{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-359.28","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 359.28","heading":"Condemnation.","body":"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 center 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.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 359 - TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS","Subchapter IV - PUBLIC GROUNDS OR BUILDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/359.28.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"e4fd0d5aa91b40304a7a8f000ae447effd3742ab8d02f04505584d7873866812","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-359.27","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-359.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}