A. Subject to the approval of the governing body of the municipality, a cemetery board may accept any cemetery within or adjacent to the municipality used as a burial place by the inhabitants of the municipality from any person, corporation or organization owning, controlling or maintaining the cemetery. B. If the cemetery board accepts a cemetery whose records have been lost or destroyed or are otherwise nonexistent, the cemetery board or the municipality shall not be liable for any liabilities of prior owners. C. Any cemetery accepted by the cemetery board as provided in this section shall become part of the municipality and shall be governed as any other municipal cemetery is governed. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-41-8, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 2001, ch. 301, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2001 amendment, effective April 5, 2001, added current Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection B as C.
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