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 99 STAT. 1020

PUBLIC LAW 99-172—DEC. 9, 1985

Public Law 99-172 99th Congress An Act Dec. 9, 1985 [H.R. 1806]

To recognize the organization known as the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CHARTER Corporation. 36 USC 3701.

SECTION 1. The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, is recognized as such and is granted a Federal charter. POWERS

36 USC 3702.

S E C 2. The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 18611865 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "corporation") shall have only those powers granted to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State or States in which it is incorporated and subject to the laws of such State or States. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION

36 USC 3703.

Voluntarism.

SEC. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation are those provided in its articles of incorporation and, for the purpose of perpetuating the memories of the fathers of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, their loyalty to the Union, and their unselfish sacrifices for the preservation of the same, shall include the following: (1) Encouraging the preservation of historic sites and the construction and preservation of monuments commemorating any aspect of the Civil War. (2) Building and maintaining a Museum of Civil War History, admission to which shall be free and open to the public, in the city of Springfield, Illinois, as a repository of Civil War documents, artifacts, and cultural relics. (3) Maintaining a library in connection with the Civil War museum, admission to which shall be open to the public, containing the official volumes of the War of the Rebellion Records, Civil War genealogical files. Adjutant General reports of the various States, military and biographical records and accounts of the individual service of Union soldiers, sailors, and marines, diaries, letters, relics, and other records. (4) Promulgating and teaching American history, particularly the history of the Civil War period, through the establishment of scholarship programs at the National and State levels, the presentation of American flags to youth groups and newly naturalized citizens, and the sponsorship of contests of educational merit. (5) Caring for veterans of all wars through volunteer programs in Veterans' Administration medical centers and in

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