page_title: United States Court for China
section_title: Court seal
hierarchical_section_title: United States Court for China / Court seal
caption_attribution_description: English: Certificate of Clerk of US Court for China bearing the seal of the court
context_page_description: The United States Court for China was a United States district court that had extraterritorial jurisdiction over U.S. citizens in China. It existed from 1906 to 1943 and had jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, with appeals taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco.
context_section_description: The act establishing the court provided:  "The seal of the United States Court for China shall be the arms of the United States, engraved on a circular piece of steel of the size of a half dollar, with these words in the margin 'The Seal of the United States Court for China'".  The seal was to be used to seal all writs, processes and other documents issued by the court.
caption: Certificate of Clerk of US Court for China bearing the seal of the court
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