§ 141 to 143. — Repealed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC141]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR COURTS
Secs. 141 to 143. Repealed. Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 807, 70 Stat. 774
Act Aug. 1, 1956, repealed sections 141 to 143 effective upon the
date which the President determined to be appropriate for the
relinquishment of jurisdiction of the United States in Morocco.
Jurisdiction of the United States in Morocco was relinquished by
memorandum of President Eisenhower dated Sept. 15, 1956. Notice was
given to Morocco on Oct. 6, 1956, and all pending cases were disposed of
by 1960. See Bulletin of the State Department Vol. 35:909, page 844.
Section 141, R.S. Secs. 4083, 4125, 4126, 4127; act June 14, 1878,
ch. 193, 20 Stat. 131, related to judicial authority generally of
ministers and consuls of United States in China, Siam, Turkey, Morocco,
Muscat, Abyssinia, Persia, and territories formerly part of Ottoman
Empire including Egypt.
Section 142, R.S. Sec. 4084, related to general criminal
jurisdiction of ministers and consuls of United States.
Section 143, R.S. Sec. 4085, related to general jurisdiction of
ministers and consuls of United States and venue in civil cases.
