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IBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

IBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
eI at tie First Session If the Tty-f54r1 C,agress
Sec TO- And be it further enacted. That the President
be- aud he is hereby, authorized to dane the extent Oh
country BE- embraced within consulate or commerce al
agency and provide for the appointment OF vice csms
vice commercial agents, deputy c,nsus and consular
agrnts therein such and under such
as he shall deem proper but compensation shall be al
lowed for the services Of any such or vice
commercial agent beyond nor except out OF hs vance
made by this for the principal consular officer IN whose
place such appointment shall be made ana no vice consul
shall be appointed otherwise than in such manner and n
der such regulations the President Shall prescribe Pur
slant to the the provisions of this act
SEc.l5 And be further enacted That every vice con-
sui and vice commercial akent shall be entitled coe
sston for his services such to the whole or so mnch OF
the compensation of the principal consular ohce IN whose
place he snail be appointed as shall be oy ,ce
principal conrrar officer and every consular agent shall
be entitled compensation for his services to such fees
act or so much thereof shall be determined by the Pres
idrnt ond the principal cPcer at the or commer
ca agency within the limits of which such consular agent
be appointed shall be entitled residue in add
dton to other compensation allowed HIM by this act
fr his services theren and the President shall have pow
by the fourth section this act and vice consul vice
agent deputy consul consular agent to the
prohibition to trade contained i'll the fifth section OF this
and to require from of them such bond provi
ded for by the thirteenth section of this act whenever he
shall think the pubic interests shall be promoted thereby
Szc 6 And be it further enacted That the President
be- and hereby authorized to prescribe from time 10
tme the rates tariffs of fees to be charged for official
services and r what snail be regarded as Official
services bS dos such expressly declared by law IN
the bus Of the several legations, consules and cou
merc agencies and to adapt the by such differences
as may be necessary or to each ba h re
ported annually Congress and shall be the duty OF all
officers and connected with such legations consul
lae commercial agencies to collect for such official ser
such ond only suc fees may be prescribed Tor
their respective legations consuates and commercial aen-
ea any clearance is granted to
ship vessel United States duly registered as sucn
and bound on any foreign voyage to ynnex thereto n eT
be allowed pursuance of the provisions OF this act and
then force and it shall be the duty of all consular OH
COW of such rates or tariff, as Shall be in force
spicuous place. and subject the examination OF all per-
sons interested therein
SEC H. And be it further enacted That it shall be the
duty of all consular officers to give for all fees
which shall be collected for their official services respec
lively, expressing the particular services ter which the
co lecte1 und such cnsu ar officer shall
collect knowing allow to be collected for my such
service any other greater fees than such as shall he al
lowed pursuant pray sons of this act for such
vice. he SHALL besides his liability to refund the same be
liable to pay to the by whom OF IN whose oena ne
charge collected penalty therefor TO be recovered
by auch in proper form OF action to and orthe
of such person. besides costs OF suit And IN any such
cuac the Secretary of the Treasury hereby authorized TO
RETAIN of the compensation Of such officer the amount
of such overcharge and such penalty and charge the
same to such overcRarge and of such penalty and charge
the such officer in account and thereupon to re-
fund such unlawful CHARGE and pay SUBSEQUENTLY to the
do
49, And be further enacted That all fees collected at
any OF the legations or by the consus general consns
and commercial agents mentioned in Schedules and C.
and by vice consus and vice agents appointed
to perform their Duties by other persons in their
behalf shall be accounted for to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and held subject to his draft other directions and
all such consuls general consus commercial agents. and
consular agents. as are allowed their compensation the
whole part of the fees which they collect pur
suant the provisions Uf this act and all vice cosns and
vice commercial agents appointed to perform the duties OF
allowed for their compensation the whole part
such fees aforesaid shall make all such fees
they other in their behalf shall so col
ec such manner the Secretary of State shall pre-
scribe and all such fees shall be collected for and re-
ported shall be reported annually Congress, with the
teento section of this with full list of all consular off
and consul general CONSUL commercial a
gent mentioned in Schedules and c. any vice consul,
vice agent appointed to perform the duty OF
any such officer mentioned in said Schedules and Cshail
omit to collect any fees which he shall be entitled charge
pursuant the provisions of this act for any official
vice. he shall be liable to the Uuted States thercf
though he had collected the same unless good
proper to remit the same and conauar officer shall
lumber all receipts given by him for fees received for Off
cia services in the order order of their dates. beginning
with numer one at the OF the period OF his
servca and the first day of January there
afer and he shall keep book in which he shall register
all fees received him. the order which they shall
be received specifying such eachem of service
and the amount received therefor from whom, and the
dates when received and for service connected with
any ship or vessel the thereof and indicating what
items and amounts embraced in each receipt gwen
him therefor, and numbering the according the
number of the receipts respectively that the receipts
and register saa correspond with each other and he SHALL
in such specify the of the persen for who
and the date when he shrl grant ISSUE verify pass
port certify any invoice perform any other official
vice in the entry of the receipt of the fees therefor and al
number each consular received for with the
Der of such receipt and shown by such register and it
shall be the dirty of all owners agents. consgnees
and commanders of ships and vessee whom receipt
for fees shall be given by any consular officer to furnish
collector n
and vessels shall first arrive their return the United
States and shall be the duty Of every collector to for
ceps as shall have been furnished to him and also
statement of all certified invoices wuich shall to his
the persons for whom and of the consular officers by whom
The same were certified and everyconsur Officer in
full transcript of the aegster which is hereby required
to keep under oath affirmation thrt is true and
correct and that the contains full and accurate state
ment OF all fees receqed by him. er for his USE for his o-
cal services such consular officer the best of his
knowledge, during the period for which the shall pur
port be rendered rnd that such oath or affirmation NAV
be taken before and pelson having authority admnter
oaths and at the port place where such
sular located and fany such consular officer shall
wfuly and corupty commit perjury, any ouch oath
ahrmrtnn, within the intent aud meaning of any act of
Congress hereafter made he may be charged, pro-
ceeded against tried and convicted and dealt with in the
same manner in ell respects such offence had been
committed in the Unled States before any Otcsr duly
thorzed therein to administer take such oath ama
ton aud shall be subject to the punishment and dis
ABILITY therefor shall be prescribed by any such
act for such offence
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted That nc such officer
as is mentioned in the first second third ourh SIXTH
seventh sections of this act SHALL shall any consular
agent be absent from his post the performance of his
duties, for longer time than days at any time
without the permission previously obtained of the Pres
dent and compensation shall be allowed for the time
shall any diplomatic consular officer correspond in
gard to the public affairs of any foreign government with
private newspaper OF other periodical or 9TH
erwse than with the proper officers of the United Sraes
nor any person. at home or abroad for any
country in which he is located accept for the
country in which he is located ask except for him.
sen OF any other person. any present. emoument pecunia
pecunary favor office, or title Of any kind from any
such government