Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§153303 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1533 — NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION › § 153303
Summary
Allows the corporation to make and change rules for membership, governance, and discipline; make or change a seal; elect officers and set duties; create state chapters and manage property and funds; buy, hold, lease, use as security, and transfer property for its purposes; and start or face lawsuits.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §153303
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation may—
(1)adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members;
(2)adopt and alter a seal;
(3)provide for the election of its officers and define their duties;
(4)provide for State societies or chapters with regulations for their conduct, and regulate and provide for the management, safe-keeping, and protection of their property and funds;
(5)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
(6)sue and be sued.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15330336:20c.June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, § 3, 34 Stat. 228; Sept. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87–214, 75 Stat. 489. In clause (1), the words “make and” and “rules” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “amend” is substituted for “and from time to time to alter and repeal such constitution, by-laws, rules, and
Regulations
, and to adopt others in their places” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “Provided always, That such constitution, by-laws, rules, and
Regulations
be not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any of the States thereof” are omitted as unnecessary. Clause (2) is substituted for “to adopt a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (4), the word “
Regulations
” is substituted for “rules” for consistency. The word “their” is substituted for “its” for clarity. Clause (5) is substituted for “receive, purchase, hold, sell, and convey real and personal estate, so far only as may be necessary or convenient for its lawful purposes” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (6), the words “complain and defend in any court” are omitted as unnecessary.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 153303
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102