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[CITE: 36USC130104]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
         CHAPTER 1301--LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
 
Sec. 130104. Governing body

    (a) National Convention.--(1) The national convention is the supreme 
governing authority of the corporation.
    (2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected 
representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the 
corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However, the 
form of government of the corporation must be representative of the 
membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a 
limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not 
representative of the membership at large.
    (3) The meetings of the national convention may be held in the 
District of Columbia or in any State, territory, or possession of the 
United States.
    (b) Officers.--The titles, manner of selection, term of office, and 
duties of the officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of 
the corporation.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1372.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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130104(a).............................  36:78e.                          June 1
7, 1959, Pub. L. 86-47, Secs.  6,
                                                                          7, 73
 Stat. 78.
130104(b).............................  36:78f.
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    In subsection (a)(2), the words ``several'', ``always'', 
``thereof'', and ``the hands of'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``State, territory, or possession of 
the United States'' are substituted for ``State or Territory'' for 
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United 
States Code.
