(a) The entities provided in paragraph (b) may by a unanimous vote taken at any regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose, provide in accordance with sections 306.41 to 306.54 for the establishment of a permanent fund to be deposited or invested as provided in section 306.44. The income of the fund must be devoted to the care, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery. The fund must be known as the permanent care and improvement fund of the cemetery of the municipality or incorporation. The establishment of a permanent care and improvement fund shall not be considered to violate any existing law against perpetuities or suspend the power of alienation. The fund authorized by this section must not be allowed to exceed $25,000 per acre of the cemetery to be cared for.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 306.41

  • 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: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(b) Any of the following entities may provide for the establishment of a fund if it has established and is maintaining a cemetery of at least one-half acre, a plat of which is on file in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the cemetery is located:

(1) the board of supervisors of a town;

(2) the governing body of a city or statutory city; or

(3) the board of trustees, or the directors, not less than three in number, of a religious corporation or of an association formed under state law to maintain a cemetery in this state.