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title: "36 U.S.C. § 210104"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "2101"
chapter_name: "THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION"
section: "210104"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 210104"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 210104 - Governing body

## Text

(a) Board of Trustees.— A self-perpetuating board of trustees shall manage and direct the property and affairs of the corporation.

(b) Powers.— The board of trustees may adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for—

(1) the selection of successor trustees;

(2) the admission of members;

(3) the election of officers; and

(4) the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21010436:4704 (1st par., last par. less regulations for membership).May 31, 1920, ch. 216, § 4 (1st par., last par. less regulations for membership), 41 Stat. 693. The text of 36:4704 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed and obsolete. In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words “adopt and amend” are substituted for “adopt from time to time . . . and alter, amend, or repeal” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “rules” is omitted as included in “regulations”.