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After the removal of the bodies, as provided for in section 2.1, 1 the said court of quarter sessions may, upon petition of the said managers, trustees, or other officers referred to in said section, and upon being satisfied that the order of the court has been duly complied with, authorize and empower the said managers, trustees or other officers, in whom is vested the management of such incorporated or unincorporated church, cemetery, or burial association, to sell said burial ground at public or private sale, either as a whole or divided into lots, as they may deem most advisable and most likely to realize the most money, and to make, execute, and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a deed or deeds therefor, which deed or deeds shall vest in said purchaser or purchasers a perfect and indefeasible fee simple title, free and clear from all claims or interest of said incorporated or unincorporated church, cemetery, or burial association, and of all owner or owners of lot or lots in said burial-ground, the proceeds thereof being substituted in all respects for said ground.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 9 P.S. Burial Grounds § 49. Sale of lands after removal of bodies - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-9-ps-burial-grounds/pa-st-sect-9-49/
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