Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§20706 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 207 — AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES › § 20706
Summary
The corporation can only do what its bylaws and its official incorporation papers allow in each state where it is set up.
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Title 36, §20706
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2070636:1902.June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 2, 96 Stat. 109. The words “(hereinafter referred to as the ‘corporation’)” and “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 20706
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102