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Application for the condemnation shall be made by the governing body of the city or town, the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county, or any ten citizens of the magisterial district, as the case may be, to the circuit court of the county or city in which the land lies, and the proceedings shall be according to the provisions of Title 25.1 for condemnation of land thereunder, so far as they can be applied to the case. The title to any land acquired under the proceedings, if for the enlargement of an existing cemetery, shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees of such cemetery, as appropriate; and if for the establishment of a new cemetery, the title shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees to be appointed under \u00a7 57-23, as appropriate. 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The title to any land acquired under the proceedings, if for the enlargement of an existing cemetery, shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees of such cemetery, as appropriate; and if for the establishment of a new cemetery, the title shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees to be appointed under \u00a7 57-23, as appropriate. 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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":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":[{"id":57062,"section_number":"57-22","catch_line":"Conveyance of land to trustees or local governing body for cemetery use","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-22\/"},{"id":75845,"section_number":"57-23","catch_line":"Appointment, change or removal of trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-23\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70148,"identifier":"57-25","token":"57\/3\/1\/57-25","url":"\/57-25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-25\/","token":"57\/3\/1\/57-25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Condemnation of land for cemeteries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If it is desired at any time to establish a cemetery for the use of a city, town, county or magisterial district, or to enlarge any such cemetery already established, and the title to land needed cannot be otherwise acquired, land sufficient for the purpose may be condemned. Application for the condemnation shall be made by the governing body of the city or town, the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county, or any ten citizens of the magisterial district, as the case may be, to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the land lies, and the proceedings shall be according to the provisions of Title 25.1 for condemnation of land thereunder, so far as they can be applied to the case. The title to any land acquired under the proceedings, if for the enlargement of an existing cemetery, shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees of such cemetery, as appropriate; and if for the establishment of a new cemetery, the title shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees to be appointed under \u00a7 57-23<\/a>, as appropriate. The land shall be held as provided by \u00a7 57-22<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDEMNATION OF LAND FOR CEMETERIES (\u00a7 57-25)\n\nIf it is desired at any time to establish a cemetery for the use of a city,\ntown, county or magisterial district, or to enlarge any such cemetery already\nestablished, and the title to land needed cannot be otherwise acquired, land\nsufficient for the purpose may be condemned. Application for the condemnation\nshall be made by the governing body of the city or town, the attorney for the\nCommonwealth of the county, or any ten citizens of the magisterial district, as\nthe case may be, to the circuit court of the county or city in which the land\nlies, and the proceedings shall be according to the provisions of Title 25.1 for\ncondemnation of land thereunder, so far as they can be applied to the case. The\ntitle to any land acquired under the proceedings, if for the enlargement of an\nexisting cemetery, shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees of\nsuch cemetery, as appropriate; and if for the establishment of a new cemetery,\nthe title shall vest in the county, city or town, or in the trustees to be\nappointed under \u00a7 57-23, as appropriate. The land shall be held as provided by\n\u00a7 57-22.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 53; 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}}