CHAPTER 1525 —NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
§152501. Organization
(a)
(b)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152501 | 36:461. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §§1, 2, |
| 36:462. |
This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words.
§152502. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are—
(1) to further, encourage, and promote methods and procedures leading to increased safety, protection, and health among employees, employers, and children in industries, on farms, in schools and colleges, in homes, on streets and highways, in recreation, and in other public and private places;
(2) to collect, correlate, publish, and disseminate educational and informative reports and all other data related to safety methods and procedures;
(3) to arouse and maintain the interest of the people of the United States and its territories and possessions in safety and accident prevention, and to encourage the adoption and institution of safety methods by all individuals, corporations, and other organizations;
(4) to organize, establish, and conduct programs, lectures, conferences, and other activities for the education of all individuals, corporations, and other organizations in safety methods and procedures;
(5) to organize and aid in organizing local safety chapters throughout the United States and its territories and possessions, and to provide organizational guidance and materials to promote the national safety;
(6) to cooperate with, enlist, and develop the cooperation of and among all individuals, corporations, and other organizations and agencies, public and private, engaged in, interested in, or in any manner connected with, any of these purposes; and
(7) to do any lawful acts necessary, useful, suitable, desirable, and proper for the furtherance and accomplishment of any of these purposes.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152502 | 36:463. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §3, |
Before clause (1), the word "object" is omitted as included in "purposes".
In clause (2), the words "distribute" and "data" (the first time appearing) are omitted as unnecessary.
§152503. Membership
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(b)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152503 | 36:466. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §6, |
§152504. Governing body
(a)
(2) The board shall consist of at least 15 directors. Their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies) and term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(b)
(2) Except for the executive vice president, the officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the corporation. The executive vice president shall be elected by the board of directors in the manner provided in the constitution and bylaws.
(c)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152504(a) | 36:467. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §§7–9, |
| 152504(b) | 36:468. | |
| 152504(c) | 36:469. |
In subsection (a), the text of 36:467(a) is omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (1), the word "funds" is substituted for "finance" for consistency in the revised title.
§152505. Powers
The corporation may—
(1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) adopt and alter seals, emblems, and badges;
(4) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
(5) make contracts;
(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
(8) publish a magazine and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
(9) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees;
(10) receive contributions or grants of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
(11) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, or other evidences of merit or recognition to individuals, corporations, and other organizations, public or private, for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation;
(12) organize, establish, and conduct conferences on safety and accident prevention;
(13) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities, charter local, State, and regional safety organizations, and establish, regulate, and discontinue departmental subdivisions and local, State, and regional chapters in appropriate places throughout the United States and its territories and possessions;
(14) sue and be sued; and
(15) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152505 | 36:464. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §§4, 18, |
| 36:478. |
In this section, the text of 36:478 is omitted as executed and obsolete.
In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as unnecessary. The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which the corporation is to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (3), the words "use, and display" and "as it may adopt" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clauses (4) and (13), the word "activities" is substituted for "business" for consistency in the revised title.
Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation" and "transfer, encumber, and convey real or personal property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "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" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (7), the words "for the purposes of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property" are substituted for "issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage" for consistency in the revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (8), the words "and materials, whether periodic or occasional" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (11), the word "individuals" is substituted for "persons" for consistency in the revised title. The word "associations" is omitted as included in "organizations".
In clause (14), the words "complain, and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (15), the words "and, for such purpose, the corporation shall also have, in addition to the foregoing in this section and subsection, the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of the existing corporation referred to in
§152506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
The corporation and its subordinate divisions and regional, State, and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name "National Safety Council". The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152506 | 36:477. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §17, |
The words "and such emblems, seals, and badges as have heretofore been used by the Illinois corporation referred to in
§152507. Restrictions
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152507(a) | 36:473. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §§10, 11, 13, |
| 152507(b) | 36:471. | |
| 152507(c) | 36:470(a). | |
| 152507(d) | 36:470(b). |
In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b), the word "public" is added for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title. The words "as provided in
§152508. Principal office
The principal office of the corporation shall be in Chicago, Illinois, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152508 | 36:465(a). | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §5(a), |
The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.
§152509. Records and inspection
(a)
(1) correct and complete records of account;
(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and
(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
(b)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152509 | 36:474. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §14, |
In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
§152510. Service of process
The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152510 | 36:465(b). | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §5(b), |
The word "have" is substituted for "maintain" for consistency in the revised title. The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "to receive" are substituted for "authorized to accept", and the words "is notice to or service on" are substituted for "shall be deemed notice or service upon", for consistency in the revised title.
§152511. Liability for acts of officers and agents
The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152511 | 36:472. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §12, |
§152512. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation
On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 152512 | 36:476. | Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, §16, |
The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted [for] "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the revised title. The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge", and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities". The word "outstanding" is omitted as unnecessary. The words "as provided by" are substituted for "in accordance with the determination of" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "all Federal and State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.