cemetery
as permanent fund, and shall be safely invested
by such board or body and the annual interest
thereof expended by them upon said cemetery in
repairs, improvements characterization and other
necessary expenses provided, that no part of said
interest shall be paid as fees OF salary to any mem
Der Of such board or body and provided, further,
that in the case Of any cemetery association com
or cOfpOTdtlOUt WHICH Is OF may DC composed
in part of the holders Of shares of capital stock
and in part of the owners of burial lots, the pro-
ceeds OF such sale sales, after payment Of legal
debts and liabilities shall be divided into two
equal parts or shares one of which parts or shares
may be paid as dividend to the holders of capt.
tai stock, and the other of which shall be held by
the board or body having the management of such
cemetery as permanent fund, and shall be safely
invested by such board or body and the annual
interest thereof expended as aforesaid forrepairs,
improvements, ornamentaton and other neces-
sary expenses.
6. And be it enacted, That the voting at any
meeting of any cemetery association company OF
corporation, called under the provisions of this
act, SHALL as 70 the rights and qualifications of
voters and the manner of conducting the cleo
ton, be regulated and controlled by the laws,
rules and by laws which regulate the election of
officers in any such cemetery association, com
pany or corporation.
7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved June %, 1886.