Cousin, you asked how "Taylor could be bought". If the Taylor family didn't set the family cemetery land aside when they sold the farm, it is a part of the land and not, by law, a cemetery. That has happened to so many family cemeteries. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Marci <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 11, 2000 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [ILWASHIN] New Cemetery Law >Thanks Bill for forwarding it to the list!!! The Article was in the Edwardsville Intelligencer this morning! Looks like there may be some hope for all the abandoned cemeteries in Illinois. I am getting ready to forward some papers sent to me by a woman in regards to Taylor Cemetery in Wash Co. to my legislators.They are pics of when the owners of the cemetery decided to have it bulldozed! >Some good news though Bill, Logan/Flanagan is not owned by anyone. I talked to them at the treasurers office there at the courthouse. Heck, I even tried to buy it. He told me that cemeteries are exempt from purchase. (this brings into question how Taylor could be "bought")!!? >Should anyone want me to scan the article, and send it to them, I would be more than happy to do so. >Marci >----- Original Message ----- >From: "levanti" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 12:37 PM >Subject: [ILWASHIN] Fw: [ILJEFFER-L] Fw: [ILJOHNSO-L] New Cemetery Law > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CFord <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:30 AM >> Subject: [ILJEFFER-L] Fw: [ILJOHNSO-L] New Cemetery Law >> >> >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > >From today's Chicago Tribune online (www.chicagotribune.com) >> there is a >> >> > story about what the Illinois legislature is doing. Down towards >> the end >> >> of >> >> > the story is this paragraph: >> >> > >> >> > "Cemeteries: A sweeping cemetery reform bill approved by the >> House >> >> > Constitutional Officers Committee would set up a special fund to >> >preserve >> >> > abandoned cemeteries." >> >> > >> >> > I checked the state legislature's site. It appears that (House >> Bill) >> >> HB3988 >> >> > is the bill the newspaper mentioned. >> >> > >> >> > The synopsis is as follows: >> >> > >> >> > Amends the State Comptroller Act, the State Finance Act, the >> Grave >> >> and >> >> > Cemetery Restoration Act, the Township Code, the Illinois >> Municipal >> >Code, >> >> > the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Care Act, >> the >> >> > Cemetery Protection Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery >> Sales Act >> >> > concerning cemeteries and burial services. Creates the Cemetery >> >> Preservation >> >> > Fund and designates its sources of income. Authorizes the State >> >> > Comptroller to appoint a Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board to >> advise >> >> the >> >> > Comptroller about using funds from the Cemetery Preservation >> Fund. >> >> > Authorizes counties, townships, and municipalities to preserve >> abandoned >> >> > cemeteries. Makes numerous changes regarding: maintenance and >> operation >> >of >> >> > cemeteries; licensing of individuals and entities involved with >> >> cemeteries >> >> > and pre-need contracts; care funds; trust funds; pre-need >> contract >> >> > requirements; remedies and penalties for violations; and other >> matters. >> >> > Effective January 1, 2000. >> >> > >> >> > The main link to the bill is >> >> > http://imsweb.state.il.us/scripts/imstran.exe?LIBSINCWHB3988 >> >> > >> >> > I suggest every one read this legislation. If you agree with it, >> let >> >your >> >> > legislators know. (On the other hand, if you don't agree with it, >> let >> >them >> >> > know anyway.) Also, if anyone sees anything in the legislation >> missing, >> >or >> >> > would somehow mess up existing efforts at cemetery >> >> preservation/restoration, >> >> > now's the time to act. >> >> > >> >> > Jon Musgrave >> >> > www.IllinoisHistory.com >> >> > >> >> > ______________________________ >> >> >> > >> > >> >==== ILJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> >Visit Cindy Fords homepage for Jefferson County Ancestors >> >http://members.tripod.com/~cford1/index.html >> > >> >