Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§230104 Powers

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 230104

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation may create and change its rules and policies, set an official seal, open and run offices, make contracts, and buy, lease, borrow against, or sell property. It may create, manage, or close state and local branches, publish a magazine and other materials, start or face lawsuits, and take any other needed actions to carry out its purposes.

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Title 36, §230104

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The corporation may—
(1)adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(2)adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3)establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
(4)make contracts;
(5)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(6)establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate State and territorial subdivisions and local chapters or posts;
(7)publish a magazine and other publications;
(8)sue and be sued; and
(9)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) 23010436:114 (words before 4th semicolon less perpetual succession, words after 5th semicolon).May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 4 (words before 4th semicolon less perpetual succession, words after 5th semicolon), 6, 49 Stat. 1391. 36:116. In this section, the text of 36:116 is omitted as executed and obsolete. In clause (1), the words “apply, and administer” are omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. The words “not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the words “at pleasure” are omitted for consistency in the revised title. In clause (3), the word “activities” is substituted for “business” for consistency in the revised title. Clauses (4) and (5) are substituted for “to receive, hold, own, use, and dispose of such real estate, personal property, money, contract, rights, and privileges as shall be deemed necessary and incidental for its corporate purposes” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (8), the words “in courts of law and equity” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (9), the words “do any other act” are substituted for “generally to do any and all such acts and things” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 230104

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102