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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 713.022. Gifts for Maintenance of Cemetery

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A trustee for a county perpetual trust fund may adopt reasonable rules to receive a gift or grant from any source and to determine the amount necessary for permanent maintenance of the cemetery.

(b) A person who is interested in the maintenance of a neglected or unkept public or private cemetery in the county may make a gift to the trust fund for maintenance of the cemetery.

(c) The trustee's acceptance of the gift is a perpetual trust for the maintenance of the cemetery.

(d) On acceptance of the gift, the trustee shall instruct the county treasurer to issue a certificate to the donor. The certificate must state:

(1) the amount and purpose of the gift; and

(2) other information determined necessary by the trustee.

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