Vermont § 5440 - Merger of cemetery associations
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5440 — Merger of cemetery associations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5440. Merger of cemetery associations
- (a) An incorporated cemetery association or society, whether chartered by special act
of the General Assembly or organized under articles of association, may merge with
another incorporated association or society in the same town, thereby forming a new
corporation under such name as may be designated in the articles of association hereinafter
referred to. (b) Such merger shall be made by vote of a majority of the trustees or directors of each
corporation. When so made, certified copies of the proceedings shall be forwarded
to the Secretary of State. (c) The trustees of each such corporation may authorize the secretary thereof to sign
the name of such corporation to the articles of association of the new corporation,
and authorize one or more other persons to sign such articles of association. Such
articles shall be filed with the Secretary of State. The articles shall set forth
the name of the new corporation and they shall conform generally to the provisions
of 11B V.S.A. chapter 1. When such articles are filed and recorded by the Secretary
of State, all right, title, and interest in all property owned by each, and in trust
funds held by each, shall vest in such new corporation, and the corporate functions
of each of the corporations so merged shall cease after such new corporation has completed
its organization.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5440 ("Merger of cemetery associations") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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