---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 80105"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "80105"
heading: "Principal office and meetings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/80105"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 801 — General Federation of Women’s Clubs"
---

# §80105. Principal office and meetings

- (a) **Principal Office.—** The principal office of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be in the District of Columbia.
- (b) **Meetings.—** The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) may hold its meetings at places outside the District of Columbia.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 80105(a) | 36:3503 (last sentence). | Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, § 3 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 1439. |
| 80105(b) | 36:3504. | Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, § 4, as added Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1790, 33 Stat. 542; June 7, 1934, ch. 425, 48 Stat. 925. |

In subsection (b), the word “may” is substituted for “be, and it is hereby, authorized to”, and the words “as it from time to time may deem best” are omitted, to eliminate unnecessary words.