35-5-1 Appointment of new trustees for burial grounds
35-5-2 Sale of part of cemetery; prohibitions
35-5-3 Permanent endowment funds for cemetery associations — How created
35-5-4 Same — How invested; report of trustee; disposition of income
35-5-5 Permanent endowment funds for cemetery associations — Trustee therefor; appointment; bond; compensation; vacancy
35-5-6 Express trusts for perpetual care of cemeteries or burial lots
35-5-7 Requirements for cemetery company contracts
35-5-8 Abandoned interment rights

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 35 > Article 5 - Cemeteries

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.