36 USC § 210104 - Governing body

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s210104"
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title: "36 USC § 210104 - Governing body"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "210104"
section_name: "Governing body"
chapter_number: 2101
chapter_name: "THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)"
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# § 210104. Governing body

**(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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 210104 | 36:4704 (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”.