Section 15. An executor or administrator may pay to a cemetery corporation or to a town having a burial place therein a reasonable amount for the perpetual care of the lot in which the body of the deceased is buried. The probate court shall determine, after notice, to whom the same shall be paid and the amount thereof, and such amount shall be allowed the executor or administrator in his account.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 206 sec. 15

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Probate: Proving a will