36 U.S.C. § 110304 — Powers
U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INCORPORATED Sec. 110304 - Powers From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§110304. Powers
The corporation may— (1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) make contracts; (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; and (6) sue and be sued.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1369.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
110304 36:914(b)–(h). Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–903, §§4(b)–(h), 15, 72 Stat. 1739, 1741.
36:925.
In this section, the text of 36:925 is omitted as executed and obsolete. In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in "amend". The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States" and "said constitution and bylaws should likewise not be inconsistent with the laws of any State in which the corporation is to operate" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary. In clause (3), the words "make contracts" are substituted for "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised title. Clause (4) is substituted for "to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or individual, and to hold any property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation" and "to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, encumber, and otherwise alienate real, personal, or mixed property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "subject, however, to applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a corporation operating in such State" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (5), the words "for the purposes of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property" are substituted for "issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, or otherwise" for consistency in the revised title. The words "subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and State laws" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (6), the words "complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.