CHAPTER 1533 —NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
§153301. Organization
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 153301 | 36:20a. | June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, §§1, 5, 6, |
| 36:20e. 36:20f. |
This section is substituted for 36:20a for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words. The text of 36:20e and 20f is omitted as obsolete.
§153302. Purposes
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) |
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| 153302 | 36:20b. | June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, §2, |
Before clause (1), the words "objects" and "declared to be" are omitted as unnecessary.
§153303. Powers
The corporation may—
(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members;
(2) adopt and alter a seal;
(3) provide for the election of its officers and define their duties;
(4) provide for State societies or chapters with regulations for their conduct, and regulate and provide for the management, safe-keeping, and protection of their property and funds;
(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
(6) sue and be sued.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 153303 | 36:20c. | June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, §3, |
In clause (1), the words "make and" and "rules" are omitted as unnecessary. The word "amend" is substituted for "and from time to time to alter and repeal such constitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations, and to adopt others in their places" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "Provided always, That such constitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations be not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any of the States thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
Clause (2) is substituted for "to adopt a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In clause (4), the word "regulations" is substituted for "rules" for consistency. The word "their" is substituted for "its" for clarity.
Clause (5) is substituted for "receive, purchase, hold, sell, and convey real and personal estate, so far only as may be necessary or convenient for its lawful purposes" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In clause (6), the words "complain and defend in any court" are omitted as unnecessary.
§153304. Trustees
The property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by at least 40 trustees. The trustees shall be elected annually at the time provided in the bylaws. At least one trustee shall be elected annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State societies and submitted to the corporation at least 30 days before the annual meeting, in accordance with provisions adopted by the corporation to regulate nominations.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 153304 | 36:20d. | June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, §4, |
The word "corporation" is substituted for "society" for consistency.