Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§153706 Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1537 — NATIONAL WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC › § 153706
Summary
Only the corporation and its subordinate corps may use the name "National Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic." The corporation alone controls any seals, emblems, and badges it creates and can choose who else may use them.
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Title 36, §153706
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The corporation and its subordinate corps have the exclusive right to use the name “National Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15370636:1017.Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–650, § 17, 76 Stat. 505. The word “sole” is omitted as included in “exclusive”. The words “the corporation adopts” are substituted for “as have heretofore been used by the Illinois corporation described in section 1018 of this title” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and the right to which may be lawfully transferred to the corporation” are omitted as executed.
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36 U.S.C. § 153706
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102