Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§190105 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1901 — RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES › § 190105
Summary
Lets the corporation make and change its constitution and bylaws, create and alter seals, emblems, and badges, own or manage property (buy, lease, mortgage, or transfer), publish materials, set up or end local chapters, sue or be sued, and take other actions needed to carry out its purposes.
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Title 36, §190105
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation may—
(1)adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws;
(2)adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3)adopt and alter emblems and badges;
(4)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(5)publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;
(6)establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate departmental subdivisions and local chapters;
(7)sue and be sued; and
(8)do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 19010536:224 (less perpetual succession).June 30, 1950, ch. 431, §§ 4 (less perpetual succession), 8, 64 Stat. 313, 314. 36:228. In this section, the text of 36:228 is omitted as executed and obsolete. In clause (1), the words “not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State” are omitted as unnecessary. Clause (4) is substituted for “acquire, hold, lease, and dispose of such real and personal property as may be necessary to carry out the corporate object and purpose” and “accept gifts, legacies, and devises in furtherance of the corporate object and purpose” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (8), the words “and all . . . and things” and “object” are omitted as unnecessary.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 190105
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102