36 USC 230303: Membership

36 USC 230303: Membership Text contains those laws in effect on November 21, 2024

From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSSubtitle II-Patriotic and National OrganizationsPart B-OrganizationsCHAPTER 2303-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

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§230303. Membership

(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.

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

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
230303(a)	36:765.	July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–530, §§5, 6(b), 72 Stat. 372 .
230303(b)	36:766(b).

In subsection (a), the words "is not eligible for all classes of membership" are substituted for "in no case shall eligibility for all classes of membership include" to eliminate unnecessary words.