The true Democrat., 1855-06-12

lars.
 loN1AN ISLANDS, zante. 1000 dollars.
 AFRIoA.-Monrovia 900 dollars. Zanzibar 1000 dollars.
 NEW ZEALAND.--Bay Islands. 1000 dollars.
 HAYTI--Cspe Haytien, 1000 dollars. Aux Caves,
 MEx1oo-Moxico, l, 900 dollars Paso del Norte. 300 dollars Tampco 1000 dollars. Matamoras, 1000 dollars. Tabasco 800 dollars. Mazatlan 500 dollars. Tehauntelec, 1000 dollars. Manatitlan 1000 dollars.
 lars. San JOse 300 dollars.
 NEW GRANADA-Cartagena 800 dollars. Sabanil- To, 300 dollars.
 :, yIENrzUELA.-C -Ciudad Bolivar 75o dollars Puerto Cabeo, 75o dollars. Maracaibo 75O dollars.
 EoUADoR-C Cuayaquil, 75o dollars.
 BRAzGL.-Maranham Island, 750 dollars Rio Grande, 1000 dollars. Bahia, 1,o00 dollars Para. ,00o dollars.
 URUGUAY. -Montevideo, 1000 dollars.
 Talcahuano, ,0oo dollars
 IEKU.-Palta 300 dollars. Tumbez, 500 dollars.
 SANDWICH IsLANDs.-Lahaina, ,0o0 dollars lii To, 900 dollars.
 NAvIeAron's Is1ASps.--Apia, 1000 dollars.
 SOCIETY lsLANDs.-Tahiti, 900 dollars
 FFJEE lsLANDs.-Lanthala 900 dollars
 HoLLAND-Batavia, 1000 dollars. Commercial agent iaramaribo,, 800 dollars. (Commercial St. Martin, 800 dollars. Commercial agentj Cu- racoa, 500 dollars. Commercial agent
 6; And be it further enacted, That no envoy ex- traordnory and minister plenpotentiary, commis- Ol lcHdulOn QragOman. lQterDreter consul, or commercial agent who shall after the 30th day of June next be appointed to any of the countries or places herein named, be entitled to compensation nnt ne shall have reached his post and entered upon his official duties.
 [. And be it further enacted, That the compen aauon Of every envoy extraordinary and minister penlponuary, commissioner secretary of legation dragolnan, interpreter consul, and commercial agent who shall after the 3oth ad V of June next. be ap- pointed to any of the countries places herein nam cd shall cease on the day that his successor shall en- ter upon the duties of his office. o And be 1t further enacted, That no envoy extraordinary and minister penipoentiary, commiS- sloner, secretary of legation, dragoman .interpre- ter consul, or commercial agent shall absent him self from the country to which he is accredited or
 rom ms consular district for longer period than 10 days without having previously obtained leave from the President of the United States. and that durino hS absence for any period longer than that time either with or without leave, his salary shall not be allowed him.
 2. And be it further enacted, That the President Sha apHont n" other than citizens of the United States. who arc residents thereof or who shall be abroad III the employment of the government at the time "i their appointment. as cnvoys extraordinary all! ministers pcnlpocntiary, commissioners. secre- IrcS "I lccatl"n dragomans. interpreters. consuls, or rnhcrcal agents nor shall other than citizens of the mtrd states be employed either us vict-consuls CT consular agents or clerks in the offices of either all'l nave access to the archives therein lcpoSted
 I1. And be it further enacted. That envovs ex- """f'h@l% and ministers penipoentiary. and con- suiS shall be required to locate their legations and cGh:uates, Ill the places in which they catabsli ed, Ill as central position as can be conveniently Procnred and keep them open daily from 10 o'clock III the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon: . sundays, other holidays, and anniversaries ex- cepted.
 S II. And be it further enacted That as soon os consul or commercial agent shall b.. officially mo- utcd "f ils appointment. he shall execute q bond "lVh two slIetIcS III sum of not less that OO0 nor mo!e than slo01o or the faithful discharge of every Tlt tnt nm I
 factory to the United States district attorney for the district III which the appointed consul resides and be
 Transmitted to the Secretary of State for his approval II the consul IS hot ill the United States at the time ne IS commissioned, as as he i. apprzcd of the fact ne shall sign, and transmit by the most expcd- tiouS con veyance; bond like the aforesaid which small afterwards be undersigned by two sureties who are permanent residents of the United States and ap 4roNci oy the State Department. Where there is a untcd States legation in country to which consul snail De appolnted application shall be made through IL IL to the government for an eXeqratur; but where there Is none the application shall be made direct to Ile proper department.
 $ l2. And be it further enacted That if shall be tne duty o cOnsus and commercial agents to charoe the following fees for performing the services specified for which, under the penalty of being removed from olhce' they shall account to the government at the expiration ot every three months and hold the pro- ceeds subject to its dratts:--
 forltc9l'ing and delivering ships papers, half cent on every ton, registered measurenent of the vessel 'O W lhSIl OIit service lS lprtornGd.
 For every seaman who may be scharoed or shin. Ped at the consulate or commercial agency or in the port m which they are located Sl; which shall be Pa!d by the master of the vessel.
 for every other certificate except passports-the slgnlng and vcritcution of which shall be frce-2 dollars.
 $ l3 And be it further enacted, That in capitals Where legation of the United States is established collsulS and commercial agents shall only be permit ted to grant and verify passports in the absence of the lnlttd States dIplOmutic reDreSentatiVa
 5 l4. And belt further enacted That no commits slon shall ln future be charged by consuls or commer- elal agents for receiving isbursing the wages or extra wages to which may be entitled who are discharged by the masters of vessels in foreign coun- tries for moneys advanced to such as may be found III distress seeking relief from the consulate or com merclal agency; nor shall any consul commercial agent be directly indirectly interested ill any pro hts derived from clothing, boarding or sendinr home such Scanlcn.
 l5. And be it further enacted That no consul or commercial agent of the United States shall dis charge any mariner being citizen of the United States, m foreign port. without requiring the pay
 ent of the two months wages to which said mariner is entitled under the provisions of the act of February 2S, 1903, unless, upon due investigation into the cir under which the master and mariner have jointly applied for such discharge. and on Il private of such mariner by the consul or com merclal agent separate and apart from all officers of the vessel, the consul commercial agent shall be satisfied that 1t is for the interest and welfare of such mariner to be so discharged; shall any consul or agent discharge any mariner as aforesaid without requiring the full amount of three months wages, as provided by the above named act unless under such circumstances will, in his judgment secure the United States from all liability to expense on account of. such mariner: Pf0yG3ed That in the cases of stranded vessels, vessels condemned as unfit for service no payment of extra wages shall be required; and where any mariner, after his discharge shall have incurred expense at the port of discharge before shipping again. such expense shall be paid out of the two months wages aforesaid and the balance only delivered to him.
 Is. And be 1t further enacted, That every con sul and commercial agent of the United States shall keep detailed list of all mariners discharged by them, respectively, specifying their names and the names of the vessels from which they dscharg- etl, and the payments, if any, afterwards made on account of each and shall make official returns of said lists half yearly to the Treasury Department.
 IT, And be it further enacted. That every con- sul and commercial agent of the United States shall make official entry of every discharge which they may grant, respectively, the list of the crew and ship}Sng articles of the vessel from which such dis charge shall be made specifying the payment if any, which has been required in each case; and if they shall have remitted the payment of the two months wages to which the mariner is entitled they shall al- certify said shipping list and articles that they have allowed the remission upon the joint applica