An Act to incorporate the American Symphony Orchestra League.
PL 87-817 (S.3338), enacted 10/15/1962

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Public Law 87-817 
AN ACT 
October 15, 1962 
rs 33381 
To incorporate the American Symphony Orchestra League. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the following 
American sym-
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tra League, in-
Harold Gregory, Salt Lake City, Utah; 
corporation. 
Samuel R. Rosenbaum, Philadek)hia, Pennsylvania; 
Mrs. Harry Fagg, Beaumont, Texas; 
Frank E. Joseph, Shaker Heights, Ohio; 
John D. Wright, Phoenix, Maryland; 
Doctor George Szell, Cleveland, Ohio; 
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Henry Denecke, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 
Harry Levenson, Worcester, Massachusetts; 
Theodore C. Russell, Jackson, Mississippi; 
Stanley Williams, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 
Oliver M. Clegg, Magnolia, Ark^insas; 
R. Philip Hanes, Junior, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 
Mrs. Ben Hale Golden, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee; 
Miles F. Portlock, Junior, Orkney Springs, Virginia; 
Mrs. B. H. Littlefield, Bradenton, Florida; 
Cecil W. Slocum, Omaha, Nebraska; 
Max Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio; 
Mrs. Ward T. Langstroth, Billings, Montana; 
Elden Bay 
ley, Springfield, Ohio; 
George Barati, Honolulu, Hawaii; 
Mrs. Albert C. Olsen, Buffalo, New York; 
John Edwards, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 
Mrs. Mignonne P. Ladin, New York, New York; 
Leslie C. White, Doraville, Georgia; 
Mrs. Fitzgerald Parker, Nashville, Tennessee; 
Doctor Peter Paul Fuchs,.Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 
R. Wilton Billstein, Woodbury, New Jersey; 
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Greene, West Hartford, Connecticut; 
Gibson Morrissey, Roanoke, Virginia; 
Alfred C. Connable, Kalamazoo, Michigan; 
Mrs. Holmes Frederick, Greenville, South Carolina; 
William Steinberg, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 
Virginia Wartman, AUentown, Pennsylvania; 
Robert L. Conn, Springfield, Illinois; 
Paul O. Grammer, Essex Fells, New Jersey; 
Henry Janiec, Spartanburg, South Carolina; 
Charles B. Stacy, Charleston, West Virginia; 
Doctor James Christian Pf ohl, Charlotte, North Carolina; 
Frederick I. Moyer, Castle Rock, ColWado; 
Thomas D. Perry, Junior, Hingham, Massachusetts; 
Carlos Moseley, New York, New York; 
Mrs. G. Robert Herber^r, Scottsdale, Arizona; 
James P. Robertson, Wichita, Kansas; 
Myron Levite, Brooklyn, New York; 
Mrs. Leo R. Pflaum, Wayzata, Minnesota; 
and their successors, are hereby created and declared to be a body 
corporate by the name of American Symphony Orchestra League 
(hereinafter referred to as the corporation) and by such name shall 
be known and have perpetual succession and the powers, limitations, 
and restrictions herein contained. 
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C03IPLETI0N OF ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 2. A majority of the persons named in the first section of this 
Act are authorized 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. 
PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION 
SEC. 3. The purposes of the corporation shall be to— 
(1) serve as a coordinating, research and educational agency 
and clearinghouse for symphony orchestras in order to help 
strengthen the Avork in their local communities; 
(2) assist in the formation of new symphony orchestras; 
(3) thrpugh suitable means, encourage and recognize the work 
of America's musicians, conductors, and composers; and 
(4) aid the expansion of the musical and cultural life of the 
United States through suitable educational and service activities. 
CORPORATE POWERS 
SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— 
(1) to have succession by its corporate name; 
(2) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of 
competent jurisdiction; 
(3) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; 
(4) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees 
as the bu 
siness of the corporation may require; 
(5) 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 affairs; 
(6) to contract and be contracted with; 
(7) to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest 
from any private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or 
individual and to hold any property, real, personal, or mixed, 
necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying 
into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject, however, to 
applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the 
amount or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) other-
wise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a cor-
poration operating in such State; 
(8) to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, encumber, and other-
wise alienate real, personal, or mixed property; and 
(9) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue 
bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, 
pledge, or otherwise, subject in every case to all applicable pro-
visions of Federal and State laws. 
PRINCIPAL OFFICE; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT 
SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located 
in Charleston, West Virginia, or in such other place as may be later 
determined by the board of directors, but the activities of the cor-
poration shall not be confined to that place, but may be conducted 
throughout the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
the territories and possessions of the United States. 
(b) The corporation shall have in the District of Columbia at all 
times a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for 
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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, privileges, and designation of classes 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, sustain-
ing or associate members, shall have the right to one vote on each mat-
ter submitted to a vote at all meetings of the members of the 
corporation. 
BOARD o r DIRECTORS; COMPOSITION, RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. 7. (a) Upon the enactment of this Act the membership of the 
initial board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the fol-
lowing persons: 
R. Wilton Billstein, Woodbury, New Jersey; 
Igor Buketoff, Fort Wayne, Indiana; 
Mrs. Ronald A. Dougan, Beloit, Wisconsin; 
Mrs. J. W. Graham, Sioux City, Iowa; 
Howard Harrington, Detroit, Michigan; 
William Herring, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 
Harold Kendrick, New Haven, Connecticut; 
Robert Maclntyre, Birmingham, Alabama; 
Thomas Perry, Junior, Boston, Massachusetts; 
Mrs. H. W. Roberts, Dallas, Texas; 
Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Washington, District of Columbia; 
Alan Watrous, Dallas, Texas; 
John S. Edwards, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 
Mrs. Fred Lazarus III, Cincinnati, Ohio; 
Charles W. Bonner, Fresno, California; 
Alfred Connable, Kalamazoo, Michigan; 
Victor Feldbrilh Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 
Mrs. Gerald S. Greene, West Hartford, Connecticut; 
Mrs. G. Robert Herberger, Scottsdale, Arizona; 
Thomas lannaccone, Rochester, New York; 
Dr. Richard Lert, Hollywood, California; 
Mrs. Fitzgerald Parker, Nashville, Tennessee; 
Mrs. Leo R. Pflaum, Wayzata, Minnesota; 
Miss Helen Ryan, Orlando, Florida; 
George Szell, Cleveland, Ohio; 
Jackson Wiley, Springfield, Ohio; 
George Irwin, Quincy, Illinois; 
R. H. Wangerin, Louisville, Kentucky. 
(b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall con-
sist of such number, shall be selected in such manner (including the 
filling of vacancies), and shall serve for such term as may be pre-
scribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. 
(c) The board of directors shall be the governing board of the 
corporation and, during the intervals between the meetings of mem-
bers, shall be responsible for the general policies and program of the 
corporation and for the control of all contributed funds as may be 
raised by the corporation. 
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OFFICERS; ELECTION AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS 
SEC. 8. (a) The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one 
or more vice presidents (as may be prescribed in the constitution and 
bylaws of the corporation), a secretary, and a treasurer, and one or 
more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as may be provided 
in the constitution and bylaws. 
(b) The officers of the corporation shall be elected in such manner 
and for such terms and with such duties as may be prescribed in the 
constitution and bylaws of the corporation. 
TJSE OF I N C O M E ; L O A N S TO O F F I C E R S , DIRECTORS, OR E M P L O Y E E S 
SEC. 9. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall 
inure to any of its members, directors, or officers as such, or be distrib-
utable to any of them during the life of the corporation or upon its 
dissolution or final liquidation. Nothing in this subsection, however, 
shall be construed to prevent the payment of compensation to officers 
of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors 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 or advance to an officer, director, or employee of the corporation, 
and any officer who participates in the making of such a loan or ad-
vance, shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the 
amount of such loan until the repayment thereof. 
NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF CORPORATION 
SEC. 10. The corporation, and its officers and directors as such, shall 
not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or 
candidate for public office. 
LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS 
SEC. 11. 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 DIATiDENDS 
SEC. 12. The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares 
of stock or to declare or pay any dividends. 
BOOKS AND RECORDS; INSPECTION 
SEC, 13. 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 authority 
under 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. 
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AUDIT OF FINANCIAL 
TRANSACTIONS 
SEC. 14. (a) The accounts of the American Symphony Orchestra 
League shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted 
auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or 
independent licensed public accountants, certified or licensed by a 
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the 
United States. 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 belonging 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 depositories, 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 
Congress not later than March 1 of each year. 
The report shall set 
forth the scope of the audit and shall include a 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. 15. Upon dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, 
after discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and 
liabilities, the remaining assets, if any, of the corporation shall 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. 
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO NAME, EMBLEM, SEALS, AND BADGES 
SEC. 16. The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to 
the name "American Symphony Orchestra League" and to have and 
to use in carrying out its purposes distinctive insignia, emblems and 
badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases as 
may be required in the furtherance of its functions. 
No powers or 
privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict with 
established or vested rights. 
TRANSFER OF ASSETS 
SEC. 17. The corporation may acquire the assets of the American 
Symphony Orchestra League, Incorporated, a corporation organized 
under the laws of the States of Virginia and Michigan, upon dis-
charging or satisfactorily providing for the payment and discharge 
of all or the liability of such corporation and upon complying with 
all laws of the States of Virginia and Michigan applicable thereto. 
RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL CHARTER 
SEC. 18. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved October 15, 1962.