Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§210305 Governing body
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2103— - 369TH VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION › § 210305
Summary
Who sits on the board of directors and what the board must do are set by the corporation’s organizing papers (its official formation documents). The officers and how they are elected are also set in those same papers, and any rule about who may hold office cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
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Title 36, §210305
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
(b)The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
(c)The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 210305(a)36:3006.Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–565, §§ 5 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office), 6, 7, 98 Stat. 2920, 2921. 210305(b)36:3007. 210305(c)36:3005 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office). The words “and in conformity with the laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated” in 36:3006 and “and in conformity with the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated” in 36:3007 are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 210305
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73