Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-27


CENTRAL AMERICA.
Ouoa end Truxio. one thousand dollars.
San Jose, I've hundred dollars
NEW GRANADA.
Carthagena. Eve hundred dollars.
sabanio, five hundred dollars.
VENEZUELA.
Cuidad Bolivar, seven hundred and shy dollars.
Puerto Cabello seven hundred and si9y dollars
Maracabo, seven hundred and hry dollars.
ECUADOR.
Guayaqun, seven hundred and fify dolisrs
BRAZIL.
Maranham Island. seven hundred and fny dollars
Rio Grande. one thousand dollars
Bahia, one thousand dollars.
Para, ons thousand dollars.
URUGUAY.
Monteyideo, one thousand dollars.
CHILL
Telcshuano, one thousand dollsrs.
PERU.
Paita, five hundred dollars.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Lshaina, one thousand dollars.
Hio, one thousand dollars.
NAyIGAToR's ISLANDS
Apia, one thousand dollars.
SOCIETY ISLANDS
Tahau, one thousand dollars.
FEJEE ISLANDS.
Lanthaa, one thousand dollars
HOLLAND.
Batavia one thou sand dollars. Commercial Agentl
ParamaFbo, hundred dollars. Commercial Agenf)
PAdang. I've hundred dollars. Commercial Agentl
Curac9a, five hundred dollars. Commercial Agent.)
SRc And be 1t further enacted That envoy exraor
Ssry Of legation dagomsh interpreter consul or CONNER
ca agent who SHALL after TIE lhesh day of June next be
appointed of the countries places herein named,
entitled compensation until be shall have reached his
post and entered upon his Official duties
Aud be &c urtaer enacted, That the compensation
of every envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoteDta
consul. and commercial agent who SHALL sfer the threth
day Of June next be appointed 10 sny Of the countries or
places herein named shall cease the dav that his
sor the duties Of his office.
s. And he further enacted, That envoy ertraOr
binary and minister plenPotenary commissioner secrea
agent shall absent himself from the country which he Is
accredited from his consular district for longer rerod
without having previously obtained leave from
President of The United States and that during his alb
for period longer hsn that time, without leave,
his salary shall not be allowed him.
O. And be IL further enacted, That the President
shall appoint other than citizens Of the United staies who
residents thereof who shall be abroad In the employ
of the government the time of their appointment
ENJOYS exraerd nary and eonms
siOuers obligation drgOmaHs Interpreters
the United states employed either ves-consu
sulsr clerks in the Offices OF either and have
sac TO- And be enacted That envoys extraord
nary and ministers penpoensry and eonsuls, shall be
in which they established in central POSITION
be onvenienty procured and keep them open daily from
the morning until O'Clock in the aftensOn
Sundays other holidays, and anniversaries excepted.
SEcl be further enacted, That consul
or commercial agentsha officially nohel OF his appoint
he shall execute bond with two sureties In OF
lars faithful discharge Of every duty relating his
Office; which bond sa be satactory to the United States
district attorney for the district in which the appointed
sui resides and be transmitted Secretary OF
his approval II consul is not in the United States
time he IS commissioned "a he is appZed ofthe
fact shall sign and 4nsmt by the most expeditions
vsyanee bond like the aforesaid which shall afterwards be
by suretes who permanent residents Of
the United states, aad approved by tho State
Where United States legation in country
through government for exegnaiur; but where
there the application shall bs made direct to the
sFe 70 And be it further enacted Thtitsha be the duty
and commercial agents charge the following
fees for perfor the speened or whien under
penalty being removed from office, they shall account
and hold the proceeds beet toits drafts
receiving and delivering ships papers, half cent
ton registered ne aremen Of the vessel for which
For every SEAMAN no may be discharged shipped at
the consulate commercial agency 8 the port in which
they located one dollars which shall be paid BY the mas
For every other certificate except passporthe signing
and verfcaiion of which sial bs tree-twO dollars.
gson Of the United States is established consuIs and
agents be permit d TO grant and verify
passports in the absence Of the United States diplomatic rep
src H. And be further enacted, That commission
shall in be charged BY coBsas commercial agents
for rsceivsg discussing the wages or extra wages TO
which may be entted who ars discharged by the
masters vessels foreign cOufries for moneys Ed
vaneed such my bs found In Distress seeking relief
from the consulate oreommeIea agency nor snail any con-
su agent be directly indirectly Interested
profits derived from clothing, boarding. or sending
SEC Is And DC further enacted That consul
ercial United States shall discharge mariner,
a
out requiring the payment or VIC ~" :.
which said mariner entitled under the OF The act
OF February eight eighteen hundred and three I'M
less due investigation into the circumstances Ender
which and have Jointly applied for such
agent separate and apart from all
the vessel the consul commercial agent shall be
to discharged; sha any consul or commercial
agent discharge any mariner aforesaid, without requiring
he full OF three months wages as p"Sled oy the
hT, az @ iTi'sd Siates from ali liability 10
of Provided,
Of stranded vessel vessels condemned as uhn. 10
bsre spy aainer afeI his discharge shall
at the port Of discharge before slipping agsn sneh
and the balance only delivered TO hiin:
SIC 6. And be further enated That every consul ana
srea agent OF the United States shall keep detailed
list Of all discharged by them respectively spec
lying their and the names OF the vessels from when
made on account Of each shall make Official returns Of
said lists half yearly % The Treasury pep a
agent Of the nited shall make Official
eD 81 e' o ss arsw asd shipping rces Of he vessel
which such discharge shall be made, specifying tn"
ment, II any, which has been required In each case and II
they RENTED the payment Of the months
wages which the mariner emitted they shall also certify
said shipping list and articles that allowed the
remission, the n application Of The master and mari
ner therefor after separate examination Of the mariner,
after due investigation of all the circumstances, and after
being satisfied that the discharge allowed, without said
payment Is for the interest and welfare Of the maner and
they shalt have RENTED the oil the months
to which the United States entitled. they shall
certify that they have allowed the remission afer due in
vestgaon Of all the and after being satisfied
that they such WILL their Judgment secure tae UNI
ted States from all liability on account OF suen
mariner and copy Of al such entries and eeneates snail
be annually transmitted to the Treasury Department oy me
proper officers the several ports OF the Uni
ted states
Sac. 49, nd further enacted, That II any consul or
commercial agent United States upon disehaTglnga
without requiring the payment of the one months
which the United states eneI shal HeDectto
certify In the requires IN saeh case oy e preceding
section Of this shall be accountable TO the treasury
Denarnent for the sum so RENTED And in any action
brought mariner the extra wages % which he
entitled under get Of February twenty eight egheen
hundred and the defence that tne OF sueh
wages was duly RENTED shall be sustained without the
pr the certificate in such case required oy this act,
when lis production Is accounted for BY the prcdae-
ton of certified copy thereof and the truth OF the iaes
and the propney OF the renission snail Dc Sill
open to nvesugation.
fsEc TO- And be it further eraeted, That II, upon The
appIcaon any Mariner IL shall to the consul or
that he Is entitled TO his discharge under
act of Congress according the general principles
recognized In the United Staesne snail
such Mariner shall require OF the master the
payment of three months wages as PROVIDED IN tne act OF
February twenty eight eighteen hundred and three, and
sha remit The part thereof, exeeptin the
mentioned in povO of the ninth clause OF the FIRST
Of the act OF July twentieth, eighteen hundred and
forty, the following effect IN the consul OF other COM
shall satisfied the contract has expired
been prracd by circumstances beyond the con-
troll Of the and without desgu on his part TO
violate the Article of Shipment then he maT II he deemst
months additional pay.n
further enacted, That every consul and
agent for Rexectto perform the duties
oined by shall he liable any Injured person
occasoned thereby and for any violation OF
provisions the fifteenth and nineteenth sections OF this
shall also be liable to Indictment and 70 penalty the
Of the act July twentieth, eighteen hundred aud forty
SEE a. and be It further enacted Thai the act Of April