112 STAT. 1492 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 (B) The chapters shall elect 30 governors at the national convention under procedures for nomination and election that ensure equitable representation of all chapters, with regard to geographical considerations, the size of the chapters, and the size of the populations served by the chapters. (C) The board shall elect 12 governors as members-at- large. Those governors shall be individuals who are representative of the national interests that the corporation serves, and with which it is desirable that the corporation have close association. (2) One-third of the members elected to the board shall be elected at each national convention, and take office at that time or as soon as practicable after the convention. (b) TERM OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES. —(1) The term of office of each governor is 3 years. However, the term of office of a governor appointed by the President (except the principal officer of the corporation) expires if, before the end of the 3-year term, the governor retires from the official position held at the time of appointment as a governor. (2) The President shall fill as soon as practicable a vacancy in the office of the principal officer of the corporation or in the position of another governor appointed by the President. The board shall make a temporary appointment to fill a vacancy occurring in an elected position on the board. An individual appointed by the board to fill a vacancy serves until the next national convention. (c) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— The board may— (1) appoint, from its own members, an executive committee of at least 11 individuals to exercise the powers of the board when the board is not in session; and (2) appoint and remove, or provide for the appointment and removal of, officers and employees of the corporation, except the principal officer of the corporation. (d) VOTING BY PROXY.— Voting by proxy is not allowed at any meeting of the board, at the national convention, or at any meeting of a chapter. However, the board may allow the election of governors by proxy at the national convention if the board believes a national emergency makes attendance at the national convention impossible. §300105. Powers (a) GENERAL. —The corporation may— (1) adopt bylaws and regulations; (2) adopt, alter, and destroy a seal; (3) own and dispose of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (4) accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (5) sue and be sued in courts of law and equity. State or Federal, within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purposes of the corporation. (b) DESIGNATION. — The corporation is designated as the organization authorized to act in matters of relief under the treaties of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949. § 300106. Emblem, badge, and brassard (a) EMBLEM AND BADGE. —In carrying out its purposes under this chapter, the corporation may have and use, as an emblem
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