{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-20503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 20503","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations; (2) fill vacancies; (3) provide for the election of members and the division of those members into classes; (4) receive property, hold the property absolutely or in trust, invest and manage the property, and use the property and income arising from it to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and (5) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 205—AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY"],"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":"8dd9e657a5263f2f8d551697ce4c71b7e8c11d60f91bca194f9961e5e3d7fe0b","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-20502","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-20504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}