Sorry, forgot the 'tax exempt' part. I dont' think the county could take
the land then.
On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, mills wrote:
I understand that the law we are discussing about disturbing the
ground
within 100 feet of a cemetery came into effect July 1, 2000. Prior to that
time, was there any prohibition that prevented a person from building
within, say, 20 feet of a cemetery?
I'm interested in knowing if a county could legally sell a cemetery on
which no taxes had been paid since the former owners had bequeathed the
land to a cemetery association. The cemetery association had become
inactive, in that no meetings have been held in many years; however funds
have been paid continually from the cemetery association account for
mowing. Can a county government sell for non-payment of taxes, non-taxed
land?
Sharon Mills
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