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15 U.S.C. § 143 — Registrar; designation; station; supervision by Secretary of Commerce
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The Secretary of Commerce may authorize such Foreign Service officer as Secretary of State shall make available to perform duties of China Trade Act Registrar under his direction. The official station of the registrar shall be in China at a place to be designated by the Secretary. All functions vested in the registrar by this chapter shall be administered by him under the supervision of the Secretary; except that upon appeal to the Secretary in such manner as he shall by regulation prescribe, any action of the registrar may be affirmed, modified, or set aside by the Secretary as he deems advisable.
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The Secretary of Commerce may authorize such Foreign Service officer as Secretary of State shall make available to perform duties of China Trade Act Registrar under his direction. The official station of the registrar shall be in China at a place to be designated by the Secretary. All functions vested in the registrar by this chapter shall be administered by him under the supervision of the Secretary; except that upon appeal to the Secretary in such manner as he shall by regulation prescribe, any action of the registrar may be affirmed, modified, or set aside by the Secretary as he deems advisable.
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When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates—
**(a)** The term “person” includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association;
**(b)** The term “China” means (1) China including Manchuria, Tibet, Mongolia, and any territory leased by China to any foreign government, (2) the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, and (3) the Province of Macao;
**(c)** The terms “China Trade Act corporation” and “corporation” mean a corporation chartered under the provisions of this chapter;
**(d)** The term “Federal district court” means any Federal district court, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia;
**(e)** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce; and
**(f)** The term “registrar” means the China Trade Act registrar appointed under [section 143 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section143&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 143
title. For effect of repeal on existing registrations and
pending proceedings see notes under section 1051 of this
title.
Sections 98 and 127 were rerepealed by act June 25,
1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
Editorial Notes
DERIVATION
Sections were derived from the following acts:
Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, §§ 1 to 23, 25–30, 33 Stat. 724 to
731.
May 4, 1906, ch. 2081, §§ 1 to 3, 34 Stat. 168, 169.
Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2573, §§ 1, 2, 34 Stat. 1251, 1252.
Feb. 18, 1909, ch. 144, 35 Stat. 627, 628.
Feb. 18, 1911, ch. 113, 36 Stat. 918.
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167.
Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 370, § 5, 37 Stat. 498.
Jan. 8, 1913, ch. 7, 37 Stat. 649.
Mar. 19, 1920, ch. 104, §§ 1 to 9, 41 Stat. 533 to 535.
June 7, 1924, ch. 341, 43 Stat. 647.
Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 535, §§ 1, 3, 43 Stat. 1268, 1269.
Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 488, § 2(b), 45 Stat. 1476.
Apr. 11, 1930, ch. 132, § 4, 46 Stat. 155.
June 7, 1934, ch. 426, 48 Stat. 926.
June 20, 1936, ch. 617, 49 Stat. 1539.
June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 49 Stat. 1921.
June 10, 1938, ch. 332, §§ 1 to 3, 5, 52 Stat. 638, 639.
CHAPTER 4—CHINA TRADE
Sec.
141.
Short title.
142.
Definitions.
143.
Registrar; designation; station; supervision
by Secretary of Commerce.
144.
China trade corporations.
144a.
Incorporation fee for perpetual existence.
145.
Certificate of incorporation.
146.
General powers of corporation.
146a.
Jurisdiction of suits by or against China
Trade Act corporation.
147.
Stock; issuance at par value.
148.
Payment of stock in real or personal prop-
erty.
149.
Bylaws.
150.
Stockholders’ meetings.
151.
Directors.
152.
Reports; records for public inspection.
153.
Dividends.
154.
Investigations by registrar; revocation
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