Page 4047 g TLE 36.-PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES trict of Columbia; , of Kentucky; Sue blessings of liberty. (Fei). 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 1, 29 Field (Mrs. Stephen J. Field), of California; Stat. 8.) Sallie Kennedy Alexander (Mrs. Thomas Alex- ander), of Washington, District of Columbia; Rosa §18a. Right to hold property; Constitution, by-laws, and seal; headquarters at Washington, D. C. Wright Smith, of Washington, District of Columbia; Sarah C. J. Hagan (Mrs. Hugh Hagan), of Georgia; The society is authorized to hold real and per- sonal estate in the United Mary Stiner Putnam (Mrs. John Risley Putnam), States, so far only as of ; Mary Leighton Shields (Mrs. George may be necessary to its lawful ends, to an amount not exceeding $5,000,000, and may adopt H. Shields), of Missouri: , a con- stitution and make of New York; Mary E. MacDonald (Mrs. Marshall by-laws not inconsistent with law, Pand may adopt a seal. MacDonald), of Virginia; Eugenia Washington, of Said society shall have its headquarters or principal office at Washington, Virginia; Alice M. Clarke (Mrs. A. Howard Clarke), in the District of Columbia. (Feb. 20, of ; Clara Barton, of Washington, 1896, ch. 23, § 2, 29 Stat. 9; Mar. District of Columbia; Mary S. Lockwood, of Wash- 3, 1915, ch. 89, 38 Stat. 955; Feb. 5, 1926, ington, District of Columbia; Prances B. Hamlin ch. 11, 44 Stat. 4.) (Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin), of.Washington, District of AMENMETS Columbia; Martha C. B. Clarke (Mrs. Arthur E. 1026--Act. Feb. 5, 1026, cited to text, amended section by Inucrean., authoi ized amount of real and personal estate Clarke), of New Hampshire; Lucia E. Blom Mrs. holdings from $1.000,000 to $5,000,000. Henry Blount), of ; Jennie .1. (0, iin (Mrs. 1915-Act Mar. 3, 1915, cited to text, amended section Randolph De B. Keim), of Connerticji,; Louise by Increasing authorized real end personal estate holdings Ward McAllister, of New York; Effme Ream Osborne from $500,000 to $1,000,000. (lMrls. Frank Stuart Osborne), of Illinois; Marie § l8b. Reports; historical material. Devereux, of Washington, District of Columbia; The Society shall report annually to the Secretary Belinda 0. Wilbour (Mrs. Joshua Wilbour), of Rhode of the Smithsonian Institution concerning its pro- Island; Georgina E. Shippen (Mrs. W. W. Shipp-n), ceedings, and said Secretary shall communicate to of New Jersey; Julia K. Hogg (Mrs. N. B. Hogg), of Congress such portion thereof as he may deem of Pennsylvania; Katherine C. Breckinridge (Mrs. national interest and importance. The Regents of Clifton R, Breckinridge), of Arkansas; Sara Isabella the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to permit Hubbard (Mrs. Adolphus S. Hubbard), of California; said national society to deposit its collections, nr inu- Mary L. D. Putnam (Mrs. Charles E. Putnam), of scripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for Iowa; Delia Clayborne Buckner (Mrs. Simon B. history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the Na- Buckner), of Kentucky; Emily Marshall Eliot (Mrs. tional Museum, at their discretion, upon such con- Samuel Eliot), of Massachusetts; Lucy Grey Henry ditions and under such rules as they shall prescribe. (Mrs. William Wirt Henry), of Virginia; Elizabeth (Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 3, 29 Stat. 9.) Blair Lee, of , Mrs. Francis P. Burrows (Mrs. Julius C. Burrows), Mrs. Mary H. McMillan Chapter 1B.-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIA- (Mrs. James McMillan), Mrs. Emma Gregory Hull TION (Mrs. J. A. T. Hull), Mrs. Mary B. K. Washington Sec. (Mrs. Joseph Washington), and their associates 20. Incorporators; name; purposes; right to hold prop- and successors, are created a body corporate and erty; constitution, by-laws, and seal; headquar- politic, in the Distract of Columbia, by the name ters at Washington, D. C.; reports; historical material. of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for patriotic, historical, §20. Incorporators; name; purposes; right to hold and educational purposes, to perpetuate the mem- property; constitution, by-laws, and seal; head- quarters at Washington, D. C.; reports; historical ory and spirit of the men and women who achieved material. American independerace, by the acquisition and pro- Andrew D. White, of Ithaca, in the State of New tection of historical spots and the erection of York; George Bancroft, of Washington, in the Dis- monuments; by the encouragement of historical trict of Columbia; Justin Winsor, of Cambridge, in research in relation to the Revolution and the publi- the State of Massachusetts; William F. Poole, of cation of its results; by the preservation of docu- Chicago, in the State of Illinois; Herbert B. Adams, ments and relics, and of the records of the individual of , in the State of Maryland; Clarence W. services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and Bowen, of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic an- their associates and successors, are created in the niversaries; to carry out the injunction of Washing- District of Columbia a body corporate and politic, ton, in his farewell address to the American people, by the name of the American Historical Association, "to promote, as an object of primary Importance, for the promotion of historical studies, the collec- institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge,' tion and preservation of historical manuscripts, and for kindred purposes thus developing an enlightened public opinion and in the interest of American history and of history in America. Said associa- affording to young and old such advantages as shall tion is authorized to hold real and personal estate in develop in them the largest capacity for performing the District of Columbia so far only as may be nec- the duties of American citizens; to cherish, main- essary to its lawful ends to an amount not exceed- tain, and extend the institutions of American ing five hundred thousand dollars, to adopt a con- freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of stitution, and to make by-laws not inconsistent with country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the law. Said association shall have its principal office TITLE 30.-PATRIOTIC SOCIETILJ AND OBSERVANCES Page 4048 at Washington, in the District of Columbia, and the of America, or any State thereof, may hold Its annual meetings In such place, as the and generally to do all such acts and things (in. said Incorporators shall determine. Said asocia- eluding the establishment of regulations for the elec- tion shall report annually to the Secretary of the tion of associates and successors) as may be neces- Smiths.onlan I-A,tltution concerning Its proceedings sary to carry into effect the provisions of this and the condition ot historical .tudy in America. chapter and promote the purposes of said corpora- Said Secretary shall communicafe to Congress the tion. (June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 2, 39 Stat, 227.) whole of such reports, or such rurtion thereof as he § 23. Purpose of organization. shall see fit. The Regents o, the Smithsonian In- stitution are authorized to permit said association The purpose of the corporation shall be to pro- to deposit its collections, maniucripts, books, pam- mote, through organization, and cooperation with phle s, and other material for hi.tory in the Smith- other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for sonlan Institution or in the National Museum; at themselves and others, to train them in scouteraft, their di;cretion, upon such conditions and under and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, .such tules ,,, they shall prescribe. (Jan. 4, 1889, and kindred virtues, using the methods which were ch. 20, 25 Stt. 640.) in common use by Boy Scouts on June 15, 1916, (June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 3, 39 Stat. 228.) Chapter 2-BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA § 21. Assets of existing corporation; stock; dihidends. See. 21 Co, poiation created. The corporation may acquire, by way of gift, all 22 Name; genieral powers and duties. the assets of the existing national organization of 23. Purpose of organivation. BoyScouts, a corporation under the laws of the 24 A,,ets of cxirting corporation; stock; dividends. District of Columbia, and defray and provide for 25. Executive hosrd; powers. 26. Annual nnd specini ineetings; quorum. any debts or liabilities to the discharge of which 27. Emblens and badges. said assets shall be applicable; but said corporation 201. Reports. shall have no power to issue certificates of stock or 29. Rservation of power to repeal, alter, or amend declare or pay dividends, its object and purposes chapter. to being solely of a benevolent character and not for §21. Corporation created. pecuniary profit to its members. (June 15, 1916, Colin H. Livingstone and Ernest P. Bicknell, of ch. 14C-, § 4, 39 Stat. 228,) Washington, District of Columbia; Benjamin L. §25. Executive board; powers. Dulaney, of Bristol, ; Milton A. McRae, of of Detroit, Michigan; David Starr Jordan, of Berkeley, The governing body of the said Boy Scouts California; F. L. Seely, of Asheville, ; America shall consist of an executive board com- A. Stamford White, of Chicago, Illinois; Daniel Car- posed of citizens of the United States. The num- ter Beard, of Flushing, New York; George D. Pratt, ber, qualifications, and terms of office of members of the executive board shall be prescribed by the by- of Brooklyn, New York; Franklin C. Hoyt, Jeremiah W. Jenks, Charles P. Neill, Frank Presbrey, Edgar laws. The persons mentioned in section 21 of this shall constitute the first executive board and M. Robinson, Mortimer L. Schiff, and James E. West, title of New York, New York; G. Barrett Rich, Junior, of shall serve until their successors are elected and Buffalo, New York; Robert Garrett, of Baltimore, have qualified. Vacancies in the executive board Maryland; John Sherman Hoyt, of Norwalk, Con- shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining necticut; Charles C. Jackson, of , Massachu- members thereof. The bylaws may prescribe the setts; John 1-. Nicholson, of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- number of members of the executive board necessary to constitute a quorum of the board, which number vania; William D. Murray, of Plainfield, New Jersey; and George D. Porter, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, may be less than a majority of the whole number of board. The executive board shall have power to their associates and successors, are created a body the corporate and politic of the District of Columbia, make and to amend the bylaws, and, by a two-thirds vote of the whole board at a meeting called for this where its domicile shall be. (June 15, 1916, ch. 148, purpose, may authorize and cause to be executed § 1, 39 Seat. 227.) mortgages and liens Upon the property of the cor- § 22. Name; general powers and duties. poration. The executive board may, by resolution The name of the corporation created by this chap- passed by a majority of the whole board, designate ter shall be "Boy Scouts of America", and by that three or more of their number to constitute an exec- name it shall have perpetual succession, with power utive or governing committee, of which a majority to sue and be sued in courts of law and equity within shall coustitute a quorum, which committee, to the the jurisdiction of the United States; to hold such extent piovided in, said resolution or in the bylaws real and personal estate as shall be necessary for rif the corporation,' shall have and exercise the pow- corporate purposes, and to receive real and per- ers rf th( executive board in the management of the sonal property by gift, devise, or bequest; to adopt businez-s affairs of the corporation, and may have a seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleas- power to authorize the seal of the corporation to be ure; to have offices and conduct its business and affixed to all papers which may require it. The affairs within and without the District of Columbia executive board, by the affirmative vote of a major- and in the several States and Territories of the ity of the whole board, may appoint any other stand- United States; to make and adopt by-laws, rules, ing committees, and such standing committees shall and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of lave and may exercise such powers as shall be con-