Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-16

been committed in the United States before any officer ouif 1 auth0rlzed therein to administer take such oat or affirmation, and shall be subject to the same punishment and disability therefor as are or shall be Prescflocd by any such act for such offence
 | q io' H,t no such officer Is mentioned in the hssI; secoiid 1hfd fourth sixth seventh sections oi ts aoI shal nor shall any consular agent be ab sent rom hs post, or the performance of his duties for longer period than ten days at any one tr1e without the permission previously obtained of the President. And no compensation shall ha allowed for the time ot any such absence in any case rvcent eases of sickness; nor shall any diplomatic or consn
 lar officer correspond in regard to the public affairs of any foreign government with any private person, newspaper, or other periodical otherwise than with the proper officers of the United States nor reco- mend any person. at home orabroad, for anlelnploy ment of trust profit under the government of the country Tn which he is located; ask accept for himself or any other person. any present, emolument poeunary pecuniy favor office or title of any kind | from any such government
 l z9 That the compensation provided by this act snail De Tn full for all the services and personal cx- penses which shall be rendered or in,nrred bv the oincers or persons respectively for whom such con- pensation is provided of whatever nature or Kind such serVlees or personal expenses may be- oi by whatever treaty law, instructions such services or personal expenses rendered or incurred are or shall
 be required; and no allowance, other than such s ia provided by this act. shall be made in any case for the outfit or return home of a such officer or person and no consular officer shall, nor shall any per. .on under any consular officer, make any charge Or re celve, directly or indirectly, any compensation. by Way of commission otherwise for receiving or dis
 buIsing the wages extra wages to which any sea man or mariner shall be entitled who shall be dis charged Ill any foreign country, or for any money advanced 10 any such seaman mariner who shall
 seek reIci rom any consulate commercial agency ; nor shall any consular officer, or any person un(er any consular officer, be interested. directly or indi- recty in any profit derived from clothing boarding | or otherwise supplying or sending home any such seaman or mariner: Provided, that such prohibition as to profit shall not be construed relieve or pre- | hall he he wise interested in any ship vessel of the United States, from transporting in such ship vessel any such seaman or mariner, or from receiving or being Interested in such reasonable allowance as may be made for such trans sporatOn, under and by virtue of the fourth section of the act entitled n act sup | plementafy to the act concerning consus and vice consus, and Tor the further protection of American seamen," approved February twenty eighth eighteen hundred and three.
 2l. That no compensation provided by this act tpr any such officer Is mentioned in the first section ot tlis act or for ay assistant secretary of legation or Tor any such officer k mentioned ill Schedules E and of the third section of this act or Anv 2,, pf"piatl"n therefor, shall b- applicable to the pay mct ol the compensation o any person appointed to or holding any such office after this act shall take effect who shall not be citizen ol tn. United States; uor shall any other compensation be allowed u aly such
 22. That the President be, and i. hereby author lzed to provide at the publ expense all such sttio- cry blanks. record and other book. seals presses ng~ and signs, he shall think necessary for the several legations. SOLslaes. and commercial agencies ill the trdn>avuol ot their business, and wicuvNer he shall lhlnk there Is sufficient therefor. allow co
 ~ula general eon~uls and commeclai agents who are not allowed to trade, actual expenses of office rent. not to eAct,'t- m any cu>r ten Ter ccHtum cf he amount ut the annual conpellsuticn allowed to such 0 Ii CT, ati t. pres ,ribe such rcgu utons ani make and issue such orders and instructions not inconsis tent with the constitution any law of the United States m relation to the duties of ali diplomatic and consular officers the tran action of their business the of ir-tuT t!Ip t,.t compensation. the safe ktepi4 ut the archives and ruhhc property III the hunis ct all such Ciheel.. the communication of information. and the procurement and tra,njs>lun o the product, of the ai its scen es manufactures agriculture. and commerce. from time tu tune. he may think conducive tu the public iu terces; alu 1t shall be the duty of all such officers to conform 70 such regulations, crs ;tnd instructions; ana It SlaII ht lAe uiJ of the Secretary o State to publish official notifications. from time to time of such commercial information communicated to him hy such diplomatic and coI..uiar officers. a- he may deem important to the public interests, u such news papers, not to exceed three i'll number he may se lect and to report to Congress. least in each year. synopsis of much of the information on all subjects which shall be 80 communicated to him. as he may deem valuable for public information.
 23. hat the Secretary of State shall be author zcd o grant and issue passports and cause passports to be granted, issued. and verified in foreign countries oy such diplomatic or consular officers ot the United states. and under such rules the President shall designate and prescribe for and on behalf of the ni- ted States and no other person shall grant issue or Ver'y any such passport nor shall any passport be granted issued to. or verified for any atLer persons than citizens of the United States: nor shall any charge be made tor granting issuing or verifying any passport except m foreign country; and any case Ihe lte allowed therefor shall not exceed the sum of one dollar, nor shall any such charge be made for more than one such veritcation in any foreign coun- try ant II any person acting claiming to act in my office capacity under ha United States or any o the States "t the United States ho shall not be lawfully authorized tu do. shall grant iS.uc or ur fbo of a passport to or for any citizen of the United states, or to or for any person claiming be or de- HIgIted as su Tn such paasi veritcutiun or if any c"ne ar oI :er uho shail he autorlzc to grant
 >sue or verify passports. shall knowingly and will tuIy grant. issue, verify any such passport to pr for sny peI.'n mt citizen of the United States the person So offending shall he deemed ana ta rn to be HlltA "t a Inl> cinc;lnr. and tOnN fiction thereof Hha, be imprisoned iuj cXce-,linr one Wear er tn.I IT sum not to exceed five tIjudryd .lours or both and may be chatget. proceeded against, tried! con Evtei, "id dealt with therefor l tl' district where Uc may bc arrested or m llSiudN and lt shall bt he du'N {" ali person., wlo shall be authorized uur,n,n. to the provisions pi this tct to grant issue or Verify p"sTP rts to make return "t the to the Secrc taty "i St te, i'll such manner ant ofrn ts he shall rtqiIe, pn such rotur~ sail specify the nlnlr and all her pltlcuArsut the persons to N nu th, s;,i. Nhal be granted Hsued verified is embraced in -uch Ia-sp,rt Provided that in unl ccuntr, where q cg"n of .hc United States l. established uo r,.r son "'hcf than the diplomatic representative of the uhned states at such place shi.ll be permitted to grant or issue any passport. except ill the absc e therel1oln oi such representative
 2i. That every secretary of legation and conSu lar oi.er S hefeby authorized. whenever he shah Dc required or may dem Unnecessary or proper 50 to du at the post port place within the ns ot hi- lr gatIoli consulate or commercial agcuc> admins ter to or J'ke from any person oath, aliirualon affidavit, or deposition. a also to perform any no tnrla act or acts such aIty notary luhc is lcqjijrc 1r ahthnfMed by ia" t" do ol perform. within the nited States; amt every ruoh oath, affirmation adj llt4ll IItn. p,,t.,r ,rr,l swoln affirmed, taken. had, done by or before any such officer, when certified under his hand and seal o oIec, shall ho as good, VUd etfectuu and of
 like force and effect within the United States to all ntents and purposes, if such oath affirmation affidavit deposition, or notaril act had been admins tered, sWorn affirmed, taken had or done by or be- lore any other person within the United States duly authorized and competent thercto and if any person shall WIiuIly and corruptly commit perjury, or by any means procure any pers ii to commit perjury in any such oath, affirmation, affidavit or daposition within the intent and meaning of any of Cor gress now or hereafter made, such offender be charged proceeded against, tried, convicted and dealt with in any district of the United States in the same manner
 Ill all respects if such offence had been committed m tie umed states, before any officer du.y author lhcd therein to administer or take such oath airma- t"n, affidavit, or dcpOStion and shall be subject to the same punishment and disability therefor as are or shall be prescribed b, any such att for such o.nce ami any doeuruent pnrl"rting to have afiNed iru- pressed or sub rlbed thereto thereon the seal ald signature ot the officer administering or takup thn same ill testimony thereof shall be admitted in cyi dence without proof ot any such seal signature be- ing genuine of the official character ot such person; and Ii any person shall forge any such seal or signature. or shall tender in evidence any such document with false or counterfeit seal or ,s;- nature thereto. knowing the be false or coun- tericlt, he shall b9 deemed and taken to he guilty of mIsdeneanor. and on conviction shall he imprjson- ed not exceeding three years less than one var and hncd III sum not to exceed three thousand dol lars, and may be charged, proceeded against. tried cUnvlcted ad dealt with, therefor, iii the district where he may be arrested in custody.
 33 Thai whenever any sealnuu or mariner of any vessel of the United States sll desert such vessel
 the master cInmander of such vessel shall note the fact and date of such dc>eron he list of the crew. and the same shall be officially authert tcat,l Il the port or place ot the consulate or commercial agency first visited by such >esr.l after such descrtion if such de erton shall have occurred in foreign enun try or fl in such case such vessel shall not visit any place where there shall be any consulate or comlncr. . .. A L L