Oregon Code § 226.530·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Powers
of city to acquire and remove cemeteries to another site.
Any municipal corporation, by and
through its governing body, in addition to the powers and privileges heretofore
conferred upon municipal corporations by the laws of this state, shall for the
purposes of ORS 226.530 to 226.630 have the power to:
(1) Acquire
cemeteries and cemetery properties, by eminent domain, conveyance or otherwise.
(2) Acquire real
property for the purpose of reinterment of remains.
(3) Disinter
remains and remove all gravestones, monuments or other evidences of the
location or existence of graves, and to move the same to another site.
(4) Sell, lease
or convey land acquired under the authority of ORS 226.530 to 226.630, or
through voluntary transfers or otherwise. [1953 c.298 §3]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 226.530
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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