Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§153304 Trustees
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1533 — NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION › § 153304
Summary
At least 40 trustees must run the corporation. They are chosen every year at the time the bylaws set. Each State society must send a list of nominees at least 30 days before the annual meeting, and the corporation must elect at least one trustee each year from each society’s list, following the corporation’s nomination rules.
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Title 36, §153304
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by at least 40 trustees. The trustees shall be elected annually at the time provided in the bylaws. At least one trustee shall be elected annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State societies and submitted to the corporation at least 30 days before the annual meeting, in accordance with provisions adopted by the corporation to regulate nominations.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15330436:20d.June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, § 4, 34 Stat. 228; Feb. 6, 1925, ch. 142, 43 Stat. 808. The word “corporation” is substituted for “society” for consistency.
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36 U.S.C. § 153304
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102