Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 359.28 (2026)

Condemnation

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The township trustees are hereby empowered to condemn, or purchase and pay for out of the general fund, or the specific fund voted for such purpose, and enter upon and take, any lands within the territorial limits of such township for the use of cemeteries, a community

Tue Dec 09 22:14:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 359 (34, 0) 7 TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, §359.33\n\ncenter or juvenile playgrounds, in the same manner as is now provided for cities. However, the board of supervisors or a cemetery commission appointed by the board of supervisors shall control and maintain pioneer cemeteries as defined in section 331.325. [C97, §585; S13, §585; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5558; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.28] 96 Acts, ch 1182, §3 Referred to in §331.325 Procedure, chapter 6B

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Hardy v. Grant Twp. Trs., Adams Cnty., 357 N.W.2d 623 (Iowa 1984).

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Hardy v. Grant Twp. Trs., Adams Cnty., 357 N.W.2d 623 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code section 359.28 provides the requisite authority for township trustees to exercise the power of eminent domain.”

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