Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-09-25

or knowingly allow collected for any such service
% greater fees than such shall be allowed
1.-The provisions Of this such service he shall
SIDES his liability TO Iehud the liable TO pay III
Hepie ne aho2nt Of SAID uDawll charge collected
prss therefor, To be BY per any prop
Oi aeuo 10 ana Tor The use Of such persons, beside
ests OF sG And in any such eass the Secretary of th
% = Is hereby authorized to retain, at tie eompeR
ssoh OF such officer, The OF sueh ans
o. such penalty and charge the officer in
count aud thereuPoa refund such unls aI charge ant
think proper do.
sEc Is md be il further enacted Ths all fees collected
anu commercial sgsnts mentioned ales and and
e'n their dnties By any olher ersons no their
shah be accounted for To Secretary Of the and
consus general consult agents. and co1,nlaT
agents allowed for their compen alton ihe whole or
part O such fees, aforesaid snail returns
ch lees iney or other in their shalt
collect such the Secretary shall per
Ibe all such fees shall be collected accounted
IpT and r-p ned, shall be TePored aBnGay Congress-
"tn IN "tt OF The nes or IaT Of ers required By the
yeBteehIe II OF tins ACT with full Inst OF all
heefsi ahd consul general, eousn or commercial
agent alrn.'o'r IN Schedules and g. any vice consul
90 Vice emaerea agent appointed 10 perform the duty OF
ANY sdeh officer mentioned iH said Schedules and g shall
h to eoe fees neh shall be entitled 70 charge.
prsuan The provisions OF this sny Ocsl service
ne shall be liable to the niIed therefor though he
Sr the Secretary the Treasury shall hink proper
zoe sAne and eEey consular officer shall number all receipts
gwen by him for fees received Oeis services in the
Their dates, beginning with number the COM
OF the period OF his service and The hTst day
OfJanasry ever YEAR ana he shall keen book
In which shall register fees SO received BY him the
order n which they sha be received specifying In such
gster each item and The
oa whom, and the dates when reeriyed any
Vice connected with ship thereof and
Numbering ihe according number of the receipts
respective sster correspond
"ith each other and be ha In such register specify the
naue OF the for whom when he shall
Kf@h ISSUES u Vefy Any passport, certify invoice,
siirn otter Official service entry OF the receipt
:" the lees heef aad also Humber each consular act
eeepted ior with e number vi such and shown
by such re i-te and shall be the dy all
cohssn e. masters and commanders OF ships and vessesIo
whom any receipt for es shall be given by any consular
oheer iursh cops thereof 10 The collector OF the district
10 "hh soh alps ad vessels shall nrs srrise on theif re-
I'l H. u. Jnitu states and shaft The duty OF every
COLL, Errar Ihe eieIaFy Treasury all such
copies OF receipts A. shall bAe been az furnished to hm aud
GI saIs 1t Oi A esttIj hch shall
h- nice, giving Ates of tue Certificate the of
e PeIsos iuf @hs' AM o the consular o1eers by "hom
the cersd and s,eIJ consular officer, in
d-rg his seeoant % report OF lees received shall furnish
u Transcript o me IsG'er "Enh he hereby required 10
Keep, under oath or Affirmation tue and cor
rect, ana lhai the fail and state
Of all 5y hun, or for his use fn his oil
ell service sueh OfesF the hest Of hrs knOwi
edge during the period tr which be shall puTpor 10
bs rendered, and thai analioa may taken
before person having authority administer osth aud
kmfmaons at The Por or lace where such consular ocer
Is located; and consular officer snail HilGly and
sonupuy commit perjury IN any such oath affirmation,
hereafter mae be charged proceeded against, ed
and convicted, and deaI With manner ali
befTe any officer duly authorized therein admin
istsr or take such oa or shd shall be subject
the same and disability therefor as are shall
De, prescribed by any act for such offence.
sec 49, And be il further enacted That such officer
vnOned IN the third seventh
sections Of this aet shall shall any consular AGENT
absent from his post the performance Of his duties
longer period than ten days any time without
PERMISSION previously Obtained Of the Pr sident no
compensation shall be soSed Tor The time of such alb
in any except sickness: shall any
diplomatic consular 0niccT correspond the
public uiairs of anv government vita a1y pya,
spapeE, other peTodlcai otherwise than
proper Officers of the United states, per-
at home or abroad tor any employment nIoat
under the governmento of the country which he oeseG
ask accept himself other person.
Peeuniary Peennisry favor Office, tile
See. 20 And be IL further enseIed That the
ided BY this shalt full the services and
personal which snail be rendered
IneeTs persons respectively for whom such
provided, Of whatever kind services or
personal expenses may by whatever treaty law or
such services personal expenses
Incurred are OF shall oe dred end no allowance other
such provided b. this shall rads IN sny case
the outfit or return home OF sueb oeer person.
Aod no consular ocer SHALL nor shall any under
consular o1eeT, make charge receive directly
iirecuy compensation, by of commission
tse for receiving or dlsDurng The
which any shall be who shall
Hneed 10 any sueh seeh or mariner VINO shall seek relief
Om consulate or commercial agency shall any
ulAr oier person under consular officer
eresed, directly or indlrectyi in any prOnt derived from
othing, boarding otherwise supplying sending
such SEAMAN or mariner Provided Thai such prohibition
proe shall not be construed relieve prevent any
o1eer shall be the Otherwise Interested
such ship vessel such mariner or fron
eceying being in such reasonable allowance
4 fourth section oI the act entitled supplement
AIRY the concerning cons and sus and for
nary twenty eighth, eighieeu hundred and three.
Sec 81 Ana be IL further enacted That compensation
ovded by this Ir any officer mentioned ia
he first section OF ths ae assistant
rgation, for such oeer is Schedules
and T. third section This any uppropraon
hereOr, shall be applicable 10 the Of the eOmpen
aron OF person appointed 10 holding any such onee
this shall take effect, who shall citizen of
United states hai other compensation
d In any such
sec % And further enacted, That the President he
reby Ihorzed 10 provide at the public expense ali
uch tIarks record and oler books seals nTes
:
gsiUns eonsuaies and commercial agencies in
ciion Of their ho shall thing there
reason taeroo. eOnsus gene eonsus
commercial agents. who moi allowed trade, setuz
penses oce reBI, exceed any case ten Der
Of the Of the annual compen saon allowed
such officer and prescribe such regulations make
nd order and restrictions with
any law OF the ned States, in relation
the duties of all diplomatic and officers the
anacon ofiheT business the rendering OF
slurn(e)s, the of compensation Lhe safekeeplng
arehives, and public property in the hands suc
ncers, the communication a Information, and the pro
and transmission O the products of the arts scen
IS, manufactures, agriculture ana commerce,
me he may mink conducive 10 the public interests; and
shall be the duly Of all such Officers q to such
equations ordeI aHI Andh shall be the du
ofthe Secretary OF stale To publish official nothcaOns
time to tme of such commercial information commu-
him BY such diplomatic and consular he
ay deem important 10 the public Interests In such
not 10 exceed three IA umbe he select and
report Congress, at least in each year. synopsis
so much OF the irornAlon on all subjects which shall
communicated 10 hn, as ne may deem valuable for pub
C information.
Sec. % And be farther euaeed That Secretary Of
aie shall be authorized grant aud passports and
use passports 10 be grahIsd issued and vsrn oregn
"a ntries by dIploh consular officers of The
States, aud under such rules the President shall
gnate aud prescribe for aud behalf United
alss and other shaft grant. ssue verify auy
passports; sha pas, be granted issued
verified her persons than Citizens OF the Unitsd
ates shall shall any charge bv made for granting
ling verifying ahy passport except IN foreign cOunry
any the fee allowed therefor shall not the
I'm Of dollar shall any -ueh charge be made
ore yeTfca"u ia any foreign country; and
acting Of Claiming u act, Ia "aice
acy uuder the UniIed States, any OF
States sho shall not be A~iuy authorized do,
lal grant, issue vefy any passport,
passport, O citizen OF United
ale Tor any calming 10 be designated
such in such passport or vtTiicsIon OF any consular
Nicer shall authorized grant, issue,
ous shall knowingly aud wiiluy grant, issue, or verify
nv such passport for person a eitzen the
nted States tho persons offending shall be deemed and
ken To guilty nisr and there
shall Imprisoned not exceeding year, fined
am moi hundred dollars, both, and dealt
Ilh The refor the district where be arrested
ihozed pursuant 10 the provisions Of this grant,
sue verify passports to make return Of the To the
auire and such returns snail by and all
HON the shall grant
issued, verified, embraced IN such passport Pro-
ded That IN any country where legation OF the U0Hed
,ate established person other Than the diplomatic
representative Of the United States. in such place shall be
emitted grant issue any passport, except the
,nce IhereIrom Of such representative.
Sec "a And be further enacted That every secretary
cation and consular officer hereby authorized whenever
shall required or may derm t necessary proper
do at the pOTtpaee or wh'n The limits OF his IegatOn,
Dpsnate, commercial agency administer TO take
ON any person an oath, affirmation, affidavit, deposi
and also perform hOtaTal such
otary public required by to per
,r within the United States; svey sIch oath, alTma-
on, affidavit, deposuon and noarial act administered,
affirmed tai en-, had DONE by before such
cer certified under his baud aud Of Office shall
good. valid esctual, ami like with
United States 10 ali ntents ami purposes, if such
ath, affirmation AFFIDAVIT, deposon nOtaria act had
administered, affirmed, taken had, done,