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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 4— CHINA TRADE · § 146a

§ 146a. Jurisdiction of suits by or against China Trade Act corporation

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The Federal district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all suits to which a China Trade Act corporation, or a stockholder, director, or officer thereof in his capacity as such, is a party. Suit against the corporation may be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the Federal district court for any district in which the corporation has an agent and is engaged in doing business.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 20(a), formerly § 20, 42 Stat. 855; renumbered § 20(a), Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, § 10, 43 Stat. 996; June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 49 Stat. 1921; Treaty of Jan. 11, 1943, 57 Stat. 767; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107.)
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  • Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 20(a)
  • 42 Stat. 855
  • Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, § 10
  • 43 Stat. 996
  • June 25, 1936, ch. 804
  • 49 Stat. 1921
  • 57 Stat. 767
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a)
  • 62 Stat. 991
  • May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127
  • 63 Stat. 107
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39
  • 62 Stat. 992
  • section 53 of Title 28
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1
  • 62 Stat. 869
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§ 146a
Jurisdiction of suits by or against China Trade Act corporation
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ActSept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 20(a)
Stat.42 Stat. 855
ActFeb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, § 10
Stat.43 Stat. 996
ActJune 25, 1936, ch. 804
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