Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-11

shall be temporarily absent or relieved from duty and the
term consular officer q used in the ac ou
p this section and none others snd the term ~
officer used u this act shall be deemed and taken 70
ncune all tile officers mentioned in the first section or TINS
SIC 49, And be it further enacted That if any consular
officer shall wulp nelect omit to perform seasonaby
any duty imposed upon him by this any other act OF ny
any order Instruction made or given IN OF hs
or abuse Of power any corrupt conduct his office he
shall be liable to all persons injured by any such
Or omssion aaeasance abuse or corrupt cnGnc1 os S
damages thereby and for all such damages py
any such officer he and his suretes upon his ohcla ooh
shall be responsible thereon the full amount Of the pen
aiyhereof to be sued in the of the United States
for the of the person persons injured Provided
That such suit shall in prejudice, but shall be held
entire subordnaed interests claims and demands
of the United States against such officer under sucn
bond for every wul act of maeasance or corrupt con
duct in his office and if such officer shall refuse 10 pay
draft order which may be drawn upon nun
by the proper officer Of The Treasuary Department for any
public OF the United States in his hands, or or
capacity which he may have received may hold the
salne transfer dsbuse any such moneys promptly
upon The legal requirement of any authorized oncer Vi M
United States he shall be deemed and taken to be guilty
Of misdemeanor and conviction thereof shall De pun
han oe yepr or by fine not to exceed two dol
lars less than Two hundred dollars OF bon at the o
Of the and amy "e and
with in any district in which he may be arrested Ut III
custody &C..
SO SEC. And be it further enacted That, the fifth,
sixth and seventh sections of the act hern before mem
toned, approved July twentieth, eighteen hundred ana
diplomatic consular systems of the United States APP
proved Ma, ch first eighteen hundred and hty-ve ana AL
acts parts whereby any such fees con en-
plated by seventeenth of this act liked or
allowed and any usage law hereby any attache Is OF
be allowed to legation other than such as are pro-
vided in this requiring any secretary OF legation 10
be employed otherwise than provided by this act and
all other and of acts far as the same arc IN
consistent with tn act be and the hereby an
nued and repealed and attache shall be allowed III any
secretary of legation otherwise than as pro-
SEC 34 And be it further enacted That this act shall
take effect the first day of January next and not be-
Approved August Is, 1856.
Public CO.
AN ACT to authorize the circuit of the District of
Columbia to decree the sale of real estate tn certain
Be aenacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves of the United States of American in Congress assem-
bed, That in all which real estate within the Dis
trict of Columbia shall have been limited heretofore or
shall be limited hereafter by the provisions OF deed or
will for life lives. with contingent lim-
such of of the tenants for
life shall be living death ofther parent parents.
and the said deed will containing the limitation shall not
prohibit a sale the circuit court for District of Column
ba upon the application of the tenants for life shall have
power to decree sale of such real estate it, upon the proofs
shall be of opinion that it is expeoient to do so and to
decree the purchaser absolute and complete title III
| tee Smpete
SEC And be it further enactep That application for the
of such real shall be by bill in equity verified by
the oaths of the party parlie which all the facts shall
BE- ctnnoty set FORTH upon thet exstcce of which it is
claimed to be expedient that such sale should DE decrteu
which facts shall be proved by competent testimony Such
of The issue contemplated by the Limitation as shall be in
existence the time of the application for the sale of such
real estate shall be made parties defendant to the bill and
minors, by guardian dlitem together with all who would
take the estate in case the limitation should
vest Such Of the parties defendant shall be of the age
of fourteen shall proper person,
oath, and all evidence shall be taken upon lhe par
ties and to guardian ad litem
Sec ). And be it further enacted That the proceeds of
the sale of snch real estate shall be held undere the contro
andjec the order court and shall be vested UNDER
its oLder and supervision upon real and persona security
in government securities and the shall to all in
and spposes be deemed real estate and stand in the
place OF the real from the sale of which sucg proceeds
have arisen and such real estate be subject the %
tatione of the decd will This shall be force from
its passage
Approved August Is, 1856