Sec. 713.007. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE. The district judge of the county in which the cemetery is located shall appoint a suitable successor or trustee to faithfully execute a trust in accordance with this subchapter if the municipality renounces a trust assumed under this subchapter or fails to act as its trustee and:
(1) the occasion demands the appointment; or
(2) a vacancy occurs.
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