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PUBLIC LAW 88-378-JULY16, 1964
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bequest or otherwise any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject to applicable provisions of law in any State (A) governing the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real or personal property by a corporation operating in such State; (8) to transfer, encumber, and convey real or personal property; (9) to borrov; money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, subject to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law; (10) to adopt, alter, use, and display such emblems, seals, and badges as it may adopt; and (11) to do any and all lawful acts and things necessary or desirable in carrying out the objects and purposes of the corporation. PRINCIPAL OFFICE; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT
SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, or in such other place as may later be determined by the board of directors, but the activities of the corporation shall not be confined to that place and may be conducted throughout the various States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States, and in other areas throughout the world. (b) The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the corporation, and notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed notice to or service upon the corporation. MEMBERSHIP; VOTING RIGHTS
SEC. 6. (a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this Act, be determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may provide. (b) Each member of the corporation, other than honorary and associate members, shall have the right to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at all meetings of the members of the corporation. BOARD OF D I R E C TO R S; COMPOSITION; RESPONSIBILITIES
SEC. 7. (a) Upon enactment of this Act the membership of the initial board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the members of the board of directors of the corporation referred to in section 17 of this Act. (b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall consist of such number (not less than 13), shall be selected in such manner (including the filling of vacancies), and shall serve for such term as may be prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. (c) The board of directors shall be the governing board of the corporation and shall, during the intervals between corporation meetings, be responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board shall be responsible for the control of all funds of the corporation. OFFICERS; ELECTION OF OFFICERS
SEC. 8 (a) The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the board of directors, a president, a vice president, and a secretary-
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