Sec. 713.022. GIFTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY. (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.
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 B. County Regulation of Cemeteries
Section 713.021. County Trust for Cemetery
Section 713.022. Gifts for Maintenance of Cemetery
Section 713.024. Appointment of Successor Trustee
Section 713.025. Private Care of Graves
Section 713.026. Use of Public Funds and Property Prohibited; Exceptions
Section 713.027. Cemetery Owned by County of 8,200 or Less
Section 713.0271. Cemetery Owned by Certain Counties
Section 713.028. County Care of Cemetery Older Than 50 Years
Section 713.029. County Authority to Purchase Burial Grounds for Veterans