Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/414

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112 STAT. 1298 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 § 21705. Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name "The American Legion" or "American Legion". The corporation has the exclusive right to use, manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and badges the corporation adopts. §21706. Political activities The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office. § 21707. Service of process As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served. §21708. Annual report Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document. CHAPTER 219—THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY Sec. 21901. Organization. 21902. Purposes. 21903. Powers. 21904. Exclusive right to name. 21905. Restrictions. 21906. Headquarters and meetings. 21907. Service of process. 21908. Annual report. §21901. Organization (a) FEDERAL CHARTER. — The American National Theater and Academy (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation. (b) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE. — Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence. §21902. Purposes The purposes of the corporation include— (1) the presentation of theatrical productions of the highest type; (2) the stimulation of public interest in the drama as an art belonging both to the theater and to literature and to be enjoyed both on the stage and in the study; (3) the advancement of interest in the drama throughout the United States by furthering the production of the best plays, interpreted by the best actors at a minimum cost; (4) the further development of the study of drama of the present and past in our universities, colleges, schools, and elsewhere; and