Any municipal corporation, by and through its governing body, in addition to the powers and privileges heretofore conferred upon municipal corporations by the laws of this state, shall for the purposes of ORS § 226.530 to 226.630 have the power to:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 226.530

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(1) Acquire cemeteries and cemetery properties, by eminent domain, conveyance or otherwise.

(2) Acquire real property for the purpose of reinterment of remains.

(3) Disinter remains and remove all gravestones, monuments or other evidences of the location or existence of graves, and to move the same to another site.

(4) Sell, lease or convey land acquired under the authority of ORS § 226.530 to 226.630, or through voluntary transfers or otherwise. [1953 c.298 § 3]