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13 ME Rev Stat § 1142 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 3: EXEMPTION FROM ATTACHMENT|13 §1142. Family burying grounds

 §1142. Family burying grounds When a person appropriates for a family burying ground a piece of land containing not more than 1/4 of an acre, causes a description of it to be recorded in the registry of deeds of the same county or by the clerk of the town where it is situated and substantially marks the bounds of the burying ground or encloses it with a fence, it is exempt from attachment and execution. No subsequent conveyance of it is valid while any person is interred in the burying ground; but it must remain to the person who appropriated, recorded and marked that burying ground and to that person's heirs as a burial place forever. If property surrounding a burying ground appropriated pursuant to this section is conveyed, the property is conveyed by the person who appropriated the property or by an heir of that person and the conveyance causes the burying ground to be inaccessible from any public way, the conveyance is made subject to an easement for the benefit of the spouse, ancestors and descendants of any person interred in the burying ground. The easement may be used only by persons to walk in a direct route from the public way nearest the burying ground to the burying ground at reasonable hours.   [PL 1991, c. 412, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 412, §1 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1143 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 3: EXEMPTION FROM ATTACHMENT|13 §1143. Lots

 §1143. Lots Lots in public or private cemeteries are exempt from attachment and levy on execution and from liability to be sold by executors and administrators of insolvent estates for the payment of debts and charges of administration. Only one lot shall be so exempt for any one person.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1181 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 4: ENLARGEMENT OF GROUNDS|13 §1181. Restrictions and conditions

 §1181. Restrictions and conditions The municipal officers of any town may on petition of 10 voters enlarge any public cemetery or burying ground or incorporated cemetery or burying ground within their town by taking land of adjacent owners, to be paid for by the town or otherwise as the municipal officers may direct, when in their judgment public necessity requires it. The limits thereof shall not be extended nearer any improved land used for recreational purposes or dwelling house than 100 feet, or nearer any well, from which the water is used for domestic purposes, than 200 feet, against the written protest of the owner made to the officers at the time of the hearing on the petition. Nor shall any person, corporation or association establish, locate or enlarge any cemetery or burying ground by selling or otherwise disposing of land so that the limits thereof shall be extended nearer any improved land used for recreational purposes or dwelling house than 100 feet, or nearer any well, from which the water is used for domestic purposes, than 200 feet, against the written protest of the owner. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale or disposition of lots within the limits of any existing cemetery or burying ground, nor the extension thereof away from any improved land used for recreational purposes or dwelling house or well. This section shall not apply to land acquired under Title 37-A, section 15.   [PL 1981, c. 33 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 502, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 537, §18 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 33 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1182 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 4: ENLARGEMENT OF GROUNDS|13 §1182. Notice

 §1182. Notice Notice of a time and place for a hearing held under section 1181 shall be given by posting written notices thereof, signed by said officers, at least 7 days prior thereto, in 2 public places in said town. A copy of such notice and of the petition shall be served on the owners of the land at least 10 days before the day of hearing.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1183 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 4: ENLARGEMENT OF GROUNDS|13 §1183. Damages for land taken; town vote

 §1183. Damages for land taken; town vote If the municipal officers at the hearing held under section 1181 grant the prayer of the petitioners, they shall then determine what land shall be taken and assess the damages suffered by each person thereby, as if the land were taken for town ways, make a written return of their proceedings, specifying the land taken and the damages awarded each person and file the same with the town clerk. Such cemetery or burying ground shall not be enlarged, pursuant to such return, until so voted by the town at its next annual meeting.   [PL 1975, c. 431, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 431, §3 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1184 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 4: ENLARGEMENT OF GROUNDS|13 §1184. Persons aggrieved; remedy

 §1184. Persons aggrieved; remedy Any person aggrieved by the amount of damages awarded may have them determined by written complaint to the Superior Court in the manner provided respecting damages for the establishment of town ways.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1221 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 5: CONVEYANCE TO TOWN|13 §1221. Proceedings

 §1221. Proceedings Any private cemetery or burying ground, by written agreement of all the owners thereof, recorded by the clerk of the town in which it is situated may, by vote of such town within one month after the recording of such agreement by the town clerk, become public and subject to the law relating to public cemeteries or burying grounds, provided such agreement is not in conflict with the terms of any conveyance or devise of land for the purposes of a burying ground.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1222 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 5: CONVEYANCE TO TOWN|13 §1222. Acceptance; exemption from liability; trust funds for repairs

 §1222. Acceptance; exemption from liability; trust funds for repairs Any city, town, cemetery corporation, trust company or trustee may accept any conveyance of land not exceeding 1/2 acre, to be forever held, kept and used for a private or family burying ground for the grantors and such of their heirs and relatives by blood or marriage as the conveyance shall designate. Such lot and all erections thereon, including the erection and maintenance of the same, and fixtures thereto suitable for its use or adornment as a burying ground, are forever inalienable and indivisible and exempt from liability for debt. Such city, town, corporation, company or trustee may accept and forever hold any donation or legacy for insuring proper care and attention to any burial lot or ground and the avenues thereof and the monuments thereon. Having accepted such donation or legacy, said trustee becomes bound to perform the duties appertaining to the trust as specified in the writing creating the same or, in default of such specification, as required by law, and as in cases of public charity. Any city or town without giving bond therefor may be appointed by the probate court testamentary trustee for the purpose of holding forever, in accordance with this section and the terms of the devise, any fund devised for the purposes aforesaid. Any such city, town, cemetery corporation, trust company, or trustee failing to furnish proper care and attention to any burial lot, the perpetual care whereof has been provided for as above, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100, to be recovered by complaint or indictment. The District Court and the Superior Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction. Of all fines provided for under this section and recovered on complaint, 1/2 shall go to the prosecutor and 1/2 to the county where the city, town, cemetery corporation, trust company or trustee committing the offense is situated. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to compel any such city, town, cemetery corporation, trust company or trustee to expend in any one year upon any such lot more than the income from any such fund.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1223 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 5: CONVEYANCE TO TOWN|13 §1223. Investment of funds

 §1223. Investment of funds Cemetery trust funds of any cemetery corporation or association, trust company, church, religious or charitable society, or other trustee, shall be invested in the manner provided in Title 30-A, chapter 223, subchapter III-A, and, unless the instrument or order creating the trusts prohibits, may be combined with other similar trust funds in the manner provided in Title 30-A, section 5654, and the annual income only shall be expended in performance of the requirements of the trust.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§24, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §8, 10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§C24,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1224 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 5: CONVEYANCE TO TOWN|13 §1224. Recording of acceptance

 §1224. Recording of acceptance A copy of the record of the vote of the trustee so accepting a conveyance of lands shall be indorsed on the conveyance and certified thereon by the clerk of the grantee and recorded in the registry of deeds with the conveyance.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1261 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1261. Authority to hold

 §1261. Authority to hold Any person owning or interested in a lot or lots in a public burying ground of a city or town may deposit with the treasurer of such city or town a sum of money for the purpose of providing for the preservation and care of such lot or lots, or their appurtenances, which sum shall be entered upon the books of the treasurer and invested and held in accordance with Title 30-A, chapter 223, subchapter III-A.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§25, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §8, 10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§C25,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1262 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1262. Bylaws and ordinances

 §1262. Bylaws and ordinances A city or town may pass such ordinances or bylaws as may be necessary for the purposes of section 1261 and not repugnant to law, and may receive such money for said purposes, and may invest and hold the same as provided in section 1261.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1263 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1263. Acceptance of deposits

 §1263. Acceptance of deposits When any person owning or interested in a lot in a public burying ground in a city or town deposits with the treasurer of such city or town a sum of money for the preservation or care of such lot as provided by section 1262, said city or town may accept a conveyance of such lot for the uses and upon the trusts which may be set forth in said conveyance, and may bind itself to keep and perform the agreements, uses and trusts contained in the deed of conveyance of such lot.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1265 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1265. Tangible personal property

 §1265. Tangible personal property Upon written request and payment of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, a cemetery or crematory shall deliver to a person, the person's attorney-in-fact or the person's personal representative any item of tangible personal property purchased by that person but remaining in the possession of the cemetery or crematory.   [PL 1995, c. 474, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 474, §1 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1266 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1266. Solicitation of cemetery or crematory services or property

 §1266. Solicitation of cemetery or crematory services or property Uninvited telephone or door-to-door solicitations for crematory or cemetery services or property are prohibited. This section may not be construed to limit the raising of funds for capital improvements as long as those funds are not raised through the purchase of cemetery or crematory services or property. Uninvited solicitations may not be construed to include solicitations resulting from uninvited good-faith personal referrals from individuals purchasing services or property from a cemetery or crematory.   [PL 1995, c. 474, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 474, §1 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1267 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS|Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS|Article 6: TRUST FUNDS|13 §1267. Penalties

 §1267. Penalties A person is subject to criminal prosecution under Title 17-A, chapter 15 if the person violates section 1264 or 1265. A person who violates section 1266 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 474, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §B1 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1501 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1501. Definitions

 §1501. Definitions In this subchapter, unless the subject matter requires otherwise:   1.  Association.  "Association" means a group enterprise legally incorporated under this subchapter and shall be deemed to be a nonprofit corporation.   2.  Cooperative basis.  "Cooperative basis" as applied to any incorporated or unincorporated group referred to in subsequent sections of this subchapter means:   A. That each member has one vote and only one vote, except as may be altered in the articles or bylaws by provisions for voting by member organizations;   B. That the maximum rate at which any return is paid on share or membership capital is limited to not more than 6%; and   C. That the net savings after payment, if any, of said limited return on capital and after making provision for such separate funds as may be required or specifically permitted by statute, articles or bylaws shall be allocated or distributed to member patrons, or to all patrons, in proportion to their patronage; or retained by the enterprise for the actual or potential expansion of its services or the reductions of its charges to the patrons, or for other purposes not inconsistent with its nonprofit character.   3.  Member.  "Member" means not only a member in a nonshare association but also a member in a share association.   4.  Net savings.  "Net savings" means the total income of an association minus the costs of operation.   5.  Savings returns.  "Savings returns" means the amount returned to the patrons in proportion to their patronage or otherwise in accordance with this subchapter.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1502 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1502. Existing cooperative groups

 §1502. Existing cooperative groups Any group incorporated under the law of this State and operating on a cooperative basis must file articles of amendment as required by Title 13-C, and any unincorporated group operating on a cooperative basis in this State may elect by a vote of 2/3 of the members voting to secure the benefits of and be bound by this subchapter. The unincorporated group shall amend its bylaws to conform to the provisions of this subchapter and file articles of incorporation as required by section 1551.   [PL 2007, c. 231, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 231, §2 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1503 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1503. Foreign corporations doing business in State

 §1503. Foreign corporations doing business in State A foreign corporation or association operating on a cooperative basis and complying with the applicable laws of the state or District of Columbia wherein it is organized shall be entitled to do business in the State as a foreign cooperative corporation or association upon complying with law for foreign corporations doing business in this State.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1504 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1504. Laws not applicable

 §1504. Laws not applicable No law of the State conflicting or inconsistent with any part of this subchapter shall, to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency, be construed as applicable to associations formed under this subchapter; nor shall any law of the State inappropriate to the purposes of such associations be so construed.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1505 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1505. Taxation

 §1505. Taxation Associations formed under this subchapter and foreign corporations and associations admitted to do business in the State and entitled to the benefits of this subchapter shall pay the annual license fee required of other business corporations and foreign corporations.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1506 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1506. Registration as dealers in securities (REPEALED)

 §1506. Registration as dealers in securities (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 424, Pt. B, §2 (RP).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1507 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1507. Limitation on return on capital

 §1507. Limitation on return on capital The return upon capital shall not exceed 6% per year upon the paid-up capital and shall be noncumulative.   Total return upon capital distributed for any single period shall not exceed 50% of the net savings for that period.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1551 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1551. Articles of incorporation; first meeting; fees

 §1551. Articles of incorporation; first meeting; fees Articles of incorporation for the formation of an association under this subchapter must be drawn up and filed in the same manner and under the same provisions as for organizing business corporations under Title 13-C, except where such procedure would be inconsistent with this subchapter. The same provision applies under Title 13-C to associations organized under this subchapter in respect to the first meeting of the corporation, and as to fees payable to the Secretary of State.   [PL 2007, c. 231, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 231, §3 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1552 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1552. Who may incorporate

 §1552. Who may incorporate Any 3 or more natural persons or 2 or more associations may incorporate in this State under this subchapter.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1553 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1553. Purposes

 §1553. Purposes An association may be incorporated under this subchapter to engage in any one or more lawful mode or modes of acquiring, producing, building, operating, manufacturing, furnishing, exchanging or distributing any type or types of property, commodities, goods or services for the primary and mutual benefit of the patrons of the association, or their patrons, if any, as ultimate consumers.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1554 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1554. Powers

 §1554. Powers An association shall have the capacity to act possessed by natural persons and the authority to do anything required or permitted by this subchapter and also:   1.  Continuation.  To continue as a corporation for the time specified in its articles;   2.  Seal.  To have a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;   3.  Sue and be sued.  To sue and be sued in its corporate name;   4.  Bylaws.  To make bylaws for the government and regulation of its affairs;   5.  Acquire and dispose of property.  To acquire, own, hold, sell, lease, pledge, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any property incident to its purposes and activities;   6.  Own other corporations.  To own and hold membership in and share capital of other associations and any other corporations and any types of bonds or other obligations; and while the owner thereof to exercise all the rights of ownership;   7.  Borrow money; make contracts.  To borrow money, contract debts and make contracts, including agreements of mutual aid or federation with other associations, other groups organized on a cooperative basis and other nonprofit groups;   8.  Operate within and without State.  To conduct its affairs within or without this State;   9.  Powers of ordinary business corporations.  To exercise in addition any power granted to ordinary business corporations, save those powers inconsistent with this subchapter; and   10.  Other powers.  To exercise all powers not inconsistent with this subchapter which may be necessary, convenient or expedient for the accomplishment of its purposes, and to that end, the powers enumerated in this section shall not be deemed exclusive.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1555 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1555. Bylaws

 §1555. Bylaws Bylaws shall be adopted, amended or repealed by at least a majority vote of the members voting.