Kansas Statutes 17-1366. Maintenance of abandoned cemeteries; definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-1366
- Abandoned cemetery: means :
(1) Any cemetery owned by a corporation, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 17-1366
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
As used in this act:
(a) “Abandoned cemetery” means:
(1) Any cemetery owned by a corporation, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1312f, and amendments thereto, in which, for a period of at least one year, there has been a failure to cut grass or weeds or care for graves, grave markers, walls, fences, driveways and buildings; or
(2) any cemetery owned by a corporation, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1312f, and amendments thereto, in which for a period of 180 days, proper records have not been maintained and annual or quarterly reports have not been made to the secretary of state, pursuant to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1312a et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) “Municipality” means the cemetery district in which all or any portion of an abandoned cemetery is located. If no portion of such cemetery is located within a cemetery district, the term shall mean the city in which all or any portion of an abandoned cemetery is located unless such cemetery is not within the corporate limits of a city, in which case such term shall mean the county in which such cemetery is located.