36 U.S.C. § 230303 — Membership

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 105 words · no verdicts yet

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Who can join the corporation, and what rights and membership classes they get, are set by the corporation's own constitution and bylaws — except that only people who served honorably in the Armed Forces between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, qualify for full membership. Every member gets one vote on matters put to a vote at meetings, except associate and honorary members, and except at the national convention.

(a) Eligibility. Who can join the corporation, and what rights, privileges, and membership classes exist, are set by the corporation's own constitution and bylaws. However, someone who did not serve honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, cannot hold every class of membership. (b) Voting. Every member of the corporation — except associate or honorary members — gets one vote on any matter voted on at a members' meeting, except at the national convention.

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(a)Eligibility.—

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. However, an individual who did not serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period beginning April 6, 1917, and ending November 11, 1918, is not eligible for all classes of membership.

(b)Voting.—

Each member of the corporation (except an associate or honorary member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members of the corporation except the national convention.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1483.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1483

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