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4, l·‘reallulen* representations or use of insignia. , J Governing body; meetingsf I · u es. ilteporte; auditing ot accounts by War Department. _ 7 7. ltelnmursement ot War_Department_for auditing- accounts. f G 8. Repeal or amendment of chapter. " , · U H. l·Zmlowllle·nt‘fund. _ · . . to Aid to land and naval torees ln time ot war., _ _ ll. 'l`·l‘lll}sp0l‘lQ{l0h and !\ll}Sl8l'B!l(!P. - I S 1:. lluildlngsil for Red Cross supplies. _ _ ` Section 1. Reincorporation.4-Clara Barton, Hilary _A. Her- 8 bert, Thoinas F. Walsh; Charles G. Glover, Charles J. Bell, Jd Mabel T. Boardman, George Dewey, William R. Day, Nelson 0 .\. ,Mll_e>:, James Tanner, William K. Van Reypen, John M. A Wilson; Simon Wolf, James'R. Garfield, Gilford Pinchot, S. il ll'. \\’oodward, Mary A-., Logan, Walter Wyman, of ‘Washlng- _ p»n.!llistrict of Columbia; George1H. Shields, of Missouri; d William H. Taft, F. ·B. 4 Loomis, { Samuel Mather, —of Ohio: 8
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<‘, ltoldt. Wllllam`T. Wardwell. John_G. Garllale, George B. Mc-_ b (‘l¤·ll¢1lr. Elizabeth Mille Reid, Margaret Carnegie, of New York;- K1 .l·~lu: ll, Universe, Alexander Mackay-Smith. J. Wilkes O'Nelll, ll. liirke Porter, of Pennsylvania; Richard Olney,. W. Murray V L‘l‘zlll•‘... Henry L. Higginson. ·Wllliam j Draper, Frederick H. t mlleat, tJf»BlH§$S&(?llUS€[t»S; Marshallildield, ,a0t»ert Lincoln, l.aml»ert Tree, of Illinois; A. G. Kaufman, of South Carolina; `Y .Ah·ramler W. Terrell, of Texas; George Gray, ot Delaware; _¤ 1`tedliel¢l Proctor, of Vermont; John W. Foster. Noble C. `Butler, 8 _ltel¤·rt W. Mlera,·_ot Indiana; John Sharp. Williams, of Mis- ¤ eissippl; William Alden Smith, `ot Michigan; Horace Davie, “ _ WZ W. Morrow, ot California; Daniel C. Gilman, Eugene Lev-; K bring. ot Maryland;}. Taylor ~Ellye0n. of Virginia-; Daniel R. f _ Noyes, ot Minnesota: Emanuel Fiske, Marshall Fiske, of _Gon·_i ° neetlcut; together with HUB other persona to be named by the e lweeltlent -of,tl1e United States, one to be chosen from ‘each r of the Departmentaof State, War, Navy, Treasury, and Justice, f th;=ir·asaoclatas and eueceesors, are created a body corporate c and politic in the District of Columbia. (Jan. 5,.1905,'c. -23, ·2 5 1. 33 Stat; 599.) ‘ · · ' . · 2. Namco! eorporhtion; powerse-—Tlle°name,of the corporm l r .1iou created by this ehapterjhall be “The American’.National *1 lted Gross " and by? that nameashall have perpetual succession, '1 with the power to_ sue and be auedlln courts ot law·‘an`d equity · °l Awllhin the jurisdiction of the trnhea Stateafto have and to i hold auch real and {personal estate as Shall be deemed advisable I and to accept bequests for, the purposes of thisi· corporation l lldjvintlfter set forth; to adopt.a· seal and the same to alter. l and destr¤Y at pleasure; and to have the right to have and to ~ 1 use. in earrylngout its purpoeea hereinafter designated, aa an 'l emhlem"and badge, a Greek red cross on a wlllteground. as the l H’$ll’ll0 han been described ln the treatyot Geneva. August 22. 1 Nil, for the alaelloration of the condition ot the wounded in l ar:uie»;_ in the tieldrand adopted by the several nations accedlna t thereto: to ordaln and establlahby-lawe_and `regul.ationé_.11ot 1 l¤·‘·•¤>=iit_ellt with the laws of the United Staltesiof Amerltm Ml'. ·¤ _**'*Y $¢¤i¢ tlnereof, and generally to do all such acts and things
TIES AND OBSERVANCEH 1-4 l’l‘IES AND OBSE RVANCESI hapter V. , t _. “Sec. 6. Uurrln Sratns Bunn Vvrnanxs or Woanp Wan-, ., 81 7. Aunm<:An· Wan Mo·rm:as , ‘91 8, Asxgnrcgiv WAF,'MO’Fl{ERS . .. .. · ... - - I2}. 9. _Misc¤r.r.Asnous -..-..-,2 .. 4 ... ; .. 141 including the establishment of regulations for.the election>of ssociates and_ successors) as may be necessary to carry into tfect the provisions of this chapter and promote the purposes ·f said grganlzation; and the corporation-hereby. created is lesignated as the organization which is `authorized to act ln uatters of; relief undersald treaty. ln accordance with article of the treaty so providing, the delivery of the brassard allowed or individuals neutralized ln. time of war shall be left to nilitary authority. (Jan. 5; 1905, c. 23,5 2,R33_Stat. 600.) · .3. Purp0ses.»—-¥'1‘he purposes‘ of, the corporation are and hallbe-— -_ _ -~ _; · _ __ A . First. To furnish volunteer aid to the sick and wounded of .rmles ln time of war,,.ln accordance with the spirit and con- ’ ' litions. of the conference of Geneva of _0ctober, 1863. and also a »fthe treaty of·the Red`Cross, or the treaty of Geneva, of ' Lugust 22, 1864, to which the United States of America gave ts adhesion on March 1, 1882. · ‘ . ‘ Second. ,And.for said purposes to perform all -the duties levolved upon a national. society by each Qnation which has .ea»dec to said treaty. g ~ . · A - Third. To succeed to all the rights and property which have »e.en-hitherto held- and to all the duties which have- heretofore »een performed by the American National Red Cross as. a orporation duly `incorporuted. by_Act of Congress June 6,.1900, vhlch Act is hereby repealed and the organization created hereby is hereby dissolved. A " . ‘ ~ 1§jourth..To act in matters of voluntary relief andln accord vlth the `mllltary and naval authorities as a medium of comnunlcation between the people of the United States of America and their Army and Navy, and to act ln such matters between plmilar national societies, of other governments through the "Comlte_International`de Secours," and the Goyernment and the leople and the, Army and. Navy of the United States of lmerlca, { _ ‘ __ ·_ V ._ .Fifth. And-_to continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time ·of peace and apply the mma in nltlgatlng the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, tire, loods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and earry on measures for preventing the same, (gan. 5, 1905; c. B3, $.3,83 Stat. 600.) · v ’ .7 , _ 4. Ernudulent representations or use _ of insignia.-——It shall pe. unlawful, for any person within the jurisdiction of the United States to falsely. or fraudulently hold himself out as or represent or pretend himself to be a member of or an agent For the American National Red Cross for the purpose of solicit? ng, collecting, or recelizlng money or material; or for any, verson {to wear or display the sign of the Red Cross"or any `nslgnga colored ln lxnitation thereof for the fraudulent Spurrose of inducing the belief that he is a member of or an agent for the_'America_n National Red‘_Cross. lt shall be unlawful For any person. corporation, or association other than the American _National Red Cross and its duly authorized em— lloyees and ageints. andthe Anmy and Navy sanitary and iospital authorities ot the. United States for the purpose of
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whatsoever or for any business or charitable purpose to ue. nlthln the terrltory of the United States of America and its exterior possessionslthe emblem of the Greek red cross on¤ a ·:
