Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 2003 — Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
§ 200303. Membership
Statutory text
General.—
Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
Required Service.—
Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to male blood relatives of an individual who—
served at any time during the period from , through , as a soldier or sailor in—
the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service; or
a State regiment that was called into active service and was subject to orders of United States general officers during that period; and
was discharged honorably from, or died in, that service.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 200303
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)
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Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 200303 | 36:535. | Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, § 5, 68 Stat. 750. |
In subsection (a), the words “are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation” are substituted for “shall . . . be determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may provide” for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (b)(1), the words “at any time” are added for clarity.