Sec. 713.022. GIFTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY  


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  • (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.