California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8126

Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 339.

The title to lands situated in or near any city and used by the inhabitants without interruption as a cemetery for five years is vested in the inhabitants of the city and the lands shall not be used except as a public cemetery.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 8126 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-8-cemeteries/part-2-public-cemeteries/chapter-1-general-provisions/section-8126

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 8125§ 8125.5§ 8126§ 8127§ 8128§ 8129§ 8130§ 8131§ 8132§ 8133§ 8134§ 8135§ 8136§ 8137

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