Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§140508 Records and inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1405— - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 140508
Summary
Keep financial records, meeting minutes, and at the main office a list of voting members' names and addresses. Voting members, or their agent or attorney, may look at these records for any proper purpose at reasonable times.
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Title 36, §140508
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The corporation shall keep—
(1)correct and complete records of account;
(2)minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and
(3)at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
(b)A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14050836:833.Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L. 85–761, § 13, 72 Stat. 858. The word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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36 U.S.C. § 140508
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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