Sec. 713.002. LOCAL TRUST FOR CEMETERY. (a) A municipality that owns or operates a cemetery or has control of cemetery property may act as a permanent trustee for the perpetual maintenance of the lots and graves in the cemetery.
(b) To act as a trustee, a majority of the municipality's governing body must adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the municipality's willingness and intention to act as a trustee. When the ordinance or resolution is adopted and the trust is accepted, the trust is perpetual.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle C - Cemeteries and Crematories
Chapter 713 - Local Regulation of Cemeteries
Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Cemeteries
Section 713.001. Municipal Cemetery Authorized
Section 713.002. Local Trust for Cemetery
Section 713.003. Local Authority to Receive Gifts; Deposits for Care; Certificates
Section 713.005. Deposit Records
Section 713.007. Appointment of Successor Trustee
Section 713.008. Termination of Municipal Trust by Certain Municipalities
Section 713.008. Termination of Municipal Trust by Certain Municipalities
Section 713.009. Local Possession and Control of Unkept or Abandoned Cemetery