Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 359.29 (2026)

Gifts and donations

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Civil townships are hereby authorized and empowered to receive by gift, devise, or bequest, money or property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining libraries, township halls, cemeteries, or for any other public purpose. All such gifts, devises, or bequests shall be effectual only when accepted by resolution of the board of trustees of such township. [S13, §585; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5559; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.29] Referred to in §331.325, 359.30 Township halls, chapter 360 Gifts to governmental bodies, see §565.6

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. of Iowa v. Terry, 541 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 1995).

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State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. of Iowa v. Terry, 541 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 359.29, and may contract with historical organizations to handle the protection and preservation of the cemetery.”

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