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§ 10. Pollution of water by use of land for burial purposes prohibited

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 9 P.S. Burial Grounds

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 9 P.S. Burial Grounds (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. General Provisions
9 P.S. § 10
§ 10. Pollution of water by use of land for burial purposes prohibited
That it shall be unlawful to use for the burial of the dead any land the drainage from which passes into any stream furnishing the whole or any portion of the water supply of any city, except beyond the distance of one mile from such city: Provided, however, That the prohibitions of this act shall not be enforceable against any land now devoted to burial purposes in which there shall have heretofore been burials and sales of burial lots.

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1895, June 24, P.L. 244, § 1.
9 P.S. § 10, PA ST 9 P.S. § 10
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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