36 U.S.C. § 200303 — Membership

FEDERAL · 36 U.S.C. · Chapter 2003

Membership

36 U.S.C. § 200303

Title36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Chapter2003 — SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

This text of 36 U.S.C. § 200303 (Membership) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

36 U.S.C. § 200303.

Text

(a)General.—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)Required Service.—Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to male blood relatives of an individual who—

(1)served at any time during the period from April 12, 1861, through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in—

(A)the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service; or

(B)a State regiment that was called into active service and was subject to orders of United States general officers during that period; and

(2)was discharged honorably from, or died in, that service.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) General.—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) Required Service.—Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to male blood relatives of an individual who—
(1) served at any time during the period from April 12, 1861, through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in—
(A) the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service; or
(B) a State regiment that was called into active service and was subject to orders of United States general officers during that period; and
(2) was discharged honorably from, or died in, that service.

Source Credit

History

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)

Editorial Notes

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.
In subsection (b)(1), the words "at any time" are added for clarity.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

36 U.S.C. § 200303, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/usc/36/200303.