Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§153903 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1539 — THE NATIONAL YEOMEN (F) › § 153903
Summary
The corporation can make a constitution and bylaws and have an official seal. It can own land and other property in the United States only if it needs the property to do its work, and the total value of that property cannot be more than $50,000.
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Title 36, §153903
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation may—
(1)adopt a constitution and bylaws;
(2)adopt a seal; and
(3)hold real and personal property in the United States, but only to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation and only in an amount not more than $50,000.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15390336:139a.June 15, 1936, ch. 546, § 2, 49 Stat. 1506. In clause (1), the words “not inconsistent with law” are omitted as unnecessary.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 153903
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102