PUBLIC LAW 96-497—DEC. 4, 1980
94 STAT. 2595
Public Law 96-497 96th Congress An Act To incorporate the Gold Star Wives of America.
Dec. 4, 1980 [S. 1179]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Gold Star Wives CHARTER
of America. Federal charter.
1. Gold Star Wives of America, a corporation organized 36 USC 1601. and operating under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby recognized as such and granted a Federal charter. SECTION
POWERS
SEC. 2. Gold Star Wives of America (hereinafter referred to as the 36 USC 1602. "corporation") shall have only those powers granted to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION
SEC. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be, solely, 36 USC 1603. that it is— (a) organized and operated in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, with terms of membership and requirements for holding office within the organization which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin; (b) organized and operated solely for patriotic, charitable, literary, educational, scientific, or civic improvement purposes; and (c) organized for those purposes stated in its articles of incorporation which are not inconsistent with any of the foregoing objects and purposes. SERVICE OF PROCESS
SEC. 4. With respect to service of process, the corporation shall 36 USC 1604. comply with the laws of the States in which it is incorporated and those States in which it carries on its activities in furtherance of its corporate purposes. MEMBERSHIP
SEC. 5. Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights 36 USC 1605. and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this Act, be as provided in the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the corporation.
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