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PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
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PUBLIC LAW 85-903-SEPT. 2, 1958

so forth, for the purpose of preserving the memories and records of patriotic service performed by men and women of the Jewish faith while in the armed services of the United States in time of war; and (c) to stimulate patriotism in the minds of all Americans by encouraging the study of the military and naval history of our Nation. CX)RP0RATE POWERS

SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— (a) to have succession by its corporate name; (b) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction; (c) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; (d) to adopt, amend, and alter a constitution and bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; said constitution and bylaws should likewise not be inconsistent with the laws of any State in which the corporation is to operate; (e) to contract and be contracted with; (f) to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or individual, and to hold any property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject, however, to applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a corporation operating in such State; (g) to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, encumber, and otherwise alienate real, personal, or mixed property; and (h) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, or otherw^ise, subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and State laws. P R I N C I P A L OFFICE; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A G E N T

SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located in Washington, District of Columbia, but the activities of the corporation shall not be confined to that place and may be conducted throughout the various States, Territories, and possessions of the United States. (b) The corporation shall at all times maintain in its headquarters in the District of Columbia a designated agent to accept service of process for the corporation and notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed to the headquarters of the organization in the said District of Columbia shall be deemed notice or service upon the said corporation. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; COMPOSITION; R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S

SEC. 6. (a) Upon the enactment of this Act, the initial board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the present officers and members of the board of directors of the existing corporation, entitled "Jewish War Veterans U. S. A., National Memorial, Incorporated", an organization incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. (b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall be of such number (not less than thirty-six) who shall be selected in

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