Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§140706 Powers

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1407 — MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS › § 140706

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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The corporation can only do the things its state-filed articles of incorporation and its bylaws (its internal rules) allow.

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Title 36, §140706

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14070636:5002.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1802, 106 Stat. 2581. The words “and subject to the laws of such State” are omitted as unnecessary.

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36 U.S.C. § 140706

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102