2 U.S. Code §159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board

Section Text

The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee, including the power to sell, except as herein limited, in respect of all property, moneys, or securities which shall be conveyed, transferred, assigned, bequeathed, delivered, or paid over to it for the purposes above specified. The board may be sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which is given jurisdiction of such suits, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of any trust accepted by it.

Editorial Notes

AMENDMENTS 1926—Act Jan. 27, 1926, inserted "including the power to sell" in first sentence.CHANGE OF NAME Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" for "district court of the United States for the District of Columbia". Act June 25, 1936, provided that the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia is to be known as the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 159 (2018)