§ 8700 In addition to those cemeteries to which this part does not apply, …
§ 8701 Whenever a majority of the plots in all or any part of a cemetery …
§ 8702 Application for the alteration or vacation or replatting of all or …
§ 8703 The application may be by the cemetery authority owning or operating …
§ 8704 The petition shall be verified and shall specify the facts of such …
§ 8705 There shall be presented with the petition a plat of the cemetery and …
§ 8706 The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court, and …
§ 8707 Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the …
§ 8708 Copies of the notice shall be posted in three conspicuous places …
§ 8709 The notice shall:(a) Be addressed to all persons owning or …
§ 8710 At the time fixed for the hearing, the court shall hear and consider …
§ 8711 The cemetery authority or other person directed by the court shall …
§ 8713 The vacation of an alley, avenue, roadway, walk, driveway, street, or …
§ 8714 In allowing any damages to any plot owner for such vacation, the …
§ 8715 The provisions of this article are hereby declared to be a necessary …

Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 8 > Part 3 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - Care of Old Cemeteries

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • negotiable paper: means bank checks and drafts and express and post-office money orders. See California Government Code 6151
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See California Government Code 15
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10