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36 USC CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec.

200101. Organization.

200102. Purposes.

200103. Powers.

200104. Restrictions.

200105. Principal office.

200106. Nonapplication of audit requirements.

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36 USC Sec. 200101 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200101. Organization

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Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists (in

this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in

the District of Columbia.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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200101 36:5401 (1st Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.

sentence words 1 (1st sentence words before

before "for the "for the education of the

education of the general public"), 31 Stat.

general public"). 1453; June 29, 1938, ch.

796, 52 Stat. 1226.

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This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate

executed and unnecessary words.

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36 USC Sec. 200102 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200102. Purposes

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The purposes of the corporation are to educate members of the

florist industry and the public, and to promote scientific

development, in floriculture and horticulture.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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200102 36:5401 (1st Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.

sentence words 1 (1st sentence words

beginning with "for beginning with "for the

the education of education of the general

the general public"), 31 Stat. 1453;

public"). June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52

Stat. 1226.

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The words "The purposes of the corporation are" are added for

consistency in the revised title. The words "to promote" are added

for clarity. The words "in all their branches" are omitted as

unnecessary.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 200104 of this title.

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36 USC Sec. 200103 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200103. Powers

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The corporation may -

(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws for the management of its

property and the regulation of its affairs; and

(2)(A) hold property, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere,

necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, in an

amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and

(B) hold other property donated or bequeathed in any State or

territory of the United States.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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200103 36:5401 (2d Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.

sentence words 1 (2d sentence words before

before proviso). proviso), 31 Stat. 1453;

June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52

Stat. 1226.

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In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted

as unnecessary. The words "for the management of its property and

the regulation of its affairs" are added for consistency in the

revised title.

In clause (2), subclause (A), the words "hold property" are

substituted for "hold real and personal estate", and the words

"necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation" are

substituted for "so far only as may be necessary to its lawful

ends", for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate

unnecessary words. In subclause (B), the word "hold" is added for

clarity. The words "other property" are substituted for "such other

estate" for consistency in the revised title. The words "of the

United States" are added for clarity and for consistency in the

revised title.

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36 USC Sec. 200104 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200104. Restrictions

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(a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for profit.

(b) Use of Earnings. - Earnings generated by the corporation may

be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this

title.

(c) Use of Property. - Property held by the corporation, and the

proceeds from the property, may be used only for the purposes

provided in section 200102 of this title.

(d) Parks in the District of Columbia. - The corporation may not

occupy any park in the District of Columbia.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1452.)

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200104(a) 36:5401 (3d Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.

sentence words 1 (2d sentence proviso, 3d

before "and any sentence, last sentence

earnings"). proviso), 31 Stat. 1453;

June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52

Stat. 1226.

200104(b) 36:5401 (3d

sentence words

beginning with "and

any earnings").

200104(c) 36:5401 (2d

sentence proviso).

200104(d) 36:5401 (last

sentence proviso).

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In subsection (b), the words "earnings generated by the

corporation" are substituted for "any earnings and/or surplus funds

that may be created through any of its educational or scientific

activities" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "may be used

only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this title" are

substituted for "shall be available only for the further

accomplishment of the corporation's stated purposes" for clarity

and for consistency in the revised section.

In subsection (c), the words "Property held by the corporation"

are substituted for "all property so held" for clarity. The words

"may be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of

this title" are substituted for "shall be held and used solely for

the purposes set forth in this chapter" for clarity and for

consistency in the revised section.

In subsection (d), the words "District of Columbia" are

substituted for "city of Washington" for consistency in the revised

title.

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36 USC Sec. 200105 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200105. Principal office

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The principal office of the corporation shall be located in the

District of Columbia. However, annual meetings may be held wherever

the corporation decides.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1452.)

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200105 36:5401 (last Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.

sentence words 1 (last sentence words

before proviso). before proviso), 31 Stat.

1453; June 29, 1938, ch.

796, 52 Stat. 1226.

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The words "wherever the corporation decides" are substituted for

"such other places as the incorporators or their successors shall

determine" for consistency in the revised title.

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36 USC Sec. 200106 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL

HORTICULTURISTS

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Sec. 200106. Nonapplication of audit requirements

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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not

apply to the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1452.)

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200106 (no source).

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The section is added to except the Society of American Florists

and Ornamental Horticulturists from the application of section

10101 of the revised title, restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes

audit requirements on certain federally chartered corporations. The

Society is not included in the list of corporations set out in

36:1101 to which the audit requirements apply.

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