22 U.S.C. § 141 : US Code - Section 141 TO 143: Repealed. Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 807, 70 Stat. 774
Search 22 U.S.C. § 141 : US Code - Section 141 TO 143: Repealed.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Act Aug. 1, 1956, repealed sections 141 to 143 effective upon the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.