I'm afraid they don't have that law here in Texas. They do have a law that allows a county judge to authorize expenditures within a city or county if they so choose. But of course Fannin Co. will not be able to because right now they cannot even replace the bridges that were washed out a year ago. It is only optional to the county. A city also can authorize funds but they rarely do. Occasionally Inglish cemetery gets mowed but that's about it. I wish they would require the surrounding land owners to keep the cemetery decent and fenced and marked out on the road nearest to it. I don't know how a law could be passed doing so though. THere is a new law that allows papers to be filed on any 'abandoned' or discovered cemetery anywhere in a county. You can take down the location ( I suggest using a global positioning device ,many fishermen have them as do fire dept's etc) so it can't be lost and file the papers with the county clerks office on their location and description. They are required to make these available along with any deed or land papers it is connected with in the future. It is the first move Texas has made since passing laws about vandalizm. We are behind in a lot of ways. Susan Linda Baker wrote: > > I got this on another list and thought it was interesting and may be helpful > to some. > Linda > > 36-72-1: > > The care accorded the remains of deceased persons reflects respect and > regard > for human dignity as well as cultural, spiritual, and religious values. The > General Assembly declares that human remains and burial objects are not > property to be owned by the person or entity which owns the land or water > where the human remains and burial objects are interred or discovered, but > human remains and burial objects are a part of the finite, irreplaceable, > and > nonrenewable cultural heritage of the people of Georgia which should be > protected. > > 36-72-3: > > Counties, anywhere within the county boundaries, and municipalities, > anywhere > within the municipal boundaries, are authorized, jointly and severally, to > preserve and protect any abandoned cemetery or any burial ground which the > county or municipality determines has been abandoned or is not being > maintained by the person who is legally responsible for its upkeep, whether > or not that person is financially capable of doing so, to expend public > money > in connection therewith, to provide for reimbursement of such funds by > billing any legally responsible person or levying upon any of his property > as > authorized by local ordinance, and to exercise the power of eminent domain > to > acquire any interest in land necessary for that purpose. > > I found this through SavingGraves.com > > Stephanie