Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-16

is uIeeted oy the said act approved February twenty eighth eighteen hundred and three in regard to the eAa wages required to be paid thereby; and if any consular officer, when di>chargng any seaman or mariner shall neglect to require the pay ymens of and eel lhe eNtr wages required be paid in the case ol tne discharge of any or mariner by either ol the said acts, as far they shall remain in force
 under tAls act or by this act he shall be accountable co the United States for the full amount of their share oi such wages, and to such seaman or mariner to the lull amount of his share thereof and if any seaman or mariner shall. after his discharge have incurred any expense for board other necesSaries at the port or place Of his discharge betere shipping again. such expense shall be paid out ot the share of the three months wages to which he shall be entitled, which silal4 Oe retained for that purpose and the balance ohy P"ld over 10 him: Provided, however, That in ceo of wrecked or stranded ships vessels or ships or vessels condemned unfit for service no payment ol extra wages shall be required
 -; | nat every consular officer shall keep de 'iico SV or i'Seamcn ani mariners shipped and dis ch"iged py nm. specifying their names and the hiies or the vessels on and from which they shall be smPpcd nnd discharged, and the payments. if any, made on account of each dis, hurged and also of the number of the vessels arrived and erarted and the amounts Ot their registered tonnage and the number ot their seainen and mariners and of those who are protected and whether citizens of the United States or not and nearly possible the nature and Nalue of their cargoes. and where produced and make returns o the same, with their accounts and other re- turns, to the Secretary of he Treusury and con Suar officer shall certify any invoice unless be shall
 be satisfied that the person making the oath atfr
 ltlon thereto the person he represents himself to oe' tn"t he IS credible person, and that the state menus made un'er such oath or affirmation are true ana ne shall thereupon, by his certificate state that
 He was so satshed; and it shall be the duty every consular officer to furnish to the Seerntarv of the Treasury, often shall be required the prices cur rent oi all articles of merchandise usually exported to the United States from the port or place in which he ! shall be located.
 | 2o. That it shall be the duty of every master and commander of ship or vessel of the United States wheneVer he shall have occasion for any consular or other official service. whch any consular officer of the omted States shall be authorized by law usage oclally to perform, and for which fees shall be allowed by the said rates tariffs of fees aforesaid to apply to such of the said officers as may then he officially located at the consulate commercial agency Ii any there be where such service shall be ftqufed To perform such service and SuCh master or commander shall pay to ,uch officer such fees shall
 be allowed for such service in pur4uanco uf the pro- Visions "t this act; and i any such master
 nander shall omit to do hc shall be liable to the htied States for the amount of the fees lawfully ehargcabc for such services though the said ser vices had been performed hy such oiiicer and all consular officers are hereby authorized and required t' retain in their possession all tine paper, ct such slips and vessels which shall be d,prited with them 4 'heciei by law. till pal ncn shall be made of all aeI!thds amt wages on account of such ships and vessels.
 ~. That if any citizen ot thc United states who shall ..e abroad shaIi by any lawful tcStanentary di+position leave specig directions for thc custody anu management. bt the consular officer of the port or lave where he shall die of the personal property "1.N hlch he shall oie possessed in such country as eonteYplated by the act entitled An concerning c"I~Itls and nice couru!s.' approved April four tcenth. seventeen hundred and ninety two it shall bc the duty of such officer. so far as the law of such country will permit, strictly to observe such ditetlohs; and ii any such citizen dying shall, by any lawful teStamentary disposition, have ap- ! lMh{e4 any oirer person or persons than such officer tu' take charge Of and manage such pro- i tf- -1,l ,.f I-.r, ever required br such Icr. ur persons su appcinted to give his official aid iu whatever way may be neces sar tr facilitate the proceedings of such pcrs, u or per sol.~ ln the lawful eNecu of such trust and far the laws ot the uuy permit to protect the pro- ItTII Vi tc dcceasl from any interference of the To- Wi authorities of the country where Spcl sizrn shall die and to this end 1t shall be duty of such consular ".heel |? place lis official seal upon ali any of the personal property or effects If the deceased and to break and remove such seal as may be required by l sugh person or persons, and not otherwise.
 3o. hat a fees collected for and in behalf of the United States in pursuance of this act shall be col
 ected III tho coin Ot the United States or at its repre- resentative value in exchange
 5l That Ill the construction, and for tie purpo- ses o all other acts and parts of acts which shall re- man m force after this act shall take effect defining any of the powers declaring any of the rights ore scrlbng any ot the duties or imposing any penalty or punishment Tor any act of omission or commission of an! cohsAi, commercial agent, vice consul, or vice commercial agent, or allowing enioining the per forinance ot any net, matter or thing with or before any such officer. all such acts and parts of acts shell m all thIsa several respects So far may be consis tent with the subject matter and context of the same and with this act and the reatie, of the United States
 De deemed and taken to include and apply to all con Sular olfceTs as though all such officers were specially named therein: and the said official deSi,rnati,ns ;, tohtcpaIloh ot all such acts and parts of acts and ~ tlus act shall te deemed and taken o have tb, r spe,uNe meanings hereinafter assigned To them that Y. lV S'H' consul general consul and .'colnncr- 'lhl Agent shali bc deemed and taken 10 denote tn .t,I.
 nguiscd from subordinatcs and substitutes, ..l.,.uty consul and "con>uar agent shall be de,nici and ltAth to denote "consn,ar officers subordinate to such principals exercising the powers and r.,,rni,ee tine duties within the limit. of their coISn tcs ar c"hlHerciaI agehcleS respectively. the former at the sane pptN or places. and the latter t ports , places diTcfent rom those at which such principals are To- cateu respectively and vice con>uls and vice com meGyiu agents" shall be deemed and taken t, d,e consular oliccls ho shall b. substituted tarnpo- lal'n to nil tAe places ut r cUll>uIs general c9n- Soi~ or " comilcfel,tI aeent~,N when thry shall be temporarily absent or relieved from dutv; and The tenn consular officer d. used in tli, ;rt Shall Ie "eerd and tIkrn io lnciur ali such o!h7r~ il, are, mentioned Ill thlN section ad none othri,: and th. germ np.9nale ohecr, ,s Use in this act shall he "tevu ald taken " include all ti, o,l, lui,fi.u- ei ID the rSt >e ion ot this act ant none otb,r.
 '-. ih T allN consular officer shall wi.t!Ilv neg nN' '" '' V lH norm S1.t,'nahiy any du-y imposed upon H pN 1iS Or any other act cr by any order or '>It" 'ot or gwen Ill pu!>u;l,ict of this or any "vhri act or shall be guilt, of any wiiht ulalf.aS H!ct "I ahae ot power. any corrupt conduct in his "lyc ne Nhdl Dc huble to all persons injured by any Nut f'SIetV. "r "nllSson matcaeau"c abuse or cor iF N"hnurt Tor all dail:es occ.;siunyi theIebv and loi HI such damages hN .N Sul officer he ami t;s sljFt-HS upon his official bond shall In. r.s,,,nSib the'ern to nt full amount of the penalty thereof to b. SIsd Il tIl ntlnc o the nitc, States for rIa se "i th' laiH'h ti persons so in'urcd Provided That such slt shan in io ore uee but shall be held in entire suborination to the interests claims n dn nluS oi tie cmted stotes as against such officer, under such bond for every wilful act of mlteasanc, or corrupt conduct in his office; and if any such otf ger shall refuse to pay any draft, order or warrant winch may be drawn upon him by the proper officer o tiG treasury Department for any public moneys of the United States in his hands or for any amonnt due rom nm to the United States whatever the canocitv ID winch he may have received or may hold the same or to transfer or dlsburse such moneys promptlv upon tie legal requirement of any authorized officer o1 the Umteo States, he shall be deemed and taken to De gully ot miSdemeanor, and on conviction there o shall be punished by Imprisonment not to exceed ten years nor less than year. or by fine not to ex ceed two thousand dollars nor less than two hundred doIafS or both at the discretion of the court and any such officer so offending. may be charged pro- cteGcd agaiiS5 tried. convicted. and dcaltwh in any district III which he may be arrested or in custody
 33 l hat the ttth sixth, and seventh sectlors of the act hereinbttore mentioned. approved .InIv t"etleth eighteen hundred and forty and all of the tct entitled " An act to remodel the diplomatic and consular systems of the United SateSn approved March first eighteen hundred and fifty five and oil ae;s and parts of acts whereby any such fees a are contemplated by heseycnteenth section of this net are iXel or allowed and any usage or law whereby any att"he E or may De allowed to any legation other Ih"n such provided in this act or rcouirinr any secretary of legation to b.. employed oil h.Iw,se tbnn provided hv this act and ali other arts and narfs of acts, far the same are inconsistent with tbs act be and the are hereby annuel and reneaed.
 and no atache shall be allowed in an, case nor on, 'o'IS oi iega loh otherwise than as provided by
 o4, ha' tins act Shal! effect on the first day of 'iah"afy neNt. and not before.
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