Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 503 — Disabled American Veterans
§ 50304. Powers
Statutory text
The corporation may—
adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
adopt and alter a corporate seal;
adopt emblems and badges;
establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
establish State and territorial organizations and local chapter or post organizations;
acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
publish a newspaper and other publications devoted to the purposes of the corporation;
sue and be sued; and
do any other act necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 50304
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1344.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1344.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 50304 | 36:90d (less perpetual succession). | June 17, 1932, ch. 268, §§ 4 (less perpetual succession), 7, 47 Stat. 321. |
| 36:90g. | ||
In this section, the text of 36:90g is omitted as executed and obsolete.
In clause (1), the words “not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or 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 words “adopt emblems and badges” are substituted for “to use in carrying out the purposes of the corporation such emblems and badges as it may adopt” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In clause (4), the word “activities” is substituted for “business” for consistency in the revised title.
Clause (6) is substituted for “receive, hold, own, use, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary 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 “and things as may be” are omitted as unnecessary.