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It shall be held by such trustees and their successors for such use and no other.B\n\nLand may also be conveyed to a county, city or town, in the name of the county, city or town, for use as a cemetery. Any perpetual care fund associated with the land or cemetery shall also be transferred upon such conveyance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209004,"text":"Land may be conveyed to trustees, not less than five nor more than nine in number, for the use of any city, town, county, magisterial district, cemetery association, ecclesiastical or other society, as a cemetery. It shall be held by such trustees and their successors for such use and no other.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":209005,"text":"Land may also be conveyed to a county, city or town, in the name of the county, city or town, for use as a cemetery. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 132<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83817,"section_number":"33.2-1031","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1031\/"},{"id":85753,"section_number":"57-11","catch_line":"Suits by and against trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-11\/"},{"id":70148,"section_number":"57-25","catch_line":"Condemnation of land for cemeteries","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-25\/"},{"id":60699,"section_number":"57-26","catch_line":"Restrictions as to location of cemeteries and as to quantity of land","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-26\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":251629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57062,"identifier":"57-22","token":"57\/3\/1\/57-22","url":"\/57-22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-22\/","token":"57\/3\/1\/57-22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conveyance of land to trustees or local governing body for cemetery use","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Land may be conveyed to trustees, not less than five nor more than nine in number, for the use of any city, town, county, magisterial district, cemetery association, ecclesiastical or other society, as a cemetery. It shall be held by such trustees and their successors for such use and no other. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Land may also be conveyed to a county, city or town, in the name of the county, city or town, for use as a cemetery. Any perpetual care fund associated with the land or cemetery shall also be transferred upon such conveyance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVEYANCE OF LAND TO TRUSTEES OR LOCAL GOVERNING BODY FOR CEMETERY USE (\u00a7\n57-22)\n\nA. Land may be conveyed to trustees, not less than five nor more than nine in\nnumber, for the use of any city, town, county, magisterial district, cemetery\nassociation, ecclesiastical or other society, as a cemetery. It shall be held by\nsuch trustees and their successors for such use and no other.\n\nB. Land may also be conveyed to a county, city or town, in the name of the\ncounty, city or town, for use as a cemetery. Any perpetual care fund associated\nwith the land or cemetery shall also be transferred upon such conveyance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 50; 1997, c. 132.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}