Title 68 — Title 68 CEMETERIES, MORGUES, AND HUMAN REMAINS
17 chapters · 337 sections in this title.
RCW 68.54.010 Annexation—Petition—Procedure.
2.9K chars
Any territory contiguous to a cemetery district and not within the boundaries of a city or town other than as set forth in RCW 68.52.210 or other cemetery district may be annexed to such cemetery district by petition of ten percent of the registered voters residing within the ter…
RCW 68.54.020 Merger—Authorized.
0.5K chars
A cemetery district organized under chapter 68.52 RCW may merge with another such district lying adjacent thereto, upon such terms and conditions as they agree upon, in the manner hereinafter provided. The district desiring to merge with another district shall hereinafter be call…
RCW 68.54.030 Merger—Petition—Procedure—Contents.
0.7K chars
To effect such a merger, a petition therefor shall be filed with the board of the merger district by the commissioners of the merging district. The commissioners of the merging district may sign and file the petition upon their own initiative, and they shall file such a petition …
RCW 68.54.040 Merger—Petition—Rejection, concurrence, or modification—Signatures.
1.0K chars
The board of the merger district may, by resolution, reject the petition, or it may concur therein as presented, or it may modify the terms and conditions of the proposed merger, and shall transmit the petition, together with a copy of its resolution thereon to the merging distri…
RCW 68.54.050 Merger—Petition—Special election.
0.5K chars
If the auditor finds that the petition contains the signatures of a sufficient number of qualified electors, he or she shall return it, together with his or her certificate of sufficiency attached thereto, to the board of the merging district. Thereupon such board shall adopt a r…
RCW 68.54.060 Merger—Petition—Election—Vote required—Merger effected.
0.8K chars
The board of [the] merging district shall notify the board of the merger district of the results of the election. If three-fifths of the votes cast at the election favor the merger, the respective district boards shall adopt concurrent resolutions, declaring the districts merged,…
RCW 68.54.070 Merger—Petition—When election dispensed with.
0.6K chars
If three-fifths of all the qualified electors in the merging district sign the petition to merge, no election on the question of the merger is necessary. In such case, the auditor shall return the petition, together with his or her certificate of sufficiency attached thereto, to …
RCW 68.54.080 Merger—Preexisting obligations.
1.3K chars
None of the obligations of the merged districts or of a local improvement district therein shall be affected by the merger and dissolution, and all land liable to be assessed to pay any of such indebtedness shall remain liable to the same extent as if the merger had not been made…
RCW 68.54.090 Merger—Transfer of all property, funds, assessments.
0.3K chars
The commissioners of the merging district shall, forthwith upon completion of the merger, transfer, convey, and deliver to the merged district all property and funds of the merging district, together with all interest in and right to collect any assessments theretofore levied.[ 1…
RCW 68.54.100 Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—Petition—Election—Vote.
1.4K chars
A part of one district may be transferred and merged with an adjacent district whenever such area can be better served by the merged district. To effect such a merger a petition, signed by not less than fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the area to be merged, …
RCW 68.54.110 Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—When election dispensed with.
0.6K chars
If three-fifths of all the qualified electors in the area to be merged sign a petition to merge the districts, no election on the question of the merger is necessary, in which case the auditor shall return the petition, together with his or her certificate of sufficiency attached…
RCW 68.54.120 Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—Preexisting indebtedness.
1.0K chars
When a part of one cemetery district is transferred to another as provided by RCW 68.54.100 and 68.54.110, said part shall be relieved of all liability for any indebtedness of the district from which it is withdrawn. However, the acquiring district shall pay to the losing distric…
RCW 68.54.130 Withdrawal of territory.
1.7K chars
(1) Territory within a cemetery district may be withdrawn from the district in the same manner provided by law for withdrawal of territory from water-sewer districts, as provided by chapter 57.28 RCW, except as provided otherwise in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(2) If …
RCW 68.54.900 Effective date—1987 c 331.
0.0K chars
See RCW 68.05.900.