Alabama Code 11-17-13. Preservation, repair, etc., of public or private burial places, etc., declared charitable purposes; conveyances, devises, etc., of burial places for such purposes deemed to create charitable trusts
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-17-13
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The preservation, repair, and maintenance of public or private burial places or burial lots and the preservation, repair, maintenance, embellishment, improvement, and replacement of monuments and other things thereon and the ways and easements appurtenant thereto are hereby declared and made proper matters of charity, and every conveyance, transfer, devise, and bequest of any such burial place or burial lot or any money or property in trust for such purposes or any of them shall be held to create a charitable trust.