Sec. 3. Whenever any Grand Army post or any camp of United Spanish War Veterans, or Army of the Philippines, whether incorporated or unincorporated, shall own any lot i.
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Sec. 3. Whenever any Grand Army post or any camp of United Spanish War Veterans, or Army of the Philippines, whether incorporated or unincorporated, shall own any lot in any cemetery, for the interment of the remains of its deceased members, or their families, and shall desire to provide for the proper care of said lot, after said post or camp shall, in the ordinary course of nature, have ceased to exist, it shall be lawful for such post or camp to convey such lot, in trust for that purpose, to the city, town or village in which such post or camp is located, and for such city, town or village to accept such conveyance upon such trust, to take effect upon the final dissolution of said post or camp, by the death of its members, or otherwise.
And thereupon from and after such dissolution, said city, town or village shall have full power in its own name, and it shall be its duty to enforce the observance of any contract which may have been made by said post or camp with any person or corporation, for the care of said lot, and of any monument or monuments thereon, and whenever necessary to do so, to appropriate and pay out of the general funds of said city, town or village, such sum or sums as may from time to time be required for the reasonable care and maintenance of such lot and the monuments thereon.