Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§30906 Restrictions

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 309 — BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA › § 30906

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Prevents the organization from running to make money for its members and from selling shares or paying dividends.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §30906

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Profit.—

The corporation may not operate for pecuniary profit to its members.

(b)Stocks and Dividends.—

The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3090636:24 (words after semicolon).June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 4 (words after semicolon), 39 Stat. 228. The words “certificates of” and “its object and purposes being solely of a benevolent character” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 30906

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110