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15 U.S.C. § 158 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 158. False or fraudulent statements prohibited; penalties
No stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of a China Trade Act corporation shall make, issue, or publish any statement, written or oral, or advertisement in any form, as to the value or as to the facts affecting the value of stocks, bonds, or other evidences of debt, or as to the financial condition or transactions, or facts affecting such condition or transactions, of such corporation if it has issued or is to issue stocks, bonds, or other evidences of debt, whenever he knows or has reason to believe that any material representation in such statement or advertisement is false. No stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of a China Trade Act corporation shall, if all the authorized capital stock thereof has not been paid in, make, issue, or publish any written statement or advertisement, in any form, stating the amount of the authorized capital stock without also stating as the amount actually paid in, a sum not greater than the amount paid in. Any person violating any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 18, 42 Stat. 855.)
15 U.S.C. § 159 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 159. Unauthorized use of legend; penalty
No individual, partnership, or association, or corporation not incorporated under this chapter or under a law of the United States, shall engage in business within China under a name in connection with which the legend “Federal Inc. U.S.A.” is used. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 for each violation.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 19, 42 Stat. 855.)
15 U.S.C. § 160 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 160. Maintenance of agent for service
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.)
heading: Codification
text: 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.
heading: Change of Name
text: 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”.
15 U.S.C. § 162 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 162. Creation of China corporations restricted
No corporation for the purpose of engaging in business within China shall be created under any law of the United States other than this chapter.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 29, as added Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, § 13, 43 Stat. 997.)
15 U.S.C. § 171 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 171. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–620, § 3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1308
text: Section, acts Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, directed that, as of July 12, 1912, the Bureau of Manufactures and the Bureau of Statistics, both of the Department of Commerce, be consolidated into one bureau to be known as the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and that the duties required by law to be performed by the Bureau of Manufactures and the Bureau of Statistics be transferred to and performed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Pursuant to the powers transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Commerce under Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred the functions of officers of the Department of Commerce and the functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few exceptions, to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, the Secretary, through internal reorganizations, has reassigned the functions of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to other offices of the Department.
15 U.S.C. § 172 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 172. Transfer of duties of Department of Labor; special investigations
The duties of the Department of Labor, or Bureau of Labor, “to ascertain, at as early a date as possible, and whenever industrial changes shall make it essential, the cost of producing articles at the time dutiable in the United States, in leading countries where such articles are produced, by fully specified units of production, and under a classification showing the different elements of cost, or approximate cost, of such articles of production, including the wages paid in such industries per day, week, month, or year, or by the piece; and hours employed per day; and the profits of manufacturers and producers of such articles; and the comparative cost of living, and the kind of living; what articles are controlled by trusts or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor, and what effect said trusts, or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor have on production and prices”, are, as of August 23, 1912, transferred to and shall be discharged by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and it shall be also the duty of said Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to make such special investigation and report on particular subjects when required to do so by the President or either House of Congress.
(Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)
heading: References in Text
text: The quoted language of this section was originally enacted by act June 13, 1888, ch. 389, § 7, 25 Stat. 183, which charged the duties to the Commissioner of Labor.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all other officers of Department of Commerce and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few exceptions, transferred to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Through internal reorganizations, functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce have been reassigned to other offices of Department of Commerce.
15 U.S.C. § 173, 174 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§§ 173, 174. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
text: Section 173, R.S. § 336; acts Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37, Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Jan. 25, 1919, ch. 10, 40 Stat. 1055; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256, required annual reports on statistics of commerce and navigation. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
text: Section 174, R.S. § 337; acts Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256; Aug. 31, 1961, Pub. L. 87–191, § 2, 75 Stat. 419, prescribed regulations required to be observed by collectors of customs. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, except that the last sentence of par. Fifth of section 174 of this title shall be repealed Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 13, Census.
heading: Savings Provision
text: Section 3 of Pub. L. 87–826 provided in part that any rights or liabilities existing under sections 173, 174, 177, 179, 181, 184 to 187, and 193 of this title, sections 92 and 95 of former Title 46, Shipping, and section 1486 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and any proceedings instituted under or growing out of, any of such sections or parts thereof, shall not be affected by the repeal of such sections.
15 U.S.C. § 175 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 175. Additional duties of Bureau
It shall be the province and duty of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, to foster, promote, and develop the various manufacturing industries of the United States, and markets for the same at home and abroad, domestic and foreign, by gathering, compiling, publishing, and supplying all available and useful information concerning such industries and such markets, and by such other methods and means as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce or provided by law.
(Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 5, 32 Stat. 827; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 3, 34 Stat. 100; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957, title XI, § 1131(23), 60 Stat. 1037.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1946—Act Aug. 13, 1946, repealed last sentence relating to duties of consular officers with respect to the Bureau.
heading: Change of Name
text: Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted the “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
heading: Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
text: Amendment by act Aug. 13, 1946, effective three months from Aug. 13, 1946, see section 1141 of that act.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act Apr. 5, 1906, abolished the grade of commercial agent and commercial agent’s function of helping to gather foreign trade information, reference to which formerly appeared in the last sentence of this section. Such last sentence was subsequently repealed by Act Aug. 13, 1946.
15 U.S.C. § 176 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 176. Collection of commercial statistics
A purpose of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is the collection, arrangement, and classification of such statistical information as may be procured, showing, or tending to show, each year the condition of the manufactures, domestic trade, currency, and banks of the several States and Territories.
(R.S. § 335; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 241; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 335 derived from Res. June 15, 1844, No. 16, 5 Stat. 719.
heading: Amendments
text: 1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, struck out “agriculture” before “manufactures”.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
15 U.S.C. § 176a (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 176a. Confidential nature of information furnished Bureau
Any statistical information furnished in confidence to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce by individuals, corporations, and firms shall be held to be confidential, and shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. Except as provided in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce shall not permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the Bureau to examine such individual reports, nor shall he permit any statistics of domestic commerce to be published in such manner as to reveal the identity of the individual, corporation, or firm furnishing such data.
(Jan. 27, 1938, ch. 11, § 1, 52 Stat. 8; Pub. L. 107–347, title V, § 526(a), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2969.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, referred to in text, is title V of Pub. L. 107–347, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2962, which enacted section 402 of Title 13, Census, amended this section, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 3501 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Pub. L. 107–347 substituted “Except as provided in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, the” for “The”.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 176b (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 176b. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862
text: Section, act June 27, 1938, ch. 11, § 2, 52 Stat. 8, related to disclosure by employee of information. See section 1905 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Section 20 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the repeal of this section shall be effective Sept. 1, 1948.
15 U.S.C. § 177 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 177. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
text: Section, acts July 16, 1892, ch. 196, § 1, 27 Stat. 197; Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 1, 27 Stat. 689; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to returns of exports to foreign countries leaving the United States by rail. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 13, Census.
heading: Savings Provision
text: See section 3 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under sections 173 and 174 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 178 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 178. Collection of statistics of foreign and interstate commerce and transportation
It shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to gather and collate statistics and facts relating to commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, the railroad systems of this and other countries, the construction and operation of railroads, the actual cost of such construction and operation of railroads, the actual cost of transporting freight and passengers on railroads, and on canals, rivers, and other navigable waters of the United States, the charges imposed for such transportation of freight and passengers, and the tonnage transported.
(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, § 1, 18 Stat. 352; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(105), 45 Stat. 994.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1928—Act May 29, 1928, discontinued the report of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to Congress on commercial relations of the United States.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
15 U.S.C. § 179 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 179. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
text: Section, R.S. § 339; acts Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, § 1, 18 Stat. 352; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256, required quarterly reports of exports and imports. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 13, Census.
heading: Savings Provision
text: See section 3 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under sections 173 and 174 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 181 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 181. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
text: Section, R.S. § 341; acts Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256, required preparation of an annual statement of merchandise. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 13, Census.
heading: Savings Provision
text: See section 3 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under sections 173 and 174 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 182 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 182. Statistics of manufactures
The Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce shall collect, digest, and arrange, for the use of Congress, the statistics of the manufactures of the United States, their localities, sources of raw material, markets, exchanges with the producing regions of the country, transportation of products, wages, and such other conditions as are found to affect their prosperity.
(R.S. § 342; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 342 derived from act July 28, 1866, ch. 298, § 13, 14 Stat. 330.
heading: Change of Name
text: Act Mar. 1, 1919, substituted “Director” for “Chief”.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
15 U.S.C. § 183 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 183. Report of statistics
The Secretary of Commerce shall make a report to Congress on the first Monday of January in each year, containing the results of the information collected during the preceding year, by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, upon the condition of the manufactures, domestic trade, currency, and banks of the several States and Territories.
(R.S. § 259; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 241; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 9, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 259 derived from acts Sept. 24, 1789, ch. 20, § 35, 1 Stat. 92; June 25, 1868, ch. 71, § 5, 15 Stat. 75; June 22, 1870, ch. 150, § 5, 16 Stat. 162.
heading: Amendments
text: 1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, struck out “agriculture” before “manufactures”.
heading: Change of Name
text: Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
15 U.S.C. § 184 to 187 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§§ 184 to 187. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
text: Section 184, R.S. § 263; acts Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 40 Stat. 1256, required printing of an annual report on commerce on navigation. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13, Census.
text: Section 185, R.S. § 251 (part); acts Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, required Secretary of Commerce to prescribe forms of annual statements to be submitted to Congress showing the actual state of commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign countries, or coastwise between the collection districts of the United States. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13.
text: Section 186, R.S. § 338, required annual report of statistics of commerce and navigation to state kinds, quantities, and value of merchandise entered and cleared coastwise into and from collection districts of the United States. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13.
text: Section 187, R.S. §§ 265, 3812; acts Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 17, 28 Stat. 603; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to printing of statement of exports and imports. See section 301 et seq. of Title 13.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 13, Census.
heading: Savings Provision
text: See section 3 of Pub. L. 87–826, set out as a note under sections 173 and 174 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 188 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 188. Publication of commercial information
The Secretary of Commerce shall publish official notifications, from time to time, of such commercial information communicated to him by diplomatic and consular officers, as he may deem important to the public interests, in such newspapers, not to exceed three in number, as he may select.
(R.S. § 211; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 211 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 2, 11 Stat. 60.
heading: Change of Name
text: Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
15 U.S.C. § 189, 189a (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§§ 189, 189a. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(b), (c), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 864
text: Section 189, act May 15, 1936, ch. 405, § 1, 49 Stat. 1335, which authorized Secretary of Commerce to charge for lists of foreign buyers, special statistical services, special commodity news bulletins, and World Trade Directory reports and to deposit collections therefore in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, is now covered by sections 1525 and 1526 of this title. Similar provisions were contained in the following acts:
text: Mar. 22, 1935, ch. 39, 49 Stat. 89.
text: Apr. 7, 1934, ch. 104, 48 Stat. 550.
text: Mar. 1, 1933, ch. 144, 47 Stat. 1392.
text: July 1, 1932, ch. 361, 47 Stat. 501.
text: June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, § 310, 47 Stat. 410.
text: Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 280, 46 Stat. 1333.
text: Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, 46 Stat. 197.
text: Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 102, 45 Stat. 1118.
text: Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, 45 Stat. 87.
text: Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, 44 Stat. 1203.
text: Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 195, 44 Stat. 353.
text: Mar. 3, 1881, ch. 130, 21 Stat. 391.
text: June 16, 1880, ch. 235, 21 Stat. 271.
text: Section 189a, act May 27, 1935, ch. 148, § 1, 49 Stat. 292, which authorized Department of Commerce to make special statistical studies (foreign trade, domestic trade, and other economic matters), to prepare from its records special statistical compilations, and to furnish transcripts (studies, tables, and other records), upon payment of actual cost by requesting person, firm, or corporations, is now covered by section 1525 of this title.