15-U.S.C.-160
§160 – Maintenance of Agent For Service
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Title 15 > Chapter 4 > Section 160
Details
- Reference: Section 160
- Legend: §160 – Maintenance of Agent For Service
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Every China Trade Act corporation shall maintain in the District of Columbia a person as its accredited agent, upon whom legal process may be served, in any suit to be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and who is authorized to enter an appearance in its behalf. In the event of the death or inability to serve, or the resignation or removal, of such person, such corporation shall, within such time as the Secretary by regulation prescribes, appoint a successor. Such corporation shall file with the Secretary a certified copy of each power of attorney appointing a person under this section, and a certified copy of the written consent of each person so appointed.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, §20(b), as added Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, §10, 43 Stat. 996; June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 49 Stat. 1921; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §127, 63 Stat. 107.)
Codification
Section comprises subsec. (b) of section 20 of act Sept. 19, 1922, as added by act Feb. 26, 1925. Subsec. (a) of section 20 is classified to section 146a of this title.
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted United States District Court for the District of Columbia for district court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
Act June 25, 1936, changed name of Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to district court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
15-U.S.C.-141 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Trade Law
In this entry about 15-U.S.C.-141, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to trade law in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States trade law-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
15-U.S.C.-157 in the Legal Encyclopedia: China
In this entry about 15-U.S.C.-157, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to china in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States china-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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