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1 that the affairs and business of the corporation have been
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SEC. 17. That in case of the voluntary dissolution of the
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4 corporation or the suspension or revocation of its charter, the
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of the corporation to the extent of the property coming into
2 their hands as trustees.
SEC. 18. That for the efficient administration of the
functions vested in the Secretary of Commerce by this Act,
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directors of the corporation shall be the trustees of the credi-
5 he may require, (a) by subpoena issued by him or under his
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tors and stockholders of the corporation; except that upon
7 application to the United States Court for China by any
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interested party, or upon the court's own motion in any
6 direction, the attendance of any witness and the production
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8 place at any designated place of hearing in China, or if the
of any book, paper, document, or other evidence from any
9 proceeding pending before it, the court may in its dis- 10 cretion appoint as the trustees such individuals, other than
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witness is actually resident or temporarily sojourning outside
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the directors, as it may determine. In case of the voluntary
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dissolution or revocation of the charter of the corporation,
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the trustees are invested with the powers, and shall do all acts, necessary to wind up the affairs of the corporation
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of China, at any designated place of hearing within fifty miles of the actual residence or place of sojourn of such wit- ness, and (b) the taking of a deposition before any desig- nated person having power to administer oaths. In the case of a deposition the testimony shall be reduced to writing by
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16 spective interests the property of the corporation remaining
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the person taking the deposition or under his direction, and 16 shall then be subscribed to by the deponent. The Secretary
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after all obligations against it have been settled. In case of the suspension of the charter of the corporation, the trustees
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of Commerce may administer oaths and examine any wit-
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ness. Any witnesses summoned before the Secretary of
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shall conduct the corporate affairs and are invested with the
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Commerce and any witness whose deposition is taken shall
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powers and subject to the liabilities and duties provided in
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this Act for the corporation, its directors, officers, and stock-
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the courts of the United States.
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holders. For the purposes of this section the trustees may
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(b) In the case of failure to comply with any subpœna
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sue and be sued in the name of the corporation and shall be
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or in the case of the contumacy of any witness appearing
24 before the Secretary of Commerce, he may invoke the aid of
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any Federal district court. Such court may thereupon order
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