Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§40508 Records and Inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 405 — CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 40508
Summary
The corporation must keep financial records, meeting minutes, and at its office a list of voting members' names and addresses. Voters or agents/attorneys may inspect these records for proper purposes at reasonable times.
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Title 36, §40508
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Records.—
The corporation shall keep—
(1)correct and complete records of account;
(2)minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and
(3)at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
(b)Inspection.—
A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050836:803.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 13, 72 Stat. 600. The word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 40508
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110