§ 21701 - Organization

CHAPTER 217— THE AMERICAN LEGION

(a) The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21701(a)36:41.Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§ 1, 2, 41 Stat. 284. 36:42. 21701(b)36:44 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession).Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, § 4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 41 Stat. 285; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, § 1, 67 Stat. 82.

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.