Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§154303 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1543— NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 154303
Summary
The corporation can run its own affairs to carry out its goals. It can make and change its rules and seal, pick officers and agents, have a board of 5–15 trustees, open offices, buy, lease, use, and transfer property, collect dues and donations, sue or be sued, and do other actions needed for its purposes.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §154303
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15430336:140b(b)–(j).June 6, 1940, ch. 239, § 3(b)–(j), 54 Stat. 233. In clause (1), the words “not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States or of any State” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the words “at pleasure” 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. In clause (9), the word “generally” is omitted as unnecessary. The words “any other act” are substituted for “any and all lawful acts” for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 154303
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60