Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§30103 Membership
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - BIG BROTHERS—BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA › § 30103
Summary
The corporation's constitution and bylaws decide who can be a member and what rights and classes exist, unless the chapter overrides; each member has one vote.
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Title 36, §30103
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(b)Each member has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3010336:886.Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–870, § 6, 72 Stat. 1692. In subsection (a), the words “are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation” are substituted for “shall . . . be determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may provide” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (b), the words “the right to” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 30103
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73