FYI >From: SBrad1249@aol.com >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEORGIA] Cemetery Bill >Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:12:39 EST > >In case y'all have not seen this--it came to me thru the Pike Co. List. >Pass >on to your county lists >Stephanie > > >Subject: re: Cemetery Bill before Legistlature >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:22:53 +0000 > > > >was asked to send it to members of the genealogy >community to insure that someone knew about the details and the changes to >the >current cemtery law. If anyone is going to comment on it, they need to do >so >ASAP to their legislator, etc. > > > > > >You can call and discuss it, or just send some comments. The one thing >noted, >no permit is required, and the data is to be kept only for TEN Yrs. Seems >like >the Archives ought to be the place material was a t least recorded in if >they >are going to do any kind of report. > >Also note the two graves limit, what happens if only one grave is >found/known? > >anyway, don't delay, as time is ticking. > > > > > > >House Bill 1645 >By: Representatives Bannister of the 70th, Post 1, Cooper of the 30th, >Murphy of >the 14th, Post 2, and Knox of the 14th, Post 1 > >A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT > >To amend Chapter 72 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, >relating to abandoned cemeteries and burial grounds, so as to provide for >procedures for the removal of isolated abandoned burial plots over 100 >years >in >age; to define a certain term; to provide for an archeological survey; to >provide for a genealogical search for heirs; to provide for notice to all >known >heirs of the deceased; to provide for the removal of remains and burial >objects; >to provide for records of the removal; to provide for the transfer of such >records to subsequent purchasers of the property; to provide for matters >relative to the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other >purposes. > > >BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: > >SECTION 1. > >Chapter 72 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating >to >abandoned cemeteries and burial grounds, is amended by inserting at the end >thereof the following: >"36-72-17. >(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'abandoned isolated burial plot' >means a burial plot containing not more than two interments over 100 years >in >age located on private property isolated from any cemetery or burial ground >and >with no signs of recent upkeep as a recognized burial plot. >(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, >the >owner of property upon which an abandoned isolated burial plot is located >may >remove the same by complying with the provisions of this Code section. >(c) Any property owner wishing to remove an abandoned isolated burial plot >shall >have the area surveyed by an archeologist. If the archeologist certifies >that >the burial plot contains no more than two interments and is over 100 years >in >age, the property owner shall engage a genealogist to locate all living >heirs of >the persons interred in the plot. The property owner shall notify each >living >heir so identified of the discovery of the plot and of his or her intention >to >remove the remains. Such notice shall include the proposed location of the >new >burial site and the approximate date of the removal, which shall be not >sooner >than 30 days following the time the notice was received, and the right of >the >heirs to object to the removal and the address to which the objection must >be >addressed. If a majority of the heirs consent to the removal in writing, >the >removal may take place at any time. If, 30 days after the date upon which >all >heirs have received the notice, a majority of the heirs have not objected >to >the >removal, the removal may take place as provided in subsection (d) of this >Code >section. If the genealogist certifies that there are no living heirs, or >that no >living heirs can be found after reasonable diligence has been made, the >removal >make take place as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section. >(d) The removal of remains from an abandoned isolated burial plot >authorized >by >this Code section shall be accomplished at the expense of the owner of the >property upon which the plot is located. The remains may be removed only by >an >archeologist and only to an established cemetery. All burial objects shall >accompany the remains. If the accompanying burial objects do not >sufficiently >identify the deceased, a new marker shall be erected providing, if known, >the >name of the deceased, the dates of birth and death, the fact of the >removal, >and >the date of the removal. >(e) A person accomplishing the removal of an abandoned isolated burial plot >under this Code section shall maintain all required documentation for at >least >ten years and shall transfer such documentation with complete disclosure to >a >subsequent purchaser of the property. Each subsequent owner of such >property >shall transfer such documentation with complete disclosure to each >subsequent >purchaser of the property until ten years have elapsed after the time of >the >removal." > > >SECTION 2. > >All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. > > >==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word >UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest >List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/