Ohio Code § 759.12

Ohio Code § 759.12. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 759.12.

In the bylaws and regulations provided for by section 759.11 of the Revised Code , the director of public service shall declare the amount of money he will accept

by agreement, gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise and hold as a permanent fund of

the cemetery.  He shall pledge the faith and credit of the city for the perpetual care of the lots

designated, using only the interest or income of the money.  On receipt of the sum of money so designated, the director shall issue therefor

a written receipt and acknowledgment thereof, signed by him, binding the faith and

credit of the city to forever hold such money as a permanent fund and to provide perpetual

care of the lots therein named, for the use, income, or interest of such money.  He shall enter on the minutes of his proceedings full detail of the obligation,

and shall enter the receipt and income of the money and the expenditure thereof in

detail on his books of accounts, keeping each case separately.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 759.12
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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