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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§31103 Membership

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 311— BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA › § 31103

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Who may be a member and the members’ classes, rights, and privileges are set by the corporation’s constitution and bylaws, unless another part of this chapter says otherwise. Each member gets one vote on every item at member meetings. A member organization gets the chapter’s incorporation benefits, but those benefits end immediately if it (1) resigns, or (2) is removed by the board of directors under the constitution.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §31103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(b)Each member has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members.
(c)Each organization that is a member of the corporation as provided in the constitution of the corporation is entitled to all the benefits of incorporation under this chapter. Those benefits cease immediately on termination of membership, whether by—
(1)resignation from the corporation; or
(2)termination of its membership by the board of directors of the corporation as provided in the constitution.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 31103(a)36:696(a) (1st sentence).Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, § 6, 70 Stat. 1053. 31103(b)36:696(a) (last sentence). 31103(c)36:696(b). In subsection (a), the words “are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation” are substituted for “shall . . . be determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may provide” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (b), the words “the right to” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c), the words “on termination of membership, whether by” are substituted for “either upon” for clarity. The words “in the event that” and “canceled or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 31103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60