USC Chapter 1533

in effect

36 U.S.C. § 153301 Organization

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.

36 U.S.C. § 153302 Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational, and include those intended or designed— (1) to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people; (2) to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants; (3) to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers; (4) to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution; (5) to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks; (6) to mark the scenes of the American Revolution by appropriate memorials; (7) to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war and of the Revolutionary period; (8) to foster true patriotism; (9) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and (10) to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people.

36 U.S.C. § 153303 Powers

The corporation may— (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members; (2) adopt and alter a seal; (3) provide for the election of its officers and define their duties; (4) provide for State societies or chapters with regulations for their conduct, and regulate and provide for the management, safe-keeping, and protection of their property and funds; (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and (6) sue and be sued.

36 U.S.C. § 153304 Trustees

The property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by at least 40 trustees. The trustees shall be elected annually at the time provided in the bylaws. At least one trustee shall be elected annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State societies and submitted to the corporation at least 30 days before the annual meeting, in accordance with provisions adopted by the corporation to regulate nominations.