The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-22

for their respective legations oOnsuaie and commercial
agencies and IL shall be the du of the collectors Of the
several districts Whenever clearance 10 granted 70 any
ship vessel Of The United states duly registered SUCH
and bound on any foreign voyage 10 thereto IN
every copy Of the rates tariff Of fees which shall
be allowed In pursuance OF the provisions Of this and
then in force; and IL shall be the duty Of all consular Off
all timts keep up in their Offices respectively,
copy Of such rates tariff shall be In force in
spcuous place and subject 20 the examination OF all per-
sons interested therein. 7s#aa AssE s9 r.E0 .1..r
SEo ~ And be il further enacted That il shall be the
duty Of all consular officers 10 give receipts for all oss
which shall be collected for their official services respec
lively expressing the particular services for which the
collected and any such consular officer shall
collect knowingly allow TO be collected for any such
service any other greater fees than such as shall be al
lowed pursuant TO the provisions OF this for such
vice he shall besides bis liability refund the same he
liable pay 10 the person by whom in whose behalf
the shall be paid treble the amount Of said unlaw
l charge collected penalty therefor be recovered
such person in any proper form Of action and for the
Of such person. besides Of suit And In any such
the Secretary Of the Treasury hereby authorized 10
RETAIN Of the compensation of such officer the nonnt
Of such overchag and OF such penalty, and charge the
such officer in account and thereupon to refund
son entitled the II he shall think proper do
Sec Is And belt further enacted That all fees collect
ed any Of the legations by the consns general con-
sus and commercial agents mentioned in Schedules and
O. and by vce-consuls and vicecommercai agents APP
pointed perform their duties by other persons in
their behalf shall be accounted for % the Secretary OF the
held Draft other
and all such consus general consus commercial agents,
and consular agents. allowed for their compensation
the whole any part Of the fees which they may collect
pursuant the provisions of this act and all vce-con
suls and vce-commercia agents appointed to perform
the duties of said consuls general consuls and CONNER
ca agents allowed for their the whole
or any part Of such fees as aforesaid shall make re-
of all such fees they any other persons in
their behalf shall collect in such manner as the
Secretary of State shall prescribe; and all such fees
shall SO collected accounted for and reported shall be
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tariffs of fees required the seventeenth section OF this
act with full list OF all consular officers; and if any
sui general consul or commercial agent mentioned IN
Schedules and G. any vice consul vlcecommercial
agent appointed perform the duty OF any such officer
in said Schedules and G. shall omit to collect
lees which he shall be entitled 10 charge TO
the provisions Of this act for any official service he shall
be liable the United States therefor & though he had
collected The same unless upon good cause shown there
for The Secretary OF the Treasury shall think proper TO re-
init the every consular officer shall number all
receipts given by him for fees received Tor official services
The order of their dates beginning with number one AZ
the of the period OF has service and on the
first day of January IN 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 sec
flying in such register each item of service and the amount
received therefor from whom and the dates when received
aud for any service connected with any ship vessel
the thereof and indicating what items and amounts
embraced in each receipt given by him therefor and
numberng the according 10 the number OF the re-
ceips respectively thai the receipts and register shall
correspond with each otber and he SHALL IN such reg ser
specify the Of the person whom and the date when
be shall grant issue verify any passport certify any in
voice or perform any other Official service in the entry q
the receipt of the fees therefor and also number each consn
lar recped for with the number or such receipt
shown by such register and IL shall be The duty OF
all owners agents consgnees and commanders OF
ships and vessels TO whom any receipt for fees shall be
given by any consular officer 70 furnish copy thereof 10
collector Of the district in which such ships ana vessels
shall FIRST arrive their the United States and
shall be the duty every collector 10 forward 70 the Sce
ary OF the Treasury all such copies OF rep as shall have
been furnished him, and also statement Of ali ctr-
fed invoices which shall his Office giving the dates
OF the cercae aud the of the persons for whom,
and Of the consular Ulcers by whom the were Ger
tilted and every consular oce In rendering his account
or report Of fees received shall furnish full Transcript Of
the register which be is hereby required keep under oath
affirmation thai the Is and correct and thai
the same contains full and statement Of all Ices
received by him. for his use for his obeiA services
such consular officer the best Of his knowledge du-
ring the period for whch the shall purpor 10 be
deed and that such oath or affirmation may be taken be-
fore any person having authority 10 administer oahs and
rmaons at the port place where such consular OH
Ger Is located and any such consular ooer shall wlu
ly and oorruPiy commit perjury IN any such oath OF al
frmaton within the intent and meaning of any act OF
Congress now or hereafter made he may be charged pro-
ceeded against tried and convicted and det with IN the
manner, all respects as snch Offence hAa peen
committed the United States before any officer du Au
thoriscd therein administer take such oath OF ara
ton and shall be subject 70 the punishment and DIS
ability therefor are or shall BE- prescribed ey any sach
act for such offence
Skc ia And be il further enacted That such officer
AZ IA mentioned in the FIRST second third fourth sixth or
seventh sections Of this shall nor shall any consular
agent be absent from his poet The performances o. his
duties for longer period than days Al any one un
without the permission previously obtained Of the Pes
dent and no compensation shall be allowed for the time o
any such any except cases OF sickbe nor
shall auy dplomac consular ocer correspond IN re-
gard 70 III. public Affairs Of any foreign government with
any private person, newspaper, or Other Perlodi o
otherwise than with the proper ofhcen o. tne uneo
Staies nor recommend any person. home or abroad Tor
any employment Of trust profit under me government
the country in which be Il located ask or accept o
himse any other person any present emolnEen Pcu
mary, pecaniay favor Office OF fue Of any Kind from any
such government I.
src ao And be :, further enacted That the compensa
ton provided by this shall be In fun for all the services
and personal expenses which shall be rendered or incurred
by the officers persons respectively for whom such COM
pensation provided Of whatever nature or kind such scr
vices or personal expenses may BE- BY whatever treaty.
law or Instructions such servic personal expenses 90
rendered incurred shall be required and no Al
ovanoe other than such provided hy thn ACT snail
be made in any for the outfit return home Of any
such officer person; and consular ohlcff shall nor
receive directly indirectly any compensation, BY way
Of commission Otherwise for rcceivng dsbursng e
wages or wages which any mariner shall
be entitled who shall be discharged In any foreign country,
or any money advanced any such seaman mari
ner who shall seek relief from any consulate CONNER
nuder any consular officer he interested directly or ndi-
rsctly in any profit derived from clothing boarding or
otherwise supplying sending home any such seaman or
msriser Provtded That such prohibition 20 profit shall
shall be the owner otherwise interested in any ship
vessel Of the United States from transporting in such ship
or such mariner from receiving
being interested in such reasonable allowance may be
made such transportation under and By virtue Of The
fourth section OF entitled An supplementary
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