Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§21905 Restrictions

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 219— - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY › § 21905

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Title 36, §21905

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The corporation shall be nonprofit and may not issue stock.

(b)The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.

(c)The corporation may not have honorary members.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21905(a)36:3302 (1st sentence).July 5, 1935, ch. 373, §§ 2 (1st sentence), 4, 49 Stat. 458. 21905(b)36:3304 (1st sentence). 21905(c)36:3304 (last sentence). In subsection (a), the word “capital” is omitted for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b), the words “as an organization” are omitted as unnecessary.

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36 U.S.C. § 21905

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73