An Act to amend the act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine (a) the powers of said corporation, (b) the right to the use of the name ""The American Legion"" and ""American Legion.
PL 83-80 (H.R.2113), enacted 06/26/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 80-JUNE 26, 1953 
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Public Law 80 
CHAPTER 153 
June 26, 1953 
[H. R. 2113] 
A m e r i c a n Le-
gion. 
Powers. 
Use of name. 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act incorporating The American legion so as to redefine (a) the 
powers of said corporation, (b) the right to the use of the name "The American 
Legion" and "American Legion". 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4 of 
the Act approved September 16,1919 (41 Stat. 285 j U. S. C. of 1946, 
title 36, sec. 44), entitled "An Act to incorporate The American Legion" 
is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. That the corporation created by this Act shall have the fol-
lowing powers: To have perpetual succession with power to sue and 
be sued in courts of law and equity; to receive, hold, own, use, and 
dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary 
for its corporate purposes; to adopt a corporate seal and alter the 
same at pleasure; to adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to 
carry out its purposes, not inconsistent with the laws of the United 
States or of any State; to use, in carrying out the purposes of the 
corporation, such emblems and badges as it may adopt and to have 
the exclusive right to manufacture, and to control the right to manu-
facture, and to use, such emblems and badges as may be deemed 
necessary in the fulfillment of the purposes of the corporation; to 
establish and maintain offices for the conduct of its business; to estab-
lish State and Territorial organizations and local chapter or post 
organizations; to publish a magazine or other publications, and 
generally to do any and all such acts and things as may be necessary 
and proper in carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation." 
SEC. 2. That section 8 of said Act (41 Stat. 285; U. S. C. of 1946, 
title 36, sec. 48) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 8. That said corporation and its State and local subdivisions 
shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and to use, in carrying 
out its purposes, the name 'The American Legion', or 'American 
Legion'." 
Approved June 26, 1953. 
June 26, 1953 
[H. R. 4730] 
Public Law 81 
CHAPTER 154 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance by the United States to the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
of certain lands formerly owned by that city. 
Cincinnati,C»iio. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amsrica in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and directed to convey to the 
city of Cincinnati, Ohio, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the following-described lots which were conveyed by 
the city of Cincinnati to the Government of the United States without 
monetary consideration by deed dated March 5, 1949: Situate in sec-
tion 14, township 3, fractional range 2, State of Ohio, county of Hamil-
ton, city of Cincinnati, and being all of lots numbered 159 and 178 of 
the Erkenbrecker Improvement Company's third subdivision as 
recorded in plat book 13, page 42, of the Hamilton County recorder's 
office. 
SEC. 2. Such conveyance shall contain a provision that said property 
shall be used for the purpose of providing a vehicular entrance to a 
playground area on a contiguous tract of land, and that, if the city of 
Cincinnati, Ohio, shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the