Sentence:  if a receiver or trustee for any such partnership or corporation has been duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the <WSD>United</WSD> States and has not been discharged prior to the date of payment , payment shall be made to such receiver or trustee in accordance with the order of the court ; 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776