15 USC § 153 - Dividends

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s153"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 153 - Dividends"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "153"
section_name: "Dividends"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "CHINA TRADE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 13, 42 Stat. 853.)"
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# § 153. Dividends

Dividends declared by a China Trade Act corporation shall be derived wholly from the surplus profits of its business.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 13, 42 Stat. 853.)