TN Code § 49-9-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-9-102. Acceptance of Federal Donations

   The act of the congress of the United States, approved July 2, 1862 (ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503), and subsequent acts, entitled “An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,” and especially all the conditions set forth in the fifth section of the act, and numbered first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, are accepted by the state of Tennessee upon the conditions prescribed.   It is the duty of the trustees of the university to conduct an agricultural college, so as to strictly conform to the congressional enactment making the appropriation. The appropriated fund shall be used only according to the terms of the congressional enactment making the appropriation to the state.      The state assents to the purpose of the act of the United States congress, approved August 30, 1890 (ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417), entitled “An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanics arts,” established under an act of congress approved July 2, 1862, and empowers the treasurer of the University of Tennessee to accept the whole of the grants of money authorized by the act to be paid in this state, and to give official receipt for the grants.   The grants of money to the state shall, as a part of the endowment and support of the college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established by contract of this state with the trustees of the University of Tennessee, be committed to the trustees of the university, in accordance with the requirements of the act of congress making the grants, to be applied by them as the act of congress directs. All results and expenditures shall be reported in accordance with the act making the grants, all of which are assented to and accepted for this state.      The state assents to the conditions of an act of the United States congress, approved March 2, 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440), entitled “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of acts supplementary thereto,” and authorizes the treasurer of the university to accept any grants of money authorized by that act in this state, and to give official receipt for the grants.   The grants of money to the state shall, as a part of the agricultural fund, be committed to the trustees of the university, in charge of the state experiment station, there to be applied as the act of congress directs, and all results and expenditures shall be reported in accordance with the act making the grants, which are hereby accepted.      The state assents to the conditions of the act of the United States congress, approved March 16, 1906 (ch. 951, 34 Stat. 63), entitled “An act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and regulating the expenditures thereof,” and authorizes the treasurer of the university to accept any grants of money authorized by that act in this state and to give official receipt for the grants.   The grants of money to the state shall be expended by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee in carrying on scientific investigations in agriculture as the act of congress directs, and all results and expenditures shall be reported in accordance with the provisions of the act making the grants, which provisions are hereby accepted.