Sec. 1. If: (1) a petition is presented to the legislative body of a third class city or town at a regular meeting of the legislative body; (2) the petition is signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the freeholders and taxpayers of the city or town; and (3) the petition states that: (A) a cemetery lies within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of the city or town; (B) the cemetery is in need of additional care and maintenance; (C) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the burial lots in the cemetery are owned, maintained, and cared for, in whole or in part, by freeholders in the city or town; and (D) it would be in the best interests of the city or town for the city or town to provide additional care and maintenance for the cemetery; the legislative body shall investigate the accuracy of the petition.
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