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the witness to comply with the requirements of such sub-
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or resists him in the exercise of such right, shall be liable to
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2 pœna, and to give evidence touching the matter in question.
3 Any failure to obey such order may be punished by such
court as a contempt thereof.
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a penalty of not more than $500 for each such offense. Each
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day during any part of which such offense continues shall
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constitute a separate offense. Such penalty shall be recover-
(c) No person shall be excused from so attending and
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able in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States,
6 testifying or deposing, nor from so producing any book,
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7 paper, document, or other evidence on the ground that the
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and shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States
as miscellaneous receipts.
8 testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required
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SEC. 19. That the Federal district courts shall have ex-
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of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a pen-
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alty or forfeiture; but no natural person shall be prosecuted
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or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of
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9 clusive original jurisdiction of all suits (except as provided by the Act entitled "An Act creating a United States Court for
China and prescribing the jurisdiction thereof," approved
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any transaction, matter, or thing as to which, in obedience to
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June 30, 1906, as amended) against a corporation, or a
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a subpona and under oath, he may so testify or produce in
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stockholder, director, or officer thereof in his capacity as
14 evidence, documentary or otherwise. But no person shall
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such. Suit against the corporation may be brought in the
15 be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury
committed in so testifying.
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(d) For the efficient administration of the functions
vested in the Secretary of Commerce by this Act, he, or any
19 officer, employee, or agent thereof, duly authorized in writ-
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ing by him, shall at all reasonable times for the purpose of
21 examination have access to and the right to copy any book,
22 account, record, paper, or correspondence relating to the
23 business or affairs of a corporation. Any person who upon
24 demand refuses any duly authorized officer, employee, or
25 agent such right of access or copying, or hinders, obstructs,
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cause of action arose or in which the corporation has an 17 agent and is engaged in doing business. A Federal district
18 court having jurisdiction of such suit is authorized to direct
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service of process by registered mail upon the corporation.
20 except that where suits are filed in the United States upon
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causes of action arising therein process shall be served upon 22 the agent designated in the District of Columbia, whose
23 designation shall be made in writing by the corporation
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and filed with the Secretary of Commerce. Any judg-
25 ment, order, or decree rendered by the court in any
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