Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§140101 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1401 — MARINE CORPS LEAGUE › § 140101

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Marine Corps League is officially created by the U.S. government as a corporation. It is allowed to exist forever unless another law says it must end.

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Title 36, §140101

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Federal Charter.—

Marine Corps League (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

(b)Perpetual Existence.—

Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 140101(a)36:57.Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, §§ 1, 3(a), 50 Stat. 558, 559. 140101(b)36:57b(a). Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. Subsection (b) is substituted for “shall have perpetual succession” for consistency in the revised title.

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36 U.S.C. § 140101

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110