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. 70707 - Misnomer not to affect transfer of property

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Citation 36 U.S.C. § 70707 (2017)
Section Name §70707. Misnomer not to affect transfer of property
Section Text

A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of property to or from the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70707 36:4405. June 6, 1900, ch. 806, §5, 31 Stat. 663.

In this section, the word "affect" is substituted for "defeat or annul", and the words "transfer of property" are substituted for "grant, donation, gift, devise, or bequest", 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. 70707 - Misnomer not to affect transfer of property
Contains section 70707
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 31 Stat. 663
112 Stat. 1355
Public Law References Public Law 105-225
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