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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 772<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1478695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370790,"identifier":"57-32","token":"57\/3\/3\/57-32","url":"\/57-32\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-32\/","token":"57\/3\/3\/57-32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who may hold such property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any cemetery company chartered under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, or a church, or any trustees holding title to a cemetery, or burial ground, may take and hold any property granted, bequeathed, devised, or given upon trust to apply its income to the improvement, repair, or embellishment of the cemetery, or any burial lot or monument or tomb or vault or other erections in such cemetery, according to the terms of such grant, bequest, devise, or gift.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO MAY HOLD SUCH PROPERTY (\u00a7 57-32)\n\nAny cemetery company chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth, or a church,\nor any trustees holding title to a cemetery, or burial ground, may take and hold\nany property granted, bequeathed, devised, or given upon trust to apply its\nincome to the improvement, repair, or embellishment of the cemetery, or any\nburial lot or monument or tomb or vault or other erections in such cemetery,\naccording to the terms of such grant, bequest, devise, or gift.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 59; 1918, p. 103; 1920, p. 10; 2005, c. 772.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}