Tag: Cemeteries
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Diocese
Real Estate, Parish, Diocese, Taxation From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Real Estate, Parish, Diocese, Taxation (1): It is very important that a congregation about to purchase real estate should examine and understand the statutory law of the State governing the powers […]
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Mutilation
The Legal History of Mutilation in Chinese LawThis section provides an overview of Mutilation in Chinese Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Mutilation in Chinese Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History […]
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Mother-in-Law
Tombstone, Mother-in-Law From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Tombstone, Mother-in-Law (1): A husband has the right to remove a tombstone that his mother-in-law put over his wife's grave, and put up one of his own choice instead.826 The general rule is that vaults and […]
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Dwelling
Dwelling, Limits From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Dwelling, Limits (1): Most of the States provide that no cemetery shall be laid out within a certain limit of a dwelling. But after the cemetery is established a man can not have it moved when he puts up a dwelling […]
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Fence
Monument, Fence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Monument, Fence (1): Giving the right to bury in one's cemetery lot carries with it the right to erect a monument; but it does not carry with it the right to fence the cemetery lot or interfere with other graves […]
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Roads
Roads, Alleys From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Roads, Alleys (1): Most of the laws relating to highways apply to cemetery roads and alleys, excepting that when a road or alley in a cemetery is vacated the land reverts to the cemetery instead of becoming parts of the […]
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Improvements
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Improvements (1): The owner of a lot, unless some rule of the cemetery association or law of the State is to the contrary, may improve it as he sees fit so long as he does not injure the property rights of another.787 Resources Notes […]
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Inherits
Inherits, Right From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Inherits, Right (1): Where a son inherits from his father the right to burial in a cemetery lot, he has the right to remove and inter therein the bodies of his grandmother and sister who had been buried elsewhere.776 […]
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Injuries
Equity, Repair, Injuries From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Equity, Repair, Injuries (1): A cemetery association may by bill in equity be forced to keep walks and drives in good repair and consequently is liable for injuries resulting from its negligence.830 Resources […]
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Trees
Trees, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trees, Authority (1): It is a criminal offense to cut trees in a cemetery without right or authority.828 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church […]
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Lot
Two-Family Lot, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Two-Family Lot, Control (1): Where a lot is owned jointly by two families, one burying in the north half and the other in the south half, the family burying in the north half can not prevent the burial of a […]
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Forfeit
Forfeited Application in E.U. Patent SystemAn application on which the issue or maintenance fee has not been paid within the designated period.
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Corpse
Introduction to Corpse Corpse, a cadaver. Resources Notes and References Information about Corpse in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to Corp…
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Acres
Maryland, Two Acres From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Maryland, Two Acres (1): Although the declaration of rights of the State of Maryland restricted the sale of lands for a cemetery for a church to two acres, the Legislature has power to grant leave to a cemetery […]
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Drunkenness
Monuments, Inscriptions, Drunkenness, Non-Baptized, Strangers From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Monuments, Inscriptions, Drunkenness, Non-Baptized, Strangers (1): The plaintiff obtained from the defendant a deed, which, among other things, contained the following […]