Massachusetts § 25 - Board of cemetery commissioners; gifts or bequests for cemeteries; investment of funds; disposition of proceeds of sales of lots or burial rights
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 25 — Board of cemetery commissioners; gifts or bequests for cemeteries; investment of funds; disposition of proceeds of sales of lots or burial rights, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25. Board of cemetery commissioners; gifts or bequests for cemeteries; investment of funds; disposition of proceeds of sales of lots or burial rights
Section 25. A town in which cemetery commissioners are chosen may receive gifts or bequests for maintaining cemeteries or cemetery lots, which shall be paid into the town treasury and, with the accounts thereof, shall be kept separate from the other money and accounts of said town. The town treasurer shall invest all such funds in accordance with the stipulations, if any, accompanying them; otherwise he shall invest them as ordered by said commissioners and pay the income therefrom upon their order or with their approval. The proceeds of sales of lots or rights of burial in such cemeteries shall be paid into the town treasury and be appropriated to reimburse the town for the cost of the land, its care, improvement and embellishment, or the enlargement of the cemetery.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 25 cover?
Section 25 ("Board of cemetery commissioners; gifts or bequests for cemeteries; investment of funds; disposition of proceeds of sales of lots or burial rights") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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