Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5488
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- Cemetery: means any plot of ground used or intended to be used for the burial or permanent disposition of the remains of the human dead in a grave, a mausoleum, a columbarium, a vault, or other receptacle. See
- Cemetery association: means any corporation now or hereafter organized that is or shall be authorized by its articles to conduct the business of a cemetery. See
§ 5488. Enlargement of cemeteries by associations—Petition to Superior Court to acquire land
When an incorporated cemetery association wishes to enlarge the limits of its burial ground, and votes to purchase additional land for permanent disposition purposes and the owner of such land refuses to convey the same to the cemetery association for a reasonable compensation, the trustees or president of such association, by a petition in writing, may apply to the Superior Court in the county in which such burial ground is located for the appointment of commissioners. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. January 1, 2023.)