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title: "36 U.S.C. § 50105"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "501"
chapter_name: "DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861–1865"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 50105"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 50105 - Governing body

## Text

(a) Board of Directors.— The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of incorporation.

(b) Officers.— The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the articles of incorporation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1342.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50105(a)36:3706.Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L. 99–172, §§ 6, 7, 99 Stat. 1021. 50105(b)36:3707.  The words “and in conformity with the laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated” are omitted as unnecessary.