Any person desirous of securing family burying ground or cemetery on his or her lands, may convey to the county commission of the county in which the land lies any quantity of land not exceeding one acre, in trust for the purpose above mentioned, the deed for which to be recorded within sixty days after the conveyance; and such grounds, when so conveyed, shall be held in perpetuity as burying grounds or cemeteries for the use and benefit of the family and descendants of the person making such conveyance.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.090
Family burying grounds, how secured
Known as the Cemetery Endowed Care Trust Fund Law
The act spans §§ 214–214 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 15262); Prior revisions: 1929 § 14053; 1919 § 1081; 1909 § 1303
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.