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    36 USC CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL,
           INCORPORATED                                    01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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            CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED        

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    Sec.                                                     
    130501.     Organization.                                         
    130502.     Purposes.                                             
    130503.     Membership.                                           
    130504.     Governing body.                                       
    130505.     Powers.                                               
    130506.     Exclusive right to name and emblems.                  
    130507.     Restrictions.                                         
    130508.     Principal office.                                     
    130509.     Records and inspection.                               
    130510.     Statement required in audit report.                   
    130511.     Service of process.                                   
    130512.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    130513.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 130501                                          01/03/2007

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    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Little League Baseball, Incorporated (in
    this chapter, the "corporation"), is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1376.)

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    130501         36:1071.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 1, 2, 78 Stat.
                                            325.                        
                   36:1072.                                             
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      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:1072 is omitted as executed.

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    36 USC Sec. 130502                                          01/03/2007

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    Sec. 130502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in
      all lawful ways the interest of young people who participate in
      Little League baseball;
        (2) to help and voluntarily assist young people in developing
      qualities of citizenship and sportsmanship; and
        (3) using the disciplines of the native American game of
      baseball, to teach spirit and competitive will to win, physical
      fitness through individual sacrifice, the values of team play,
      and wholesome well being through healthy social association with
      other youngsters under proper leadership.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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    130502         36:1073.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 3, 78 Stat.    
                                            325; Dec. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 
                                            93-551, 88 Stat. 1744.      
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      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

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    36 USC Sec. 130503                                          01/03/2007

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    Sec. 130503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary or associate
    member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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    130503         36:1076.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 6, 78 Stat. 326.
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    36 USC Sec. 130504                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    control of all funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the
    board shall have at least 13 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, a vice president,
    and a secretary-treasurer. Their duties are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (2) The officers shall be elected annually at the annual meeting
    of the corporation.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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    130504(a)      36:1077.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 7, 8, 78 Stat.
                                            326.                        
    130504(b)      36:1078.                                             
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      In subsection (a), the text of 36:1077(a) and the word
    "Thereafter" in 36:1077(b) are omitted as executed and obsolete. In
    paragraph (2), the word "filling" is substituted for "filing" to
    correct an error in the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 130505                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130505. Powers

-STATUTE-
      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, alter, and display 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 or convenient 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) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary or desirable to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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    130505         36:1074.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 4, 17, 78     
                                            Stat. 325, 328.             
                   36:1087.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1087 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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 word "use" is omitted as included in
    "display". The words "as it may adopt" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for "to
    contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise 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 "receive contributions or grants of
    money or property to be devoted to the carrying out of its
    purposes" are omitted as included in "acquire . . . property as
    necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" in clause (6).
      In clause (9), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "and all lawful", "and things", and
    "objects and" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 130506                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130506. Exclusive right to name and emblems

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow
    others to use the names "Little League" and "Little Leaguer" and
    the official Little League emblem or any colorable simulation of
    that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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    130506         36:1086.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 16, 78 Stat.   
                                            328.                        
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      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "or refuse" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "This section
    does not affect any vested rights" are substituted for "No powers
    or privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict
    with established or vested rights" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 130507                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist
    any political party or candidate for office.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income and assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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    130507(a)      36:1082.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 78 
                                            Stat. 327.                  
    130507(b)      36:1080.                                             
    130507(c)      36:1079(a).                                          
    130507(d)      36:1079(b).                                          
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      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "or otherwise" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "This subsection does not prevent" are substituted for
    "Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be construed to
    prevent" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 130508                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130508. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Williamsport,
    Pennsylvania, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted
    throughout the world.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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    130508         36:1075(a).             July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 5(a), 78 Stat. 
                                            326.                        
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      The words "shall not be confined to that place and" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "throughout the various States, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
    States, and in other areas" are omitted as included in "throughout
    the world".

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    36 USC Sec. 130509                                          01/03/2007

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    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (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) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, or an agent or
    attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation
    for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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    130509         36:1083.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 13, 78 Stat.   
                                            327.                        
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      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 130510                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130510. Statement required in audit report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall include in the audit report statement
    required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of
    all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all
    payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a
    year.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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    130510         36:1084(b) (2d          July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence cl. (2)).      88-378, Sec. 14(b) (2d      
                                            sentence cl. (2)), 78 Stat. 
                                            328.                        
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      The word "salaries" is omitted as included in "compensation".

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions
    in this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended,
    set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and
    Finance, and page 202 of House Document No. 103-7.

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    36 USC Sec. 130511                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130511. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      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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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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    130511         36:1075(b).             July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 5(b), 78 Stat. 
                                            326.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 130512                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130512. Liability for acts of officers and agents

-STATUTE-
      The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents
    acting within the scope of their authority.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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    130512         36:1081.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 11, 78 Stat.   
                                            327.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 130513                                          01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

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    Sec. 130513. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      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 consistent
    with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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    130513         36:1085.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 15, 78 Stat.   
                                            328.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 words "outstanding" and "and all Federal and
    State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

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