United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 51
Chap. LI.—An Act to repeal a part of the act intituled “An act supplementary to the act concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen.”
Act of April 14, 1792, ch. 24.
Act of Feb. 28, 1803, ch. 9.
Repeal of part of a former act.
Act of March 3, 1817, ch. 40.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ninth section of the act, intituled “An act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen,” passed the twenty-eighth of February, one thousand eight hundred and three, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Powers of attorney for the transfer of stock and receipt of interest, in other respects formal, not to be affected by the want of consular certificates.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all powers of attorney for the transfer of any stock of the United States, or for the receipt of interest thereon, executed in a foreign country, since the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and three, according to the forms in use at the treasury of the United States prior to the said thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and three, shall be valid to all intents and purposes: any provision in the aforesaid section hereby repealed to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, March 27, 1804.