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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§130103 Membership

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1301— LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC › § 130103

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only women who are blood relatives of a person who served as a soldier or sailor from April 12, 1861, through April 9, 1865, can be members. The service must have been in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue‑Cutter Service, or a State regiment called into federal service under U.S. generals, and that person must have been honorably discharged or died in that service. Unless this chapter says otherwise, the corporation’s constitution and bylaws set member classes, rights, and who is eligible. Each member gets one vote on every matter at member meetings.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §130103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)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.
(2)Eligibility for membership is limited to female blood relatives of an individual who—
(A)served at any time during the period April 12, 1861, through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in—
(i)the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service; or
(ii)a State regiment that was called into active service and was subject to orders of United States general officers during that period; and
(B)was honorably discharged from, or died in, that service.
(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) 13010336:78d.June 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86–47, § 5, 73 Stat. 78. In subsection (a)(1), 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. In subsection (a)(2)(A), the words “at any time” are added for clarity.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 130103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60