The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational, and include those intended or designed-
(1) to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people;
(2) to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants;
(3) to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers;
(4) to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution;
(5) to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks;
(6) to mark the scenes of the American Revolution by appropriate memorials;
(7) to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war and of the Revolutionary period;
(8) to foster true patriotism;
(9) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and
(10) to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 153302 | 36:20b. | June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, §2, |
Before clause (1), the words "objects" and "declared to be" are omitted as unnecessary.