Tennessee § 4-13-404 - Actual custody and control of property.
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§ 4-13-404. Actual custody and control of property.
The Tennessee historical commission shall hold legal title to the property, but is authorized and empowered to assign the actual custody and control of the property to a Tennessee not-for-profit corporation organized for the express purpose of restoring, maintaining and operating Cragfont; provided, that such not-for-profit corporation was in existence as of July 1, 1995. Any such corporation shall have the right to operate and manage the property on behalf of the Tennessee historical commission for the benefit of the general public, and to keep the property and improvements in a high state of improvement and repair, and to operate and maintain the grounds improved by the Tennessee historical commission in a manner consistent with such guidelines as may be promulgated by the Tennessee historical commission, or as the Tennessee historical commission shall contract with the corporation. Acts 1957, ch. 268, § 5; 1997, ch. 32, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-13-404 ("Actual custody and control of property.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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