Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§21903 Powers

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 219 — THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY › § 21903

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation can create and change its rules and seal, open offices and state or local branches, own or rent and transfer property while following its rules and donors’ instructions, bring or face lawsuits, and take other actions needed to meet its purposes.

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Title 36, §21903

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The corporation may—
(1)adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
(2)adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3)establish and maintain offices and buildings to conduct its activities;
(4)establish State and territorial organizations and local branches;
(5)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to its constitution and instructions of donors;
(6)sue and be sued; and
(7)do any other act necessary and proper 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) 2190336:3303 (less perpetual succession).July 5, 1935, ch. 373, §§ 3 (less perpetual succession), 7, 49 Stat. 458, 459. 36:3307. In clause (1), the words “to carry out its purposes not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any States” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the words “at pleasure” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (3), the word “activities” is substituted for “business” for consistency in the revised title. Clause (5) is substituted for “to receive, hold, own, use, mortgage, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary for its corporate purposes” in 36:3303 and for 36:3307 for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (6), the words “in the courts of law and equity” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (7), the words “do any other act” are substituted for “generally to do all such acts and things” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 21903

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102