Organization

  1. Law
  2. USC 36
  3. Patriotic And National Observances, Ceremonies, And Organizations
  4. Patriotic and National Organizations
  5. Organizations
  6. MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS
  7. Organization

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§140702. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.-Military Order of the World Wars (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Expiration of Charter.-The charter granted by this chapter expires if the corporation fails to comply with any provision of-

(1) its bylaws or articles of incorporation;

(2) this chapter; or

(3) the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to corporations such as the corporation recognized under this chapter.

( Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
140702(a) 36:5001. Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, §§1801, 1815 (last sentence), 1816, 106 Stat. 2581 , 2583.
140702(b) 36:5014 (last sentence).

36:5015.

Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words "restriction or other" in 36:5015 are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:5014 (last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary because of clause (2) of the revised subsection.


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