Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§22106 Principal Office
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 221 — THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW › § 22106
Summary
Must keep its main office in Washington, D.C., but may operate anywhere in the United States.
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Title 36, §22106
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2210636:344.Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, § 4, 64 Stat. 871. The words “the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the United States” are substituted for “The corporation . . . shall have the right to conduct its activities in the said District and at any other place or places in the United States” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
National Headquarters Pub. L. 86–208, Aug. 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 431, provided: “That the American Society of International Law, incorporated by the Act entitled ‘An Act to incorporate the American Society of International Law, and for other purposes’, approved September 20, 1950 (Public Law 794, ch. 958, Eighty-first Congress, second session (64 Stat. 869)) [now this chapter], is authorized to use the real estate described as lot 805 square 2512, situated in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, as the national headquarters of such society.”
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36 U.S.C. § 22106
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102