(a) A cemetery company may hold any grant or bequest in money or other property, and shall faithfully apply the grants or bequests for the improvements of the cemetery, or in the erection or preservation of any tomb or monument, according to the terms of the grant or bequest, except those funds required to be held in trust, or paid into the improvement care trust fund as provided by § 46-1-204.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 46-1-109

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Cemetery: means any land or structure in this state dedicated to and used, or intended to be used, for interment of human remains. See Tennessee Code 46-1-102
  • Cemetery company: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association, now or hereafter organized, owning or controlling cemetery lands or property and conducting the business of a cemetery. See Tennessee Code 46-1-102
  • Improvement care: means the continual maintenance of the cemetery grounds and graves in keeping with a properly maintained cemetery, including cutting of grass, raking and cleaning of cemetery plots at reasonable intervals, and pruning of shrubs and trees. See Tennessee Code 46-1-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) No cemetery company shall accept any special grant or bequest, unless it is in writing and made a part of the permanent records of the cemetery.
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