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PUBLIC LAW 257-AUG. 13, 1953

National Confere n c e on Citizen* ship. Incorporation.

STA T.

CHAPTER 427

Public Law 257 August 13, 1953 [S. 677]

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AN ACT To incorporate the National Conference on Citizenship, and for other puriwses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following persons: Robert N. Anderson, Arlington, Virginia; Emma Mae Brotze, Marshall, Texas; Leo M. Cadison, Asheville, North Carolina; Thomas F, Clear, Stamford, Connecticut; Earle T. Hawkins, Towson, Maryland; Carl B. Hyatt, Rockville, Maryland; Richard B. Kennan, Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Justin Miller, Pacific Palisades, California, are created a body corporate by the name of the National Conference on Citizenship (hereinafter referred to as the "corporation") and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers and limitations contained in this Act. COMPLETION o r ORGANIZATION

SEC. 2. The persons named in the first section of this Act are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of regulations and bylaws and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purpose. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION

SEC. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be— (1) to hold annually a national conference on citizenship on or about "Citizenship Day", September 17; (2) to assist in the development of more dynamic procedures for making citizenship more effective, including the promotion and encouragement of local, State, and regional citizenship conferences; and (3) to indicate the ways and means by which various organizations may contribute concretely to the development of a more active, alert, enlightened, conscientious, and progressive citizenry in our country. CORPORATE POWERS

SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— (1) to sue and be sued, complain, and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction; (2) to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; (3) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the business of the corporation many require; (4) to adopt, amend, and alter bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which such corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the establishment and maintenance of local and State conferences on citizenship; ^5^ to contract and be contracted with; (6) to take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects and accomplishing the purposes of the corporation, subject to-applicable provisions of law of any State (a) governing

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