§ 300107. — Annual meeting.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 36USC300107]
TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle III--Treaty Obligation Organizations
CHAPTER 3001--THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
Sec. 300107. Annual meeting
The annual meeting of the corporation is the national convention of
delegates of the chapters. The national convention shall be held
annually on a date and at a place specified by the board of governors.
In matters requiring a vote at the national convention, each chapter is
entitled to at least one vote. The board shall determine on an equitable
basis the number of votes that each chapter is entitled to cast, taking
into consideration the size of the membership of the chapters and of the
populations served by the chapters. The board shall review the
allocation of votes at least every 5 years.
(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1493.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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300107................................ 36:5(c) (6th par.). Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec. 5(c) (6th
par.), 33 Stat. 601; Dec. 10, 1912,
ch. 1, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 647; Mar. 3,
1921, ch. 131, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1354;
May 8, 1947, ch. 50, Sec. 6, 61 Stat.
83.)
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The words ``The board shall determine on an equitable basis the
number of votes'' are substituted for ``shall be determined according to
allocation by the Board of Governors, which shall be established on an
equitable basis'' for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The
words ``the populations served'' are substituted for ``the populations
in the territories served'' for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary
words.
