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PUBLIC LAW 87-523-JULY 5, 1962
[76 STAT.
(c) The board of directors shall elect the officers of the corporation in such manner as may be prescribed by the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. USE OF I N C O M E; LOANS TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES
Sj3C. 8. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall inure to any member, officer, or director, except as payment of death benefits or as remuneration for services which remuneration for services must be approved by the board of directors of the corporation. (b) The corporation shall not make loans to its officers, directors, or employees. Any director who votes for or assents to the making of a loan to an officer, director, or employee of the corporation, and any officer who participates in the making of such loan, shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment thereof. (c) No director or officer of the corporation shall receive any money or valuable thing for negotiating, procuring, recommending, or aiding in any purchase by or sale to the corporation of any property, or any loan from the corporation, nor be pecuniarily interested, either as principal, coprincipal, agent, or beneficiary, in any such purchase, sale, or loan, nor shall the financial obligation of any such director or officer be guaranteed by the corporation in any capacity: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall prevent any such director or officer from receiving a fee for serving on any committee that passes on the investments of the corporation. NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF CORPORATION
SEC. 9. The corporation, and its officers, directors, and duly appointed agents, as such, shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or candidate for elective public office. LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS
SEC. 10. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and agents when acting within the scope of their authority. CHARITABLE CORPORATION, NOT SUBJECT TO INSURANCE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SEC. 11. The corporation created by this Act is declared to be a benevolent and charitable corporation, and all of the funds and property of such corporation shall be exempt from taxation, other than taxation on the real property of the corporation. Such corporation shall not be subject to the laws regulating the business of insurance in the District of Columbia. BOOKS AND R E C O R D S; INSPECTION
SEC. 12. The corporation shall keej) correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors; and it shall also keep a record of the names of its members. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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