Public Law 74–373

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The American National Theater and Academy.

Incorporators.

Stokowski, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Evelyn Price (Mrs. Eli Kirk Price), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; George W. Norris, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Samuel S. Fleischer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Amory Hare Hutchinson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ellen D. Cleveland (Mrs. Richard F. Cleveland), of Baltimore, Maryland; Otto T. Mallory, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roland S. Morris, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mrs. George H. Lorimer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Hugh Hampton Young, of Baltimore, Maryland; Richard F. Cleveland, of Baltimore, Maryland; J. Howard Reber, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mary Stewart French, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Clara R. Mason, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Katharine Dexter McCormick (Mrs. Stanley McCormick), of Chicago, Illinois; Evangeline Stokowski (Mrs. Leopold Stokowski), of New York, New York; Elsie Jenkins Symington (Mrs. Donald Symington), of Baltimore, Maryland; B. Howell Griswold, of Baltimore, Maryland; Ann Morgan, of New York, New York; John Hay Whitney, of New York, New York; Otto H. Kahn, of New York, New York; Harriet Barnes Pratt (Mrs. Harold I. Pratt), of New York, New York; Mrs. W. Murray Crane, of New York, New York; A. Conger Goodyear, of New York, New York; Alice Garrett (Mrs. John W. Garrett), of Baltimore, Maryland; John W. Garrett, of Baltimore, Maryland;Joy Montgomery Higgins, of New York, New York; Arthur Woods, of New York, New York; Helen Woods (Mrs. Arthur Woods), of New York, New York; C. Lawton Campbell, of New York, New York; John H. Finley, of New York, New York; Cass Canfield, of New York, New York; Katharine E. Canfield (Mrs. Cass Canfield), of New York, New York; William Rhinelander Stewart, of New York, New York; Dorothea Blagden (Mrs. Linzee Blagden), of New York, New York; John W. Davis, of New York, New York; Francis Anita Crane, of New York, New York; Frank L. Polk, of New York, New York; Edward M. M. Warburg, of New York, New York; William Green, of Washington, District of Columbia; Mary Chichester du Pont (Mrs. Felix du Pont), of Wilmington, Delaware; Betty Hawley, of New York, New York; Isabelle Anderson (Mrs. Larz Anderson), of Washington, District of Columbia; Mabel Boardman, of Washington, District of Columbia; Huibertje Lansing Pryn Hamlin (Mrs. Charles Hamlin), of Washington, District of Columbia; their associates and successors, duly chosen, are hereby incorporated, constituted, and declared to be a body

Name.

corporate. The name of this corporation shall be “The American National Theater and Academy.”

Sec. 2.

The corporation shall be nonprofit and without capital stock. Its purposes shall embrace:

Sec. 3.

That the corporation created by this Act shall have the following powers:

To have perpetual succession with power to sue and to be sued in the courts of law and equity; to receive, hold, own, use, mortgage, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary for its corporate purposes; to adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; to adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out its purposes not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any States; to establish and maintain offices and buildings for the conduct of its business; to establish State and Territorial organizations and local branches; and generally to do all such acts and things as may be necessary and proper in carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation.

Sec. 4.

That the organization shall be nonpolitical, nonsectarian, as an organization shall not promote the candidacy of any persons

No honorary members.

Exclusive use of name.

seeking public office. There shall be no honorary members.

Sec. 5.

That said corporation and its State and local branches and subdivisions shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and to use in carrying out its purposes the name “The American National Theater and Academy.”

Sec. 6.

That said corporation be, and is hereby, authorized to have its headquarters and hold its meetings at such places within or without the District of Columbia as it from time to time may deem best.

Sec. 7.

The corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to

Property rights.

receive by devise, bequest, donation, or otherwise, either real or personal property, and to hold the same absolutely or in trust and to invest, reinvest, and manage the same in accordance with the provisions of its constitution and to apply said property and the income arising therefrom to the objects of its creation and according to the instructions of its donors.

Sec. 8.

That said corporation shall on or before the 1st day of

Report to Congress.

January in each year make and transmit to Congress a report of its proceedings for the preceding calendar year, including a full and complete report of its receipts and expenditures; Provided, however,

Proviso.

Not printed as public document.

That said report shall not be printed as a public document.

Sec. 9.

That as a condition precedent to the exercise of any power

State, etc., agents.

or privilege herein granted or conferred, “The American National Theater and Academy” shall file in the office of the Secretary or the properly designated officer of each State or Territory or the District of Columbia in which is located either its headquarters or branches or subdivisions thereof the name and post-office address of an authorized agent upon whom legal process or demand against “The American National Theater and Academy” may be served.

Sec. 10.

That the right to repeal, alter, or amend this Act is hereby

Amendment.

expressly reserved.