Tennessee Code 35-3-112 – State and federal bond issues – Reports
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 35-3-112
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Guardians, executors, administrators and trustees shall also be authorized and empowered to invest money and funds in their hands in the bonds of the state, of the United States, or obligations issued separately or collectively by or for federal land banks, federal intermediate credit banks and banks for cooperatives under the act of congress known as the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 583, 12 U.S.C. § 2001 et seq.) and amendments to that act, or in obligations issued under the Home Owner’s Loan Act of congress (12 U.S.C. § 1461 et seq.), or notes or bonds secured by mortgage or trust deed insured by the federal housing administrator, or bonds and/or debentures issued by national mortgage associations; also to lend on the security of any such bonds to the extent of eighty-five percent (85%) of their face value; and, in either case, make report thereof to the court where the guardian, executor, administrator or trustee is qualified, unless another mode of investment is required by will or deed of the testator or another person who has established the funds.