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 458 Name. Nonprofit and with- outcapitalstock. Purp oses state d. Corporate powers. Nonpolitical, etc ., character. No honorary mem- bers. Exclusive use of name. Headquarters, etc. 74TH CONGRE SS. SESS. I. CH. 373. JULY 5, 1935. Joy Montgomery Higgins, of New York, New York ; Arthur Woods, of New York, New York ; Helen Woods (Mrs . Arthur Woods), of New York, New York ; C. Lawton Campbell, of New York, New York ; John H. Finley, of New York, New York ; Cass Canfield, of New York, New York ; Katharine E. Canfield (Mrs . Cass Canfield), of New York, New York ; William Rhinelander Stewart, of New York, New York ; Dorothea Blagden (Mrs . Linzee Blagden), of New York, New York ; John W. Davis, of New York, New York ; Francis Anita Crane, of New York, New York ; Frank L. Polk, of New York, New York ; Edward M. M. Warburg, of New York, New York ; William Green, of Washington, District of Columbia ; Mary Chichester du Pont (Mrs . Felix du Pont), of Wilmington, Delaware ; Betty Hawley, of New York, New York ; Isabelle Ander- son (Mrs . Larz Anderson), of Washington, District of Columbia ; Mabel Boardman, of Washington, District of Columbia ; Huibertje Lansing Pryn Hamlin (Mrs . Charles Hamlin), of Washington, District of Columbia ; their associates and successors, duly chosen, are hereby incorporated, constituted, and declared to be a body corporate. The name of this corporation shall be " The American National Theater and Academy ." SEC. 2. The corporation shall be nonprofit and wi thout capital stock. Its purposes shall embrace (a) The pres entat ion of t heatr ical prod ucti ons of th e hi ghest type ° (b) The stimulation of public interest in the drama as an art bel onging both to the th eater and to literat ure and thereby to be enjoyed both on the stage and in the study ; (c) The advancement of interest in the drama throughout the United States of America by furthering in the production of the best plays, interpreted by the best actors at a minimum cost ; (d) The further development of the study of drama of the present and past in our universities, colleges, schools, and elsewhere ; (e) The sponsoring, encourag ing, and developing of the art and technique of the theater through a school within the National Ac ademy. SEC. 3. That the corporation created by this Act shall have the following powers To have perpetual succession with power to sue and to be sued in the courts of law and equity ; to receive, hold, own, use, mortgage, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary for its corporate purposes ; to adopt a corporate seal and alt er the same at pleasu re ; to adopt a constitution, byl aws, and regulations to carry out its purposes not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any States ; to establish and maintain offices and buildings for the co nduct of its busines s ; to est abl ish St ate and Territorial organizations and local branches ; and generally to do all such acts and things as may be necessary and proper in carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation. SEC. 4. That the organization shall be nonpolitical, nonsectarian, as an organization shall not promote the candidacy of any persons seeking public office. There shall be no honorary members. SEc. 5. That said corporation and its State and local branches and subdivisions shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and to use in carrying out its purposes the name " The American National Theater and Academy." SEc. 6. That said corporation be, and is hereb , authorized to have its headquarters and hold its meetings at such paces within or with- out the District of Columbia as it from time to time may deem best.