Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§70707 Misnomer not to affect transfer of property

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 707— - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION › § 70707

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Title 36, §70707

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A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of property to or from the corporation.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070736:4405.June 6, 1900, ch. 806, § 5, 31 Stat. 663. In this section, the word “affect” is substituted for “defeat or annul”, and the words “transfer of property” are substituted for “grant, donation, gift, devise, or bequest”, to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 70707

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73