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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 121 : Cemeteries
Subchapter 004 : Acquisition of Property by Towns and Associations
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5483)-
§ 5483. Acquisition of land by town
When it is necessary to enlarge a public burial ground or to establish a new one, three or more freeholders of the town may apply in writing to the selectboard, setting forth such necessity with a description of the land necessary for the purpose. The selectboard shall then proceed as in case of an application by three or more freeholders to lay out a highway. (Amended 2023, No. 6, § 183, eff. July 1, 2023.)
