HOUSE BILL No. 5830


     May 23, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Mortimer, Vear, Julian, Ehardt and Garcia and referred to the Committee on Local
Government and Urban Policy.


        A bill to amend 1915 PA 113, entitled

   "An act prescribing the powers and duties of township boards and
   legislative bodies of cities and villages with relation to the
   care of cemeteries; and to provide for perpetual care deposits,
   and the disbursement thereof,"

   by amending section 1 (MCL 128.61).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  (1) The township board of each township shall have

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      the authority and  it shall be its  duty to cause all cemeteries

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      within its township, except private cemeteries and cemeteries

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      owned by cities and villages located in such townships, to be

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      properly taken care of.  The legislative body of any city or vil-

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      lage may contribute to the maintenance and care of cemeteries

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      owned by the township, and the township board may contribute to

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      the maintenance and care of cemeteries owned by a city or





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      village.  Such contributions shall be paid from the respective

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      contingent or general funds.

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           (2) The township boards of 2 or more adjoining townships,

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      whether or not the townships are located in the same county, may

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      contribute to the maintenance and care of cemeteries owned by 1

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      or more of the townships.

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           (3) Any person  or persons  interested in the maintenance of

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      a lot in any cemetery may deposit in trust with the township

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      treasurer a sum of money not to exceed  the sum of  $500.00, the

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      interest or principal of which shall be expended to maintain the

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      lot described in  such  THE amounts each year as  shall be 
   des-

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      ignated in the letter of deposit  ,  or by agreement with the

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      township board.  Said maintenance  THE money shall be expended

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      under the supervision of the township board.

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           (4) THE MONEY DEPOSITED WITH THE TOWNSHIP BOARD SHALL BE

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      INVESTED IN THE MANNER UTILIZED FOR OTHER TOWNSHIP FUNDS.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless all of the following bills of the 90th Legislature

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      are enacted into law:

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           (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5828 (request

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      no. 05314'99).

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           (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5829 (request

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      no. 05314'99 a).

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           (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5831 (request

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      no. 05314'99 c).







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