Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§130109 Records and inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1301— - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC › § 130109
Summary
The corporation must keep full, accurate accounting records and written minutes of its national conventions and its council of administration meetings. Any member, or the member's agent or lawyer, can look at those records for any proper reason at a reasonable time.
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Title 36, §130109
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The corporation shall keep—
(1)correct and complete records of account; and
(2)minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions and council of administration.
(b)A member, 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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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13010936:78l.June 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86–47, § 13, 73 Stat. 79. In this section, the word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (a)(2), the reference to the “council of administration” is retained although there is no council of administration created by 36:78e or 36:78f.
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36 U.S.C. § 130109
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73