An Act to incorporate the National Safety Council
PL 83-259 (S.1105), enacted 08/13/1953

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Public Law 259 
CHAPTER 429 
AN A C T 
August 13, 1953 
To incorporate the National Safety Council. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That Melvin H. c^*cu?** safety 
Baker, Lawrence D. Bell, James B. Black, S. Bruce Black, Morgan 
incorp'oration. 
B. Brainard, John W. Carpenter, Ray Carr, William G. Chandler, 
Kenneth B. Colman, Frederick C. Crawford, Walter J. Cummings, 
Richard R. Deupree, Benjamin F. Fairless, Wallace Falvey, Francis 
J. Gavin, George A. Jacoby, George E. Leighty, Horace P. Liver-
sidge, Henry E. North, Thomas I. Parkinson, A. V, Rohweder, Wil-
liam A. Simpson, Lee E, Skeel, W. A. Stewart, John Stilwell, J. E. 
Trainer, and Juan T. Trippe are hereby created and declared to be 
a body corporate by the name of National Safety Council, hereinafter 
called the corporation) and by such name shall be known and have 
perpetual succession and the powers and limitations contained in 
this Act. 
COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 2. The persons named in the first section of this Act are author-
ized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection 
of officers and employees, the adoption of a constitution and bylaws, 
not inconsistent with this Act, and the doing of such other acts as may 
be necessary for such purpose. 
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION 
SEO. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be— 
(1) to further, encourage, and promote methods and proce-
dures leading to increased safety, protection, and health among 
employees and employers and among 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, distribute, and disseminate 
educational and informative data, reports, and all other data rela-
tive to safety methods and procedures; 
(3) to arouse and maintain the interest of the people of the 
United States, its Territories and possessions in safety and in 
accident prevention, and to encourage the adoption and institu-
tion of safety methods by all persons, corporations, and other 
organizations; 
(4) to organize, establish, and conduct programs, lectures, 
conferences, and other activities for the education of all per-
sons, corporations, and other organizations in safety methods and 
procedures; 
(5) to organize, and to aid in the organization of, local safety 
chapters throughout the United States, its Territories and posses-
sions, and to provide organizational guidance and materials to 
promote the national safety; 
(6) to cooperate with, enlist, and develop the cooperation of 
and between all persons, corporations, and other organizations 
and agencies, both public and private, engaged or interested in, 
or in any manner connected with, any or all of the foregoing pur-
poses; and 
(7) to do any and all lawful acts which may be necessary, use-
ful, suitable, desirable, and proper for the furtherance, accom-
plishment, and attainment of any or all of the foregoing purposes. 
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CORPORATE POWERS 
SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— 
(1) to sue and be sued, complain, and defend in any court of 
competent jurisdiction; 
(2) to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; 
(3) to choose such officers, directors, trustees, managers, agents, 
and employees as the business of the corporation may require; 
(4) to adopt, amend, and alter a constitution and bylaws, not 
inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in 
which the corporation is to operate, for the management of its 
property and the regulation of its aif airs; 
(5) to contract and be contracted with; 
(6) to charge and collect membership dues, subscription fees, 
and receive contributions or grants of money or property to be 
devoted to the carrying out of its purposes; 
(7) to 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, 
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 borrow 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 use the corporate funds to give prizes, awards, or other 
evidences of merit or recognition to persons, organizations, asso-
ciations, or corporations, public or private, for outstanding con-
tributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the 
corporation; 
(11) to publish magazines and other publications and mate-
rials, whether periodic or occasional, consistent with its corporate 
purposes; 
(12) to organize, establish, and conduct conferences on safety 
and accident prevention; 
(13) to adopt, alter, use, and display such emblems, seals, and 
badges as it may adopt; 
(14) to establish and maintain offices for the conduct of its 
business, and to charter local, State, and regional safety organi-
zations, and to establish, regulate, and discontinue departmental 
subdivisions and local, State, and regional chapters in appropriate 
places throughout the United States, its Territories and posses-
sions; and 
(15) to do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to 
carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation 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 section 18 
as far as they are not modified or superseded by this Act. 
PRINCIPAL O F F I C E ; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT 
SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located 
in Chicago, Illinois, or in such other place as may later be determined 
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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, Territories, and possessions of the United States. 
(b) The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of 
Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service or 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. 
M E M B E R S H I P ; 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 sus-
taining members, shall have the right to one vote on each matter 
submitted to a vote at all meetings of the members of the corporation. 
The corporation may, by its constitution and bylaws, provide for addi-
tional voting rights in accordance with dues paid. 
BOARD o r DIRECTORS ; COMPOSITION ; RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. 7. Upon enactment of this Act the membership of the initial 
board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the present mem-
bers of the board of directors of the National Safety Council, Inc., 
referred to in section 18 of this Act, or such of them as may then be 
living and are qualified directors of that corporation, to wit—E. F. 
du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware; Franklin M. Kreml, Evanston, Illi-
nois; A. F. Allen, Dallas, Texas; J. I. Banash, West Los Angeles, 
California; William B. Barton, Washington, District of Columbia; 
C. W. Bergquist, Indianapolis, Indiana; R. A. L. Bogan, Chicago, 
Illinois; Norman E, Borgerson, Lansing, Michigan; Harry 
H. 
Brainerd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Fred W. Braun, Wausau, Wis-
consin; Theo Brown, Moline, Illinois; E. J. Buhner, Louisville, 
Kentucky; Alfred W. Cantwell, Washington, District of Columbia; 
Ray Carr, Portland, Oregon; Jesse Clark, Chicago, Illinois; Reginald 
M. Cleveland, New York, New York; William L. Connolly, Washing-
ton, District of Columbia; Doctor B. L, Corbett, Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin; Charles R. Cos, New York, New York; Ernest G. Cox, Wash-
ington, District of Columbia; R. S. Damon, Kansas City, Missouri; 
Ned H. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois; J. Dewey Dorsett, New York, 
New York; E. F. du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware; Martin P. Durkin, 
Washington, District of Columbia; Wallace Falvey, Boston, Massa-
chusetts ; Kirk Fox, Des Moines, Iowa; C. H. Gallaway, Southbridge, 
Massachusetts; George F. Getz, Junior, Chicago, Illinois; Gordon 
C. Graham, Detroit, Michigan; Howard Gramlich, Chicago, Illinois; 
W. Earl Hall, Mason City, Iowa; R. A. Harschnek, Chicago, Illinois; 
O. R. Hartwig, Portland, Oregon; Doctor Herold C. Hunt, Chicago, 
Illinois; Harold P. Jackson, Newark, New Jersey; George A. Jacoby, 
Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. George W. Jaqua, Winchester, Indiana; 
Joseph M. Kaplan, Los Angeles, California; E. W. Kempton, Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Fred W. Knight, Cartersville, Georgia; 
Franklin M. Kreml, Evanston, Illinois; Walter G. Legge, New York, 
New York; Boyd Lewis, New York, New York; Thomas H. Mac-
Donald, College Station, Texas; Miss Marion E. Martin, Augusta, 
Maine; I. W. Millard, Danville, Illinois; Harry M. Moses, Wash-
ington, District of Columbia; D. E. Mumford, New York, New York: 
Hallie L. Myers, Indianapolis, Indiana; Guy L. Noble, Chicago, Illi-
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uois; Henry E. North, San Francisco, California; Clifton W. Phalen, 
Detroit, Michigan; Harry L. Powell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Harry 
Read, Washington, District of Columbia; A. V. Rohweder, Duluth, 
Minnesota; Robert T. Ross, Dearborn, Michigan; Doctor K. Frances 
Scott, Northampton, Massachusetts; Honorable Lee E, Skeel, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Robert R. Snodgrass, Atlanta, Georgia; Leslie J. Soren-
son, Chicago, Illinois; Doctor H. J. Stack, New York, New York; 
J. C. Stennett, Chicago, Illinois; W. A. Stewart, Southbridge, Massa-
chusetts ; Miss Judith Waller, Chicago, Illinois; Mrs. George Welles, 
Junior, Duluth, Minnesota; Doctor George M. Wheatley, New York, 
New York; E. C. Woodward, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Doctor 
William P. Yant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
(b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall con-
sist of such number (not less than fifteen), 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 meet-
ings, be responsible for the general policies and program of the cor-
poration. The board shall be responsible for all finance except as 
provided for in section 9. 
OFFICERS; ELECTION OF OFFICERS 
SEC. 8. (a) The oiRcers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the 
board of directors, a president, three or more vice presidents (as may be 
prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation), a secre-
tary, a treasurer, and an executive vice president. The duties of the 
officers shall be as prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the 
corporation. 
(b) Officers, except the executive vice president, shall be elected 
annually at the annual meeting of the corporation. The executive 
vice president shall be elected by the board of directors in such manner 
as may be prescribed by the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. 
TRUSTEES 
SEC. 9. There shall be trustees, whose number (not less than fifteen), 
method of selection, and term of office shall be as the constitution and 
bylaws of the corporation may prescribe. 
The trustees shall have full 
power and control over such contributed funds as may be raised by 
them. 
USE OF INCOME; LOANS TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 10. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall 
inure to any member, officer, or director, or be distributable to any such 
person otherwise than upon dissolution or final liquidation of the 
corporation as provided in section 16 of this Act. Nothing in this 
subsection, however, shall be construed to prevent the payment of com-
pensation to officers of the corporation in amounts approved by the 
executive committee 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. 
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NONPOLITICAL. NATURE OF CORPORATION 
SEC. 11. 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 office. 
LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS 
SEC. 12. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and 
agents when acting within the scope of their authority. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUANCE OF STOCK OR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS 
SEC 13. The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of 
stock nor to declare nor pay any dividends. 
BOOKS AND RECORDS ; INSPECTION 
SEC. 14. The corporation shall keep 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 author-
ity of the board of directors; and it shall also keep at its principal 
office a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to 
vote. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by 
any member entitled to vote, or his agent or attorney, for any proper 
purpose, at any reasonable time. 
AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 
SEC. 15. (a) The financial transactions shall be audited annually, 
at the end of the fiscal year established by the corporation, by an 
independent certified public accountant in accordance with the prin-
ciples and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions. 
The audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts 
of the corporation are normally kept. 
All books, accounts, financial 
records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belong-
ing to or in use by the corporation and necessary to facilitate the audit 
shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit; 
and full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or 
securities held by depositors, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be 
afforded to such person or persons. 
(b) A report of such audit shall be made by the corporation to the ^gggp"'* *° ^°"' 
Congress not later than six months following the close of such fiscal 
year for which the audit is made. The report shall set forth the scope 
of the audit and shall include verification by the person or persons 
conducting the audit of statements of (1) assets and liabilities, (2) 
capital and surplus or deficit, (3) surplus or deficit analysis, (4) 
income and expense, and (5) sources and application of funds. 
Such 
report shall not be printed as a public document. 
USE OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION 
SEC. 16. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corporation, 
and after discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and 
liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation may be distributed 
in accordance with the determination of the board of directors of the 
corporation and in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of 
the corporation and all Federal and State laws applicable thereto. 
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EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO NAME, EMBLEM, SEALS, AND BADGES 
SEC. 17. The corporation, and its subordinate divisions and regional, 
State, and local chapters, shall have the sole and exclusive right to use 
the name, National Safety Council. The corporation shall have the 
exclusive and sole right to use, or to allov7 or refuse the use of, such 
emblems, seals, and badges as it may legally adopt, and such emblems, 
seals, and badges as have heretofore been used by the Illinois corpora-
tion referred to in section 18 in carrying out its program, it being 
distinctly understood, however, that nothing in this Act shall interfere 
or conflict vrith established or vested rights. 
TRANSFER or ASSETS 
SEC. 18. The corporation may acquire the assets of the National 
Safety Council, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws 
of the State of Illinois, upon discharging or satisfactorily providing 
for the payment and discharge of all of the liability of such corpo-
ration and upon complying with all laws of the State of Illinois 
applicable thereto. 
RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL CHARTER 
SEC. 19. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved August 13, 1953. 
August 13, 1953 
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Public Law 260 
CHAPTER 430 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 382), relating to appropriations for 
construction by the Secretary of the Interior of the Eklutna project, Alaska. 
Eklutna project, 
Alaska. 
Continuation 
construction. 
of 
Be it ei'iaeted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Act of July 
31, 1950 (64 Stat. 382), be amended as follows: 
(1) By amending the first sentence of section 1 to read as follows: 
"That in order to encourage and promote the economic development 
of the Territory of Alaska, to foster the establishment of essential 
industries in said Territory, and to further the self-sufficiency of 
national defense installations located therein, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 'Secretary') is authorized to 
construct, operate, and maintain the Eklutna project in the vicinity 
of Anchorage, Alaska, consisting of a low dam at Lake Eklutna, a 
diversion tunnel and penstock, a power plant with an installed 
capacity of thirty thousand kilowatts, transmission lines to Anchorage 
and other load centers, and related works (except recreational facili-
ties) substantially in accordance with the plans and recommendations 
in the report adopted by the Secretary of the Interior on January 18, 
1949, on file with the Committee on Public Lands of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
of the Senate at an estimated cost not to exceed $33,000,000." 
(2) By adding a new paragraph to section 1, as follows: "The 
continuation of construction of the Eklutna project beyond December 
1, 1953, is hereby made contingent upon there being a finding by the 
Secretary by that date that he and the proper officials of the city of 
Anchorage, Alaska, have approved a form of contract whereby the