The advocate., 1897-04-14
Published April IA, 1871
House BIZ No. $50,
AN ACT

Providing for the condemnation OF lands for
cemetery purposes, and prescribing the du-
ties Of the Board Of County Commissioners,
Appraisers, County Clerk and County Treas
urer hereunder.
Be Il enacted By the Legislature Of the State o.
KdHsGs.
SECTION /. Any city of the first, second or
third class, may apply to the Board Of County
Commissioners OF the county, wherein such
city 10 located, to lay of cemetery grounds, or
additions to said grounds for public use, as
may be desired by such city.
SEC 2. Written application being so made by
the Clerk Of any such city, when such Clerk
has been directed to make such application,
by the City Council Of such city, the said
Board Of County Commissioners shall forth
with proceed to lay of the grounds or Addi-
tions for cemetery purposes, described in said
written notice by said City Clerk, having the
same carefully surveyed, and ascertaining
carefully the quantity Of land or lands neces-
sAry for such purposes, and appraise the value
OF such portion or portions Of any quarter sec
tion or sections, or other lot Of land so laid off,
and assess the damage thereto, and when such
Commissioners shall ascertain that such pog-
ti0n OF such quarter section, or lots, belongs to
different owners, they shall appraise the value
and assess the damages OF each such owners
interest, all which dOings the County Com
miasioners shall embody in q written report,
and file the same In the office OF the County
Clerk Of such county.
SEC. 8. Such County Clerk shall prepare
forthwith, and Ole In the Office Of the County
Treasurer OF such county, a true copy Of such
report, and II said city shall cause to be paid
10 such Treasurer, the amount In full OF such
rvAtt Iow "a "a
such fling OF such copy In such TreAsurer's
Office, such Treasurer shall thereupOn certify
such fact upon the copy Of report, and shall
upon the demand Of the persons severally en-
titled thereto, pay over the amounts OF such
fund, TO such persons
SEC. A. II such city shall cause the copy OF
report 80 certified to be, within ten days OF
such certifying, tlled and recorded In the
office Of the Register Of Deeds for such county
II shall have the right to occupy the land, so
laid OK by said Commissioners, for the pur.
pose Of cemetery grounds, and the perpetual
nse OF such lands shall be vested In such city
SEC. s. The Commissioners hereby required
20 perform such duties, shall be paid therefor
by the city upon whose application they shall
act.
SEC. 6. Before the Board OF County Commits.
sioners shall proceed 10 lay of any grounds
for cemetery purposes as herein provided
notice Of the time when the same shall be
commenced shall be given by publication, ut
least thirty days before the time fixed, In
some newspaper published In such county, or II
none be published therein, then in some news.
paper Of general circulation In such county
wherein such lands are to be laid off but
where personal service Is made ON the owner
or owners OK such lands, for the period OF
thirty days before commencing to lay Off said
grounds, as above specified, no publication
notice shall be required. An appeal may be
mad from the determination Of the Board OF
County Commissioners, as 10 the value Of che
land ETC., as 10 provided in section eighty-six
g68) OK the compiled laws OF 1856.
SnC.7 All hcts and paris OF aCts inconsist-