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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§22103 Governing Body

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 221— THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW › § 22103

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the executive council the corporation’s governing board, but the council must follow directions given by the corporation at its annual meeting or at other meetings held under the corporation’s rules. The council includes a president, an honorary president, vice presidents and honorary vice presidents as the constitution allows, a secretary, a treasurer, and at least 24 more people. Officers and one-third of the other members are elected each year. The constitution may let the council choose the secretary and treasurer for set terms and fill empty seats until the next annual meeting.

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Title 36, §22103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The executive council is the governing body of the corporation. However, the council is subject to the directions of the corporation at its annual meetings and at any other meeting called under the constitution, bylaws, or regulations of the corporation.
(2)The council consists of a president, an honorary president, a number of vice presidents and honorary vice presidents as provided in the constitution, a secretary, a treasurer, and at least 24 additional individuals.
(b)The officers of the corporation and one-third of the other members of the council shall be elected at each annual meeting of the corporation. However, the constitution may authorize the council—
(1)to elect the secretary and the treasurer of the corporation for specified terms; and
(2)to fill vacancies until the next annual meeting.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2210336:343.Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, § 3, 64 Stat. 870. The words “The number of members of the executive council shall initially be forty-four, and the members of the said council shall initially be the persons whose names and addresses are set forth in section 341 of this title” are omitted as obsolete.

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36 U.S.C. § 22103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60