1995 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 1A - DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Sec. 18a - Right to acquire, hold, and dispose of property; constitution, bylaws, and seal; headquarters or principal office
§18a. Right to acquire, hold, and dispose of property; constitution, bylaws, and seal; headquarters or principal office
The society is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or bequest and to hold, convey, or otherwise dispose of such property, real or personal, as may be convenient or necessary for its lawful purposes, and may adopt a constitution and make bylaws not inconsistent with law, and may adopt a seal. Said society shall have its headquarters or principal office at Washington, in the District of Columbia.
(Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, §2, 29 Stat. 9; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 89, 38 Stat. 955; Feb. 5, 1926, ch. 11, 44 Stat. 4; July 30, 1951, ch. 255, 65 Stat. 130; Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L. 94–443, §1, 90 Stat. 1475.)
Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94–443 substituted provision authorizing the society to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise or bequeath, real and personal property, and to hold, convey or otherwise dispose of it for provision which authorized the society to hold real and personal property in the United States in an amount not to exceed ,000,000.
1951—Act July 30, 1951, substituted “,000,000” for “,000,000”.
1926—Act Feb. 5, 1926, substituted “,000,000” for “,000,000”.
1915—Act Mar. 3, 1915, substituted “,000,000” for “0,000”.
