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.
15 U.S.C. § 160
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection 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.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CHANGE OF NAMEAct 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".
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce; and
- person
- The term "person" includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association;
- corporation
- The terms "China Trade Act corporation" and "corporation" mean a corporation chartered under the provisions of this chapter;
- China Trade Act corporation
- The terms "China Trade Act corporation" and "corporation" mean a corporation chartered under the provisions of this chapter;