Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§200103 Powers

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2001 — SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS › § 200103

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the corporation to make a constitution and bylaws to manage its property and run its business. It can own property needed to do its work, up to $1,000,000, anywhere including the District of Columbia, and it can keep property that is donated or left to it in any State or U.S. territory.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §200103

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The corporation may—
(1)adopt a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; and
(2)(A)hold property, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and
(B)hold other property donated or bequeathed in any State or territory of the United States.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20010336:5401 (2d sentence words before proviso).Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, § 1 (2d sentence words before proviso), 31 Stat. 1453; June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52 Stat. 1226. In clause (1), the words “not inconsistent with law” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs” are added for consistency in the revised title. In clause (2), subclause (A), the words “hold property” are substituted for “hold real and personal estate”, and the words “necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation” are substituted for “so far only as may be necessary to its lawful ends”, for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subclause (B), the word “hold” is added for clarity. The words “other property” are substituted for “such other estate” for consistency in the revised title. The words “of the United States” are added for clarity and for consistency in the revised title.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 200103

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102