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LAWS or TIHE UNITED sTATEs.

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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Al at the Fust Session AZ The 1atyr foartA e ass.
8 &c a. And be further enacted, That every Secrs'
tar of legation and consular officer is hereby anhcrzea
whenever he shall be required or deem necessary gu
p.r SO to do post port place, within The minis
his legation consulate commercial agency TO aohnS
take from any person ali oath, atra.3' a"
acts such as any notary public is required authorized by
law to do perform within The United States; anu
such OATH affirmation affidavit detos9 aro da' hv
before any such officer, when eertnea Mioer ms aa
and sea- Of sha be as good vaa eaec.ua ana g.
mud p,irposes az if such OATH affirmation affidavit, depos;
ton OF notaria had been administered sworn admin
.ny other person within the United States duly authorized
and competent thereto and ifany person shall wy and
oOrup commit perjury or BY any means a
av or deposition within the intent and meaning OF any
act of Congress hereafter made such offender may
be charged proceeded against tried cod?ced ana dealt
with any district Of the United States in the same man
ner in all respects such offence had been committed
in the United States before any officer duly au horized
therein 10 administer or take such OATH affirmation ada
Wit deposition, and shall be subject to the same yuns
aud disability therefor OF shall be prescribed
porting affixed impressed subscribed thereto or
thereon the seal and signature of the officer
taking the testimony thereof shall be admitted
in evidence without proof of such seal signature be-
ing genuine of the official character Of such person and
such person shall forge any such seal or Signature
shall terer it dence such document with false
counert sa or signature thereto knowing the same
10 be- false seal signature thereto know
ing the be false counterfeit he shall be deemed
aud rken be guilty Of m:sdeiAeaner and on conNc
ton shall he imprisoned moi exceeding three years nor less
,mn une year. and a not to exceed three thnu-
convicted and dealt WITH therefor in the district Mhere he
may be asrested or in custody
of vessel of the United States shall
desert such zesse the master OF such yes
sci shall the fact and date of such deseron on the list
of the crew. and tide shall be officially authenticated
at the place of the consulate commercial
first visited by such vessel after such deserion suca
deserOn shall have occurred in foreign country, or II
such such vessel shall not visit any place where
there shall any consulate or commercial agency before
occurred in this COUNT the fact and time OF suce deser
ton shall be officially authenticated before notary public
Immediately the first port place where such vessel
shall arri We such desertion and all that
be such and whatever interest he
may have the cargo Of such vessel shall DC forfeited 10
for their the collector of the port where the crew OF
such vessel accounted soon the can be
ascertaned first deducng thererom any expense which
may necessarily have Eecn incurred account Ut such
wages allowance deduction shall be made
except for moneys actuyy paid goods at fair price
supplied or expenses incurred such seaman
receipt voucher from, or arrangement with
such seaman mprne to the contrary no'wlthstand-
SEC And it further enacted, That upon the arrca.
ton of seaman mariner for discharge II 1t shall
appear The consular officer that he entitled to his dis
charge any act of Congress- according to the gem
eral principles usases Of maritime law recognised in
the United States he shall such seaman or mar
iner and shall require from the n.aser commander OF
the ship vessel from which such discharge shall be made
the of three months provided by
the herenbefore mentioned owed February twenty
eight eighteen hundrad and three aud SHAH be line du
ty of such master commander pay the same and
such payment part thereof shall be RENTED
except such mentioned the provlsO of the ninth
clause of the entitled can act in addition To The several
acts relating to the shipment and discharge OF seamen and
the duties of consu approved Suly twentieth eighteen
hundred and forty and hereinafter provided and the
wages required be pad by the said ninth clause of
the last herelnbefore mentioned ac, and by this secton
shall be arDlcable the and the
directed by the said act approved February
twenye gh eighteen hundred acd three in regard to the
wages required be paid thereby and
lar officer. when dschargn seaman mariner Shall
neglect TO require the Of and collect the extra wa
MANNER by either said acts far they
shall remain force uuder this he shall be
be to the United States for the full amount of their share
of such wages and such to the full
amount of his share thereof and seaman or mariner
SHALL after his discharge have incurred expense for
bond other at the port or place OF his dis
charge before shipping again. such expense shall be paid
out of the share OF the three months to which he
shall be entitled which shall be retained that purpose
and the balance only paid him; Provided however
Shat in Of wrecked stranded ships vessels
ships vessels condemned unfit for service
or extra wages shall be required
SEC g. And be it further euactsd That every consular
officer shall keep detailed list OF al! seicn and mariners
shipped and discharged by him. ecying their name and
the of the vessels and from which they shall be
spI ed and dise ged and The "a. mns if any, made
their registered tonnage and The number ct Their
and Mariners and of those who projected and whether
citizens of the United States net and nearly
sbe the and value of their cargOe and where
duced and make returns of the with their
and other returus the Secretary ofhe Treasury and
consular officer shall certify invoice unless he shall be
satisfied that the person making the oath affirmation
thereto the he represents himself to be- that he is
credible person and that the statements made under such
oath affirmation true; and he SHALL thereueon by
his certificate, state that lie was satsfed and it shall
be the duty Of consular officer 10 furnish the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury often shall be required the
prices current of all articles Of merchandise usually
ted to the United States from the port place which he
shall be located
Sec %. And &c it further enacted That shall be he
duty of master and commander of ship vessel Of
the United States whenever he snail Ii We ca"n TOR any
consular other official service, which any consular 9TH
Ger of the United States shall be authorized by law
officially perform and for which any lees shall be allow
ed by the said rates tariffs of fees aforesaid to apply
to such of the said officers then be officially 10
Gated at the consulate commercial agency any there
be where such service shall be required perform such
service and such commander shall pay such
officer such fees shall be allowed for such service
suance of the provisions of this and if
ter OF commander shall d. shall liable
the United States for the amount of the fees swtully
been peril by such officer; and all consular officers
hereby authorized and required to retain i'll their pos
session all the of such ships and vessels which shall
be d. posted with them directed by law, till payment
shall be made OF all demands and wages on account Of
sucn ships and vessels
be United States who shall die abroad SHALL any lawful
disposition leave special directions for the
port Of place where he Shall die Of the properly
Of which he shall die possessed in such country contem
plated by the act entitled An act concerning consus and
vceconsuls approved April fourte nth seventeen hum
dred and nnetywo it shall be the duty of such officer
far the law Of such country will permit, strictly b
such directions and any such citizen dying
by any lawful testamentary d si,ion, have pc ned
other persons such officer take charge
and manage such property, shall be the duty of such
officer, whenever require by such ersons APP
pointed, to give his official aid in whatever way may be
necessary facilitate the proceedings Of such per-
sons in the lawful execution of such trust and far
the deceased from any Of the local authorities
of the country where such citizen shall de- and this
end it shall be the duty Of such consular officer to place
his Official seal upon all of the personal property
effects of the deceased and to break aud such seal
be required such person pcrsods and dot 9TH