Texas Health and Safety Code 715.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 715.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
In this chapter:
(1) “Burial park,” “cemetery purposes,” “crematory,” “mausoleum,” and “plot” have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001.
(2) “Cemetery” means a place that is used for interment, including a graveyard, burial park, or a mausoleum located on the grounds of a graveyard or burial park.
(3) “Nonprofit corporation” means a corporation not for profit subject to the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01, et seq., Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes).