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MI Comp L § 128.56 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 297 of 1929 - Vacating Cemetery in City or Village (128.51 - 128.57)|Section 128.56 - Appeal; Bond.

128.56 Appeal; bond. Sec. 6.  Any lot owner or grave owner whose property may be taken, and any municipality or person, party to the proceedings under this act, considering himself aggrieved, may appeal from the order of the court confirming the verdict of the jury or order of the court made at the proceedings without a jury by filing in writing with the clerk of said court notice of such appeal within 5 days after the confirmation or order, and filing a bond in said court, to be approved by the judge thereof, conditioned for the prosecution of said appeal to judgment, and the payment of all costs, damages and expenses that may be awarded against him in case the judgment or confirmation shall be affirmed. Such appeal shall be perfected within the same time and prosecuted as far as practicable like an appeal in chancery. History: 1929, Act 297, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2673 ;-- CL 1948, 128.56
MI Comp L § 128.57 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 297 of 1929 - Vacating Cemetery in City or Village (128.51 - 128.57)|Section 128.57 - Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.

128.57 Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to removal and reinterment of dead bodies.
MI Comp L § 128.61 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 113 of 1915 - Care of Cemeteries (128.61 - 128.62)|Section 128.61 - Cemeteries; Joint Maintenance by Municipalities; Money Deposited in Trust, Limitation, Expenditure.

128.61 Cemeteries; joint maintenance by municipalities; money deposited in trust, limitation, expenditure. Sec. 1.  The township board of each township shall have the authority and it shall be its duty to cause all cemeteries within its township, except private cemeteries and cemeteries owned by cities and villages located in such townships, to be properly taken care of. The legislative body of any city or village may contribute to the maintenance and care of cemeteries owned by the township, and the township board may contribute to the maintenance and care of cemeteries owned by a city or village. Such contributions shall be paid from the respective contingent or general funds. The township boards of 2 or more adjoining townships, whether or not the townships are located in the same county may contribute to the maintenance and care of cemeteries owned by 1 or more of the townships. Any person or persons interested in the maintenance of a lot in any cemetery may deposit in trust with the township treasurer a sum of money not to exceed the sum of $500.00, the interest or principal of which shall be expended to maintain the lot described in such amounts each year as shall be designated in the letter of deposit, or by agreement with the township board. Said maintenance money shall be expended under the supervision of the township board. History: 1915, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11190 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 2676 ;-- CL 1948, 128.61 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 57, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 157, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
MI Comp L § 128.62 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 113 of 1915 - Care of Cemeteries (128.61 - 128.62)|Section 128.62 - Cemetery Day.

128.62 Cemetery day. Sec. 2.  The third Wednesday in August of each year is hereby designated as “cemetery day” and is set aside as a day upon which the people in townships may devote a portion of their time to the improvement of their cemeteries. The township boards shall direct the manner of making such improvements. History: 1915, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11191 ;-- CL 1929, 2677 ;-- CL 1948, 128.62
MI Comp L § 128.71 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 95 of 1909 - Trust Fund for Care of Cemeteries (128.71 - 128.74)|Section 128.71 - Township Board of Trustees; Taking, Receiving, and Holding Property in Trust; Purpose; Expenditure of Funds.

128.71 Township board of trustees; taking, receiving, and holding property in trust; purpose; expenditure of funds. Sec. 1.  The board of trustees of a township may take, receive, and hold property, real or personal, which may be granted, transferred, bequeathed, or devised to the board in trust, for the purpose of caring for or keeping in good repair a lot or lots, or a portion of a lot or lots, or the whole or a part of a township cemetery, and to expend the funds as specified in the trust. History: 1909, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5137 ;-- CL 1929, 2678 ;-- CL 1948, 128.71 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
MI Comp L § 128.72 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 95 of 1909 - Trust Fund for Care of Cemeteries (128.71 - 128.74)|Section 128.72 - Trust Fund; Investment.

128.72 Trust fund; investment. Sec. 2.  All moneys and property which may be received by said board by way of gift, grant, devise or bequest, for cemetery purposes, shall be under the control of said board, and shall be held in trust by said board, subject to the terms and conditions on which the same were given, granted, devised or bequeathed, and the same shall constitute a trust fund. If left in money it shall, unless otherwise expressed by those making such gift, grant or bequest, be invested as a permanent fund in good, safe, interest bearing securities, the interest therefrom to be used as designated in said trust, under the supervision or direction of the said board; and no part of such income shall be used or appropriated for other than the purposes expressed in said trust, except the paying of the clerk of said board for his services in carrying out the provisions of said trust, which amount shall be determined by the board. History: 1909, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5138 ;-- CL 1929, 2679 ;-- CL 1948, 128.72
MI Comp L § 128.73 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 95 of 1909 - Trust Fund for Care of Cemeteries (128.71 - 128.74)|Section 128.73 - Trust Fund; Not Transferable.

128.73 Trust fund; not transferable. Sec. 3.  Neither the whole nor any part of the principal or income derived from said trust fund shall be either temporarily or permanently transferred to the general cemetery or other fund, or used for general cemetery purposes, or diverted in any way contrary to the provisions of the trust under which the same was received. History: 1909, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5139 ;-- CL 1929, 2680 ;-- CL 1948, 128.73
MI Comp L § 128.74 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 95 of 1909 - Trust Fund for Care of Cemeteries (128.71 - 128.74)|Section 128.74 - Treasurer and Custodian; Bond.

128.74 Treasurer and custodian; bond. Sec. 4.  The clerk of said board shall be the treasurer of said board and custodian of such trust fund, and said board shall take into consideration this duty of the clerk in fixing the amount of his official bond, which in all cases shall be adequate to cover the moneys or property under his control for the purposes of this act. History: 1909, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5140 ;-- CL 1929, 2681 ;-- CL 1948, 128.74
MI Comp L § 128.81 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.81 - Cemetery Lots; Deposit for Care With County Treasurer.

128.81 Cemetery lots; deposit for care with county treasurer. Sec. 1.  Any person residing in the state of Michigan, or elsewhere, may, during his lifetime, by will, or otherwise, deposit any sum of money with any county treasurer in the state of Michigan, which sum shall not be less than 50 dollars, for the care of any 1 lot, the interest only of which is to be used for the purpose of caring for such cemetery lot or lots in any cemetery within the state of Michigan, an accurate description of said lots, where and in what cemetery located, to be deposited by the person so depositing said money, giving the name of the county and township, village or city in which said cemetery is located, giving the number of the lot or lots, if said cemetery is platted, if not platted, then by giving the name of some person whose name shall be cut on a stone or monument on the lot or lots in the cemetery which he may wish to designate: Provided, This section shall not affect any municipality or association that has at this time provision for such deposit of money and laws governing the maintenance of cemetery lots. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2397 ;-- CL 1929, 1278 ;-- CL 1948, 128.81
MI Comp L § 128.81a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.81a - Deposit of Money After June 30, 2018.

128.81a Deposit of money after June 30, 2018.Sec. 1a.  No money may be deposited with a county treasurer under section 1 after June 30, 2018. History: Add. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.82 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.82 - Investment of Money Deposited Under MCL 128.81.

128.82 Investment of money deposited under MCL 128.81.Sec. 2.  A county treasurer may invest money deposited with the county under section 1 in the same manner as county money under 1943 PA 20, MCL 129.91 to 129.97a. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2398 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 208, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 1279 ;-- CL 1948, 128.82 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.83 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.83 - Transfer of Earnings on Investment; Purpose.

128.83 Transfer of earnings on investment; purpose.Sec. 3.  Each year, a county treasurer shall transfer any earnings on investments under section 2 to the cemetery owner or other operator of the cemetery in which the lot designated under section 1 is located for the purpose of caring for the lot. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2399 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 324, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1280 ;-- CL 1948, 128.83 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.84 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.84 - Repealed. 2018, Act 8, Eff. June 30, 2018.

128.84 Repealed. 2018, Act 8, Eff. June 30, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to delivery of receipt by county treasurer.
MI Comp L § 128.85 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.85 - Treasurer's Bond; Increase.

128.85 Treasurer's bond; increase.Sec. 5.  A bond covering a county treasurer as required by sections 35 and 36 of 1846 RS 14, MCL 48.35 and 48.36, must be for the faithful and proper discharge of duties under this act, including the holding of money deposited under this act. The bond must be increased or decreased to reflect the amount of money held by the county treasurer under this act, as determined by the county board of commissioners. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2401 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 324, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1282 ;-- CL 1948, 128.85 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.86 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.86 - Annual Report on Money Deposited, Invested, and Expended.

128.86 Annual report on money deposited, invested, and expended.Sec. 6.  If a county treasurer holds money under this act, by January 31 of each year, the county treasurer shall report to the county board of commissioners on money deposited, invested, and paid under this act. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2402 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 208, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 1283 ;-- CL 1948, 128.86 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.87 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.87 - Cemetery Deposits; County Liability.

128.87 Cemetery deposits; county liability. Sec. 7.  Every county in this state having any such cemetery fund, shall always be held accountable and liable for any and all such cemetery money in an action brought by any person having deposited such fund, or his heirs, or by any cemetery board, or township board, wherever the cemetery is located within the state of Michigan. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2403 ;-- CL 1929, 1284 ;-- CL 1948, 128.87
MI Comp L § 128.88 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.88 - Cemetery Deposits; Tax Exempt.

128.88 Cemetery deposits; tax exempt. Sec. 8.  All moneys set apart for the purposes specified in this act shall be exempt from taxation. History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2404 ;-- CL 1929, 1285 ;-- CL 1948, 128.88
MI Comp L § 128.90 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 81 of 1903 - Care and Preservation of Cemetery Lots (128.81 - 128.90)|Section 128.90 - Definitions.

128.90 Definitions.Sec. 10.  As used in this act, "cemetery", "cemetery owner", and "operator" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.522. History: Add. 2018, Act 8, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 128.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 211 of 1911 - Fencing of Private Cemeteries (128.101 - 128.103)|Section 128.101 - Private Cemeteries in Cities; Fencing.

128.101 Private cemeteries in cities; fencing. Sec. 1.  It shall be the duty of any owner or owners of private cemeteries in cities wherein lots are sold for private or family burial purposes, to keep the same at all times enclosed with a fence with self locking gates of entrance and exit. Said fence and gates to be erected under the direction of the council of the city in which such cemetery may be located and of such a character and strength as to prevent the encroachment of live stock, within the bounds of said cemetery. History: 1911, Act 211, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11195 ;-- CL 1929, 2685 ;-- CL 1948, 128.101
MI Comp L § 128.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 211 of 1911 - Fencing of Private Cemeteries (128.101 - 128.103)|Section 128.102 - Private Cemeteries in Cities; Notice to Build or Repair.

128.102 Private cemeteries in cities; notice to build or repair. Sec. 2.  It shall be the duty of the council of any city in this state wherein is located any private cemetery, or cemeteries, coming within the provisions of this act, to serve a written notice on the owner or owners of said private cemetery or cemeteries either to build or repair, as to said board seems necessary, within a certain specified period, not to exceed 90 days from the issuing of said notice such fence as in their judgment meets the requirements of the law and in lieu of the service of a written notice, publication of the notice may be made in any newspaper of general circulation in the city wherein said private cemetery or cemeteries are located, for a period of 6 successive weeks. History: 1911, Act 211, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11196 ;-- CL 1929, 2686 ;-- CL 1948, 128.102
MI Comp L § 128.103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 211 of 1911 - Fencing of Private Cemeteries (128.101 - 128.103)|Section 128.103 - Noncompliance With Fencing Requirement; Erection by City Council; Expense.

128.103 Noncompliance with fencing requirement; erection by city council; expense. Sec. 3.  If at the expiration of said notice, the said owner or owners have neglected or refused to comply with the requirements of said notice and order of said council, it shall be the duty of said council to enter upon the premises of said private cemetery and erect or cause to be erected such fence as shall comply with the provisions of this act, and shall certify the costs of said construction to the city clerk, and said costs shall become a lien against the estate held in such private cemetery and shall be assessed and collected the same as other taxes against real estate in the city wherein such private cemetery is located. History: 1911, Act 211, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11197 ;-- CL 1929, 2687 ;-- CL 1948, 128.103
MI Comp L § 128.111 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 88 of 1875 - Exemption of Private Burial Grounds From Taxation or Attachment (128.111 - 128.112)|Section 128.111 - Private Burial Grounds; Laying Out; Deed.

128.111 Private burial grounds; laying out; deed. Sec. 1.  That it shall be lawful for any person or persons in this state to lay out and survey any tract of land not included within the corporate limits of any city or village which may be owned by such person or persons, as a private burial ground for the use of their families or descendants for purposes of interment of members of such families and descendants, and for no other purpose, not exceeding in quantity 1 acre of land, and may make a deed of the same to some person or persons to be named therein as trustees, with such provisions for continuing such trusteeship as they shall deem necessary, which said deed shall be acknowledged by such persons making the same, in the same manner as other deeds of land, and shall be recorded in the county where such land shall lie. History: 1875, Act 88, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4788 ;-- CL 1897, 8416 ;-- CL 1915, 11203 ;-- CL 1929, 2688 ;-- CL 1948, 128.111
MI Comp L § 128.112 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 88 of 1875 - Exemption of Private Burial Grounds From Taxation or Attachment (128.111 - 128.112)|Section 128.112 - Private Burial Grounds; Exemptions.

128.112 Private burial grounds; exemptions. Sec. 2.  Such land so laid out and described in said deed, when recorded in the register's office of the county where such land lies, shall operate as a grant forever of the land described in such deed to said trustees and their successors forever, for the purposes described in said deed, and no sale, judgment, or decree shall be made which shall have the effect to divert the same from the objects of said grant, set forth in such deed, and the same shall not be taxed for any purpose, or be subject to any sale for taxes or any execution, attachment, or other order of sale made by any court, and any deed made by said trustees or their successors, or upon any sale made for taxes, or upon any execution, or decree, or order of sale made by any court of said lands or any part thereof, or any tenements, tombs, or other structures, thereon and appurtenant thereto, shall be void and shall convey no interest or title to the grantee named in such deed. History: 1875, Act 88, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4789 ;-- CL 1897, 8417 ;-- CL 1915, 11204 ;-- CL 1929, 2689 ;-- CL 1948, 128.112
MI Comp L § 128.121 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 22 of 1905 - Memory Days (128.121 - 128.121)|Section 128.121 - Memory Days; Purpose.

128.121 Memory days; purpose. Sec. 1.  That the twenty-fifth day of May and the thirtieth day of September in each year be and hereby are set apart and designated as “Memory Days”; said days to be used for the purpose of improving and beautifying the various cemeteries throughout the state and of the graves therein; that all may thus show forth on these days by these appropriate acts a loving and tender remembrance for the dead: Provided, however, That if either of the days herein designated shall fall on Sunday, the next Monday following shall be deemed “Memory Day” for all or any of the purposes of this act. History: 1905, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 1097 ;-- CL 1929, 2675 ;-- CL 1948, 128.121
MI Comp L § 128.151 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 272 of 1909 - Enlargement of Township Burial Grounds (128.151 - 128.164)|Section 128.151 - Township Board of Trustees; Providing New Burying Ground or Enlarging Limits of Existing Burying Ground; Providing Suitable Approaches or Enlarging Limits of Existing Approach; Inability to Agree; Application for Jury; Determining Just Compensation and Necessity for Using Real Estate.

128.151 Township board of trustees; providing new burying ground or enlarging limits of existing burying ground; providing suitable approaches or enlarging limits of existing approach; inability to agree; application for jury; determining just compensation and necessity for using real estate. Sec. 1.  The board of trustees of a township of this state, when it considers it desirable and necessary, may provide new burying ground in the township, or may enlarge the limits of an existing burying ground in the township, and may provide for suitable approaches to the burying ground, or may enlarge the limits of an existing approach to a burying ground in the township. If the board of trustees is unable to agree with the owner or owners of the land or a right in the land which the board desires to include within the limits of the burying ground or approaches to the burying ground, as to the compensation to be paid, the board of trustees may authorize 1 or more of its members to apply to the circuit court judge or district court judge for a jury from the vicinage. The jury shall determine the just compensation to be paid for the real estate acquired by the board of trustees for the burying ground or its approaches, or an enlargement of the burying ground, and the necessity for using the real estate. The application shall be in writing and shall describe the real estate required by the board as accurately as is required in a conveyance of real estate. History: 1909, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5123 ;-- CL 1929, 3867 ;-- CL 1948, 128.151 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 380, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981
MI Comp L § 128.152 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 128 - Cemeteries|Act 272 of 1909 - Enlargement of Township Burial Grounds (128.151 - 128.164)|Section 128.152 - Summons or Venire Facias Commanding County Sheriff or Constable to Summon Freeholders to Appear as Jury; Application and Issuance; Ascertaining Just Compensation and Necessity for Using Real Estate; Notice to Owner or Occupant; Service.

128.152 Summons or venire facias commanding county sheriff or constable to summon freeholders to appear as jury; application and issuance; ascertaining just compensation and necessity for using real estate; notice to owner or occupant; service. Sec. 2.  The circuit court judge or district court judge, upon application, shall issue a summons or venire facias, directed to the sheriff or a constable of the county, commanding the sheriff or constable to summon 18 freeholders residing within the vicinity of the site, who are not related, either by blood or marriage, to the owner of the real estate, and who are not interested in the real estate, to appear before the judge, at the time and place named, not less than 20 or more than 50 days after the time of issuing the summons or venire facias, as a jury to ascertain and determine the just compensation to be made for the real estate required by the board of trustees for burying ground, the necessity for using the same, and to notify the owner or occupant of the real estate, if the owner can be found in the county, of the time when and the place where the jury is summoned to appear and the object for which the jury is summoned. The notice shall be served at least 10 days before the time specified in the summons or venire facias for the jury to appear. History: 1909, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 5124 ;-- CL 1929, 3868 ;-- CL 1948, 128.152 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 380, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981