Pennsylvania State Laws
pertaining to cemeteries
and cemetery organizations
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Date Enacted |
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| burialgrounds-title9.txt | Burial Grounds - Title 9 of PA Consolidated Statutes | *** | *** |
| cemeteriesgraveyards-protected-1849.txt | CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS PROTECTED | Act of Apr. 5, 1849 | P.L. 397, No.296, Cl. 09 |
| protection-cemeteries-1873.txt | PROTECTION OF CEMETERIES IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Act of Apr. 9, 1873 | P.L. 67, No. 45 Cl. 22 |
| supplementaryact-cemeteries-1877 | SUPPLEMENTARY ACT, CEMETERIES | Act of Apr. 18, 1877 | P.L. 54, No. 54, Cl. 09 |
| supplemantaryact-burialgrounds-1887.txt | SUPPLEMENTARY ACT, BURIAL GROUNDS | Act of May 12, 1887 | P.L. 96, No. 47, Cl. 09 |
| churchespermitted-sell-1887.txt | CHURCHES, PERMITTED TO SELL CEMETERIES | Act of May 23, 1887 | P.L. 168, No. 100, Cl. 09 |
| removalof-deadbodies-1891.txt | CONCERNING REMOVAL OF DEAD BODIES FROM BURIAL GROUNDS, A SUPPLEMENT | Act of Jun. 16, 1891 | P.L. 310, No. 238, Cl. 09 |
| pollutionwater-burialgrounds-1895 | POLLUTION OF WATER BY BURIAL GROUNDS PROHIBITED | Act of Jun. 24, 1895 | P.L. 244, No. 151, Cl. 32 |
| burialpermit-sufficient-1897 | BURIAL PERMIT ISSUED IN COUNTY OF DEATH MADE SUFFICIENT | Act of Jul. 9, 1897 | P.L. 215, No. 175, Cl. 09 |
| burial-grounds-conveyance.txt | BURIAL GROUNDS, CONVEYANCE | Act of Jun. 25, 1913 | P.L. 551, No. 354, Cl. 09 |
| burialgrounds-municipalcontrol-1923 | BURIAL GROUNDS, MUNICIPAL CONTROL | Act of May 10, 1923 | P.L. 198, No. 144, Cl. 53 |
| authorizing-improvecemeteries-1956.txt | AUTHORIZING CEMETERY OWNERS TO IMPROVE NEGLECTED CEMETERIES | Act of Feb. 28, (1956) 1955 | P.L. 1187, No. 366, Cl. 09 |
| cemeterycompany-intermentrights-1992.txt | CEMETERY COMPANIES - INTERMENT RIGHTS, RESTORE AND MAINTAIN | Act of Nov. 24, 1992 | P.L. 730, No. 110, Cl. 09 |
| historic-burial-preservation-act | HISTORIC BURIAL PLACES PRESERVATION ACT | Act of Apr. 29, 1994 | P.L. 141, No. 22, Cl. 37 |
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