Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§21504 Acquisition and Management of Property
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 215 — AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS › § 21504
Summary
The corporation can buy, own, lease, use as security for loans, and sell or transfer property in the United States and in France so it can carry out its work.
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Title 36, §21504
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, in the United States and France, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2150436:4902.Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, § 2, 37 Stat. 654; June 14, 1929, ch. 23, 46 Stat. 11; Oct. 1, 1965, Pub. L. 89–231, § 1, 79 Stat. 901. The words “may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer” are substituted for “is authorized to take by purchase, gift, grant, devise, and bequest, and to hold, mortgage, lease, transfer, and convey” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “real and personal” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “to carry out the purpose of the corporation” are substituted for “for the purposes of the said corporation” and “as may be deemed necessary for the wants or development of the corporation or any of them” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 21504
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102