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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§150505 Governing body

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1505— - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › § 150505

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The board of representatives runs the corporation and uses the powers given to it. The board is made up of one representative from every State society and from the territorial society in the District of Columbia, and each board member has one vote. The officers include a president, first and second vice presidents, a secretary and assistant secretary, a treasurer and assistant treasurer, a historian, and any other officers the board names. The board elects these officers at its annual meeting, and each officer serves a 1-year term.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §150505

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The board of representatives is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation.
(2)The board consists of one representative from each State society and territorial society in the District of Columbia. Each member of the board has one vote.
(b)(1)The officers of the corporation are a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a secretary, an assistant secretary, a treasurer, an assistant treasurer, a historian, and other officers designated by the board.
(2)The officers shall be elected by the board at an annual meeting and serve for a term of 1 year.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 150505(a)36:407(a), (c).Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, §§ 6, 7, 66 Stat. 39. 150505(b)36:406.36:407(b). In subsection (a), the word “herein” is omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:407(c) is omitted as obsolete.

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36 U.S.C. § 150505

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73