Organization — Us Code Code § 130101

Us Code Code § 130101 — Organization. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 130101. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.—Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Place of Incorporation and Domicile.—The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.

(c) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1371.)

Historical and Revision Notes
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Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
130101 36:78. June 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86–47, §§1, 2, 4(1), 73 Stat. 76, 77.
  36:78a.

36:78c(1).

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The text of 36:78a is omitted as executed and obsolete.

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