Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§140103 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1401— - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE › § 140103
Summary
The corporation can set its own internal rules and make an official seal. It can choose leaders and a board of trustees of 5 to 15 people to run the organization, open offices, handle property (buy, rent, use as loan security, or sell), charge fees and accept gifts, use the courts, and take other steps needed to do its work.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §140103
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation may—
(1)adopt and amend bylaws;
(2)adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3)appoint or elect officers and agents;
(4)choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation;
(5)establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
(6)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(7)charge and collect membership dues and receive contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
(8)sue and be sued; and
(9)do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14010336:57b(b)–(j).Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, § 3(b)–(j), 50 Stat. 559. In clause (1), the word “amend” is substituted for “alter” for consistency in the revised title. The words “not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States or of any State” are omitted as unnecessary. Clause (6) is substituted for “acquire, by purchase, devise, bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, encumber, convey, or otherwise dispose of such real and personal property as may be necessary or appropriate for its corporate purposes” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 140103
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73