2017 US Code
Title 36 - Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
Part B - Organizations
Chapter 707 - Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association
Sec. 70702 - Purposes

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Citation 36 U.S.C. § 70702 (2017)
Section Name §70702. Purposes
Section Text

The purposes of the corporation are—

(1) to preserve to posterity the memory of the life and character of the late Frederick Douglass; and

(2) to collect, collate, and preserve a historical record of the inception, progress, and culmination of the antislavery movement in the United States, and to assemble in the homestead of the late Frederick Douglass, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, all suitable exhibits of records or things illustrative or commemorative of the antislavery movement and history that are donated to, or acquired by, the corporation.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70702 36:4401 (words beginning with "for the following objects and purposes"). June 6, 1900, ch. 806, §1 (words beginning with "for the following objects and purposes"), 31 Stat. 662.

In clause (2), the words "that are donated to, or acquired by, the corporation" are substituted for "as may be donated to said association or acquired by purchase[,] bequest, or other lawful means" to eliminate unnecessary words.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
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Contained Within Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
Part B - Organizations
CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Sec. 70702 - Purposes
Contains section 70702
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 31 Stat. 662
112 Stat. 1354
Public Law References Public Law 105-225
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