, 1856-12-12
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHORITY.
[PCBLIC 59.l
tPCBLIC 59.l
An ACT to regulate the diplomatic and consular sys
tens Of the United States,

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Sec lS. Hnf be il further enacted, Tha. all fec
collected at any of the Legations, or by the consul7
general, cOnsuls, and commercial agents mentioned in
Schedules and G, and by vice cOIsus and vice con'
merca agents appointed TO perform Their duties or
by any other persons ia thlr bthllf shall c accOu
ted for to the Sccrctlry Of the Treasury and held sub
ec T. his draft other directions; and all such con
sa' commercial agents, and consular agents, as are
allowed for their compensation the whole or any part
Of the fees which they may collect pursuant to the
PROVISIONS Of this act and all vice consu5 and vice
commercial agents appointed to perform the duties Of
sad con 'us general consuls, and commercial agent
as are allowed for their compensation the whole OF
any part Of such fees aforesaid, shall make returns
of all such fees they any other persons In theii
behalf shall collect in such manner the Secre
ary Of State shall prescribe; and all such fceas shall
be 50 collected accounted for, and reported shall be
reported annually to congress with the report of the
rates or tariffs Of fees required by the seventeenth
section OF this act with fall list OF all consular Of
hcers; and if any consul general consul, or CONNER
cial agent mentioned in Schedules B and c, or any
vice consul, or vice commercial agent, appointed to
perform the duty Of any such officer moriiohcd in
said Schedules and G, shall omit to collect any fees
which he shall he entitled TO charge, pursuant to the
provisions of this act for any official service, he
shall be liable to the United States therefor, as
though he had collected the same unless, upon good
shown therefor the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall think proper 10 remit the same and every
sular officer shall number all receipts given by him
for fees received for official services, in the order OF
tneT ultcS beBlnluE WIN nullDtF one ~ inc COM
mencement of the period OF his service, and on the
first day Of January in every year thereafter and he
shall keep book in which he shall register all fees
received by him, in the order in which they shall
be received specifying in such register each item Of
service and the amount received therefor, from
whom and the dates when received and IL for any
service connected with any ship or vessel the name
thereof and indicating what items and amounts are
embraced in each receipt given by him therefor and
numbering the same according to the number Of the
receipts respectively, so that the receipts and regis
ter shall correspond with each other; and he SHALL
in such register specify the name of the person for
whom, and the date when he shall grant, issue, or
verify any passport certify any invoice perform
any other official service in the entry of the receipt
Of the fees therefor, and also number each consular
act so recepted for with the number Of such receipt
and shown by such register and it shall be the
duty OF all owners, agents consignees, masters and
commanders of ships and vessels to whom any receipt
nsh copy thereof to the collector of the district in
which such ships and vessels shall first arrive on
their return to the United States; and it shall be the
duty OF every collector to forward to the Secretary
OF th ury all such copies Of receipts as shall
have furnished 10 him, and also statement Of
all cen, nvuices which shall come TO his office,
giving the lies OF the certificate and the names Of
the perons for whom. and Of the consular officers by
whom the same were certified and every consular
officer In rendering his account report Of fees re-
ceyed shall furnish full transcript Of the register
which he Is hereby required to keep under oath or
affirmation that the same Is true and correct and
that the same contains full and accurate statement
Of all fees received by him, for his use for his Off
cia services such consular officer to the best of his
knowiedge during the period for which the shall
purport to be rendered. and that such oath or arma
ton may be taken before any person having authority
70 administer oaths and airmations at the port OF
place where such consular officer Is located and II
any such consular officer shall wilfuly and corrupty
commit perjury, In any such oath affirmation with
in the intent and meaning Of any act Of congress
or hereafter made, be may be charged, proceeded
against, tried, and convicted and dealt with in the
a NJ IN nurh 0ffan had
been committed in the United States, before any Off
duly Authorized therein to administer or take such
oath or Affirmation and shall be subject to the same
punishment and disability therefor are shall be
prescribed by any such act for such offence.
Sec. 10. And be n further enacted, That no such
officer Is mentioned In the FIRST second third, four
SIXTH sexenth sections Of this act shall nor shall
any consular agent be absent from his post, the
performance Of his duties, for longer period than
ten days at any time without the permission pre-
vously obtained OF the President and no compensa-
ton shall be allowed for the time Of any such absence
in any case except cases of sickness shall any
diplomatic consular officer correspond In regard 10
the public affairs Of any foreign government with any
private person. newspaper or other periodical, 9TH
erwise than with the proper officers of the United
States, nor recommend any person. at home abroad
for any employment OF trust profit under the 60
vernment Of the country in which he is located
ask OF accept, for himself any other pers0R. any
present, efnoument pecuniary, pecuniary favor, Of
flee, or title Of any kind, from any such government.
Sec. 30. And be further eaaeted, That the com
the services and personal EXPENSES which shall be
rendered or incurred by the Officers or persons rsnec
tvely for whom such compensation L urovided. Of
whatever nature or kind sneh services or personal
penses NAV be or by whatever treaty. law or instc.
tons such services or nersonal exnenses 90 rendered
or incurred are or shah he reouired and no aowsncc
other than such As a provided by this act sha be
made in any for the outfit or return home Of any
such officer person; and no consular officer shall
nor shall any person under any consulhr officer make
any charge receive directly indirectly any COM
pensation, by way Of commission or otherwise, for
receiving disbusing the wages or evtra wages to
which any seaman or mariner shall be entitled who
shall be discharged in any foreign country or for any
money advanced 10 any such seaman or mariner who
shall seek relief from any consulate or commercial
agency; nor shall any consular officer or any person
under any consular officer, be interested directly or
Indirectly in any profit derived from clothing board
ing, or otherwise supplying sending home any such
seaman or mariner Provided, That snch prohibition
as 70 profit shall not be construed to relieve or pre-
vent any such officer who shall be the owner or other
wise Interested in any ship or vessel Of the United
States from transporting in such ship or vessel any
such seaman or mariner, or from receiving being
interested in such reasonable allowance as may be
made for snch transportation, under and by virtue Of
the fourth section OF the act entitled An act supple