Virginia § 57-28 - Cities and counties may establish
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 57-28 — Cities and counties may establish, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-28. Cities and counties may establish
Any city and county, or any number of cities and counties, may jointly purchase or otherwise acquire land for the purpose of improving and establishing a jointly owned cemetery or cemeteries, and the governing bodies of the cities and counties purchasing or acquiring land for joint cemetery purposes shall have the power to plan any such cemetery and amend and revise any plans so made, to determine the perpetual upkeep requirements of such cemetery and of perpetual upkeep lots therein, to fix the purchase price of all lots therein, and to designate pauper lots and lots with and without perpetual care.
1944, p. 326; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 53a.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-28 ("Cities and counties may establish") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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