Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§70504 Governing body
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Summary
Names the board of directors as the corporation’s governing body and lets the board carry out the corporation’s powers or arrange for others to do so. The bylaws set the board’s duties and the rules for officers and how they are chosen.
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Title 36, §70504
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
(b)The officers and the election of the officers are as provided for in the bylaws.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70504(a)36:577.Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§ 7, 8, 68 Stat. 798. 70504(b)36:578. In subsection (a), the names of the directors for 1954 and the language about their initial terms are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words “caused by expiration of the members’ terms or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the board of directors and officers of the corporation.
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36 U.S.C. § 70504
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73