§ 4-13-304. Trustees’ Tenure — Vacancies
The trustees appointed as provided in § 4-13-301 shall each hold such trustee’s office for four (4) years, and until such trustee’s successor is appointed and qualified, and all vacancies by death, removal or expiration of term or otherwise, shall be filled by the governor upon recommendation of the Sam Davis Memorial Association as provided […]
§ 4-13-305. Appropriation
There is hereby appropriated the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum for the maintenance or upkeep, or both, of the Sam Davis home, to be paid out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon the warrant of the comptroller of the treasury, approved by the president of the […]
§ 4-13-306. Reversion of Property — Conditions
In the event the Sam Davis Memorial Association should at any time fail, neglect or refuse to improve the houses and grounds, and to keep them in a high state of beauty and improvement, then the houses and land and such other improvements as may be upon the grounds shall revert to the state of […]
§ 4-13-307. Revocability of Trust
The state may revoke this trust at will.
§ 4-13-401. Purchase of Property
The Tennessee historical commission, as defined by chapter 11, part 1 of this title, is hereby authorized and empowered to use any funds appropriated or available to the commission to purchase and acquire a tract of land in Sumner County, on which is located Cragfont, the home of General James Winchester, for a sum not […]
§ 4-13-402. Expenditures for Repair, Restoration and Renovation
The Tennessee historical commission is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, Cragfont, and the improvement of the premises for use by the general public as a park, as picnic grounds, and for other related purposes. The commission is authorized, in lieu […]
§ 4-13-403. [reserved.]
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. […]
§ 4-13-405. Continued Operation as Museum House
It is the intent of this part that Cragfont shall continue to be operated as a museum house open to the general public and preserved for the citizens of Tennessee and future generations.
§ 4-13-501. Expenditure of Funds
The Tennessee state museum is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the administration, operation, maintenance, repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion home, McCampbell House in Donelson, that was bequeathed to the museum and for the improvement of the premises. The museum is authorized, in lieu of contracting itself for […]
§ 4-13-301. Property Conveyed in Trust — Appointment of Trustees
The tract of land, being the same purchased from O.M. Davis, Jr., in 1927, by the Sam Davis Commission in the name of the state of Tennessee, be and is hereby conveyed in trust to the Sam Davis Memorial Association. The governor shall appoint, upon recommendation of the Sam Davis Memorial Association, nine (9) persons […]