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1997 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 24 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Sec. 537 - Council of administration

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 24 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Sec. 537 - Council of administration
Containssection 537
Date1997
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 26, 1998
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, §7, 68 Stat. 750.
Statutes at Large Reference68 Stat. 750

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§537. Council of administration (a) Duration of authority; responsibilities

During the intervals between the national encampments, the council of administration shall be the governing board of the corporation and shall be responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.

(b) Composition of initial council

Upon the enactment of this chapter the membership of the initial council of administration of the corporation shall consist of the present members of the council of administration of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the corporation described in section 548 of this title, or such of them as may then be living and are qualified members of said council of administration, to wit: Major General Ulysses S. Grant, 3d, retired; Dewey B. Mead; Reverend Hermon L. Brockway; Laurence J. Parker; George W. Kimball, Frederick K. Davis; and Albert C. Lambert.

(c) Composition of subsequent councils

Thereafter, the council of administration of the corporation shall consist of not less than seven members elected in the manner and for the term prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

(Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, §7, 68 Stat. 750.)

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