{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-140103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 140103","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend bylaws; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) appoint or elect officers and agents; (4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation; (5) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) charge and collect membership dues and receive contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation; (8) sue and be sued; and (9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1401—MARINE CORPS LEAGUE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"6b0a9a51f069cfa19e9a399d557c29405f3d55932388ac484cb5445e039bc6ee","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-140102","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-140104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}